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Glucose Tolerance Test

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hostelgirl74 · 23/07/2011 10:34

I am due to have the GTT. After I have drank the minging drink (they are too cheap for lucozade in my authority...) are you allowed some water to try and get rid of the taste? I can try and neck the drink quickly but would rather I could wash it down a bit after. Any experiences welcome.

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hostelgirl74 · 23/07/2011 10:36

What about chewing gum?

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 23/07/2011 10:39

You can drink water but absolutely nothing else. No chewing gum, no mints, nothing. Only water.

Creamandcustard · 23/07/2011 10:48

Could you not take in Lucozade yourself? At my hospital you have to take your own anyway.

Also - take magazines/book - it takes ages to drink and then you have to hang around for 2 hours or something mad.....

Got my 4th GTT in September.....

allthefires · 23/07/2011 10:49

My hospital allows us to take in original lucozade too.

Ring yours.

GiraffeAHolic · 23/07/2011 10:57

A bit of plain water is fine.

I had mine done at my gp's and took my own lucozade, the nurse said to ask if I needed any water.

Firawla · 23/07/2011 11:25

you can have water but mine said not tooo much but was allowed to have a cup of water to take the taste out

GwendolineMaryLacey · 23/07/2011 13:11

Mine never put a limit on water at all. But I checked yesterday to see if I was allowed lucozade instead of the foul drink this time and it was still no. Boo :(

nickschick · 23/07/2011 13:19

My lovely friend whose expecting her first baby after 11 years of trying Smile had her test last week she liked the drink!!

notlettingthefearshow · 24/07/2011 22:41

Is the drink that bad?! I'd take a smint or other strong sugar-free mint and just suck it briefly then get rid of it.

lolajane2009 · 25/07/2011 00:03

lol i had an orange drink and enjoyed it

GwendolineMaryLacey · 25/07/2011 07:02

No! No smints, sugar free or otherwise! Nothing, nada. Just water. I had a mouth spray confiscated :o

Ivortheengine8 · 25/07/2011 07:05

I've got mine this week :(

TrinaLuciusMalfoy · 25/07/2011 07:51

I had the orange drink too and really liked it Grin Made me a little trippy too, it was excellent!

CrazyAlien06 · 25/07/2011 08:44

I haven't had a GTT, does everyone need one??

Firawla · 25/07/2011 08:50

no they dont give it to every pregnancy, only if risk factors like people in your family have diabetes, high bmi, you had gestational diabetes before etc

Ivortheengine8 · 25/07/2011 19:46

No crazy. I didn't have on one my last pregnancy two years ago but put on a lot of weight during it which I never lost, so now have a higher BMI of 32 thats why I will have one :(

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