If GD only occurs in 5-7% of pregnant women, why do 100% of us have to take the test?

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It’s always fair to ask questions and do your due diligence. I just chugged my glucose drink and I don’t understand why. I didn’t have GD with my first, and the stats are SOOO low for women who actually get it. This seems excessive and they could be on the lookout of other symptoms instead of forcing us all through this square peg. Thoughts?

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Because its cheap to do and is low to no risk.  And when it catches women who have it. It allows for better outcomes for those babies. 
GB for babies isn't just about having a possibly larger baby. So many other things go array because of uncontrolled insulin. 
There is no real downside. But you can always decline.

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You can always refuse tests you don't want. I do believe that 5-7% is high enough to want to test everyone.  Untreated it can lead to infant and maternal death so if 1 in 20 women had it wouldn't it be best to check. I understand that there are other symptoms but pregnant women feel terrible all the time so they might feel sick and still not bring it up assuming it's normal.

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I have it and I had no clue. I wasn’t expecting it at all. No symptoms and the baby didn’t seem big. Not overweight and haven’t been gaining much weight. I guess it’s to catch people like me and be precautious.

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There usually aren’t a lot of a symptoms with it. I have a pretty bad case of GD and had 0 symptoms. I was totally shocked to have it. Now I’m on a high dose of insulin 3x a day. I think it’s better to be safe than sorry🤷🏻‍♀️

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I don’t understand why this is such a big deal. You go sit down and drink a cup of sugary juice. It really doesn’t taste bad. Then you hang out for a bit. 
Pretty basic and easy thing to do to make sure you don’t have an issue that could harm you or baby.

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I had absolutely no symptoms. I was shocked when they told me I have it. I haven’t gained very much weight baby is gaining right on track and I feel great! So for me I’m glad they did it because I really would have had no clue. They say that’s why it’s so dangerous because there are no symptoms that come along with high blood sugars - most people don’t know.

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I definitely agree, which is why I opted out of the traditional glucose drinks. There’s always other options if you aren’t comfortable with something! You can do an alternative or ask more questions for anything

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I opted out of the test for my last pregnancy and this one as well. You know you can right?

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Because often GD has no symptoms you can’t tell by just looking at someone.

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I don’t think it hurts to do it, you never know if you can be in that small percentage. If you really don’t want to do it you don’t have to.

If GD only occurs in 5-7% of pregnant women, why do 100% of us have to take the test?

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