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help glucose tolerance test tomorrow morning!

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Ellie1986 · 16/12/2015 21:09

So I'm putting this down to pregnancy brain! I have my glucose tolerance test tomorrow morning at my GP. Does anyone know how much lucozade I am meant to drink beforehand and how long before? And if I'm meant to fast?! Thank you!

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Adelecarberry87 · 16/12/2015 21:13

Surely this was told to prior to your appointment. You need to fast no drink or food from 12. The hospital provides lucozade or a glucose type drink. They take your blood prior to the test and after several hours.

tinyme135 · 16/12/2015 21:15

when I had mine done I couldn't eat or drink after 10pm. once I was there I had a a blood test. I then had to quickly drink a bottle of lucozade (500ml) and wait 2 hours and then have another blood test.

tinyme135 · 16/12/2015 21:16

I could have plain water but that was it.

CarShare · 16/12/2015 21:20

I had to fast for 12 hrs then drink polycal solution diluted in water. Felt a bit dizzy by the second blood test.

sepa · 16/12/2015 21:32

Like others have said, no food or drink (except water for 12 hours prior) they will take blood. Send you out to reception to wait (still no food or drink except water and not to walk about) then they will call you back for a second blood test.
I had mine done in hospital and they provided the drink. This GTT test is for high bmi people/high risk of diabetes so if yours is the 28 week one and you haven't done the test previously then you will need to provide your own lucozade and I believe you drink 410ml so I would pre measure this out into a jug or something and tip the rest away and pour the 410ml back into lucozade bottle (I haven't had this one done but I think this information is in your notes so if this is the one your getting I would check rather than go on what I say)

princesspineapple · 17/12/2015 07:59

I'm having mine next week and there's nothing about bringing Lucozade in the letter! It says "Q: what do I need to bring with me? A: this letter" so I'm assuming they'll have a nice sugary drink waiting for me when I get there!
But it seems the rest of the rules are quite universal... Don't eat or drink anything except water for 12 hours beforehand, and bring a good book for all the sitting around! :)
Honestly have no idea how I'm going to cope without eating for so long though... I'm on a lovely "little and often" meal plan to keep the sickness away, so all these food free hours could prove interesting!

sepa · 17/12/2015 08:06

Princess- my friend threw up at 2 different appointments as she was the same as you eating little and often!

honeysucklejasmine · 17/12/2015 08:18

I have never heard of having to provide tour own lucozade. It's hardly a reliable test if people are bringing their own bottle which may contain inconsistent levels of glucose.

Honestly OP, its fine. Just skip breakfast and turn up to your appointment.

Dachshund · 17/12/2015 08:24

I had to bring my own bottle of Lucozade which the nurse then measured out for me - I'd buy a bottle just in case!

TheTravellingLemon · 17/12/2015 08:27

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Jo and her team are fantastic and l couldn't have got through my pregnancy without them. They're always around to answer questions and their knowledge is astounding. Plus the diet tips are invaluable.

wonkylegs · 17/12/2015 08:28

I have mine in January and have to take a 500ml bottle of original lucozade - she was very specific about that.
My instructions also said - Fast from 12 with only sips of water, hospital at 7.30 and bring a book because you'll be waiting around a longgggggggg time.

honeysucklejasmine · 17/12/2015 08:30

Dachshund did they tell you which type to buy? Your local trust must really be struggling financially. (Although I think mine is just thinking "fuck it" and running up a huge deficit, according to local radio!)

honeysucklejasmine · 17/12/2015 08:32

X post.

Well, I stand corrected! I am so shocked people are being asked to provide something required for a medical test.

tinyme135 · 17/12/2015 08:56

I'm quite shocked too. my hospital had loads stored up.

unimaginativename13 · 17/12/2015 09:25

And I think specifically it's a certain Lucozade like the sport one, so how can they say bring your own!!

I had to drink gallons of the stuff when I was on the drip in labour so I know from that they are very fussy as to what type. Must be to do with the sugar levels in different ones!

I believe there are two test that can be done the GTT is fast, bloods, sugary drink then bloods after two hours. This gives your fasting result then a 2 hours result like after your eaten- then you have to be measured against the guidelines.

I have seen a glucose test where they ask you to drink lucozade before you come then do your bloods.

I think this is a 'shortened' version, but I don't see the point of not testing your fasting sugars??!!

That Facebook has great info but I found it very strict, they jump on you like a pack of wolves if you dare write anything that is already written in the files. In short just read the files.

sepa · 17/12/2015 09:34

It's only one of the tests where you have to bring your own lucozade. If you are doing it twice in your pregnancy then they provide the drink. If your ONlY doing the routine one at 28 weeks then you provide your own drink.

unimaginativename13 · 17/12/2015 09:36

That must be your hospital, that didn't happen with me. My glucose drink was provided.

GoApeShit · 17/12/2015 10:01

I had to buy a 500ml bottle of original Lucozade and drink a specific amount of it. It's not rocket science to buy and consume the correct drink.

honeysucklejasmine · 17/12/2015 10:08

I only had the 28 week routine one and they still provided it.

It shows great trust in the intelligence of the general community if they want you to measure it out as well rather than drink the whole bottle! Maybe that says more about where I live....

GoApeShit · 17/12/2015 10:14

Women who are pregnant and therefore about to have responsibility for a tiny human life should be trusted to measure and consume liquid (obviously excluding situations where it is known this is not possible for the woman to achieve without assistance).

unimaginativename13 · 17/12/2015 10:29

I'm surprised by this when I went the number of women that hadn't fasted or didn't know they had to wait two hours was a joke. Read the information given!

wonkylegs · 17/12/2015 11:58

Unimaginative - I haven't got any information to read, I was told everything over the phone and had to make a note of it.

GoApeShit · 17/12/2015 12:02

I was told everything over the phone and had to make a note of it.

And there's a sure fire way to confuse / make women get it wrong.

I was given an A4 sheet with very clear instructions on what to buy, how much to drink and when. Idiot proof.

seven201 · 17/12/2015 15:17

Sorry to hijack this. I hate anything citrus flavoured and I hate fizzy drinks. I would simply not be able to swallow any lucozade as I'd just throw it up before it even went properly in. I'm still early in my pregnancy so I won't need this for quite a while. I'm not generally fussy it's just citrus and fizz that I can't stand. Do you think I'd be able to have something different? I'm worried about it already! Thanks c

TheTravellingLemon · 17/12/2015 15:33

I didn't have lucazade Sophiesofa, I had a kind of squash thing. It's not much. Is there a reason you think you might need a GTT? You don't have one as standard during pregnancy. Only if you have glucose in your urine or some other symptom of GD.

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