UK 3 hour glucose tolerance - test how do I "pass"?

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The only risk Factor I have is being a bit overweight, I just touch the lowest threshold for doing the glucose tolerance test.
I have no other risk factors and there has never been any hint of gestational diabetes in any previous pregnancies eg urine tests etc
I genuinely don't think I have gestational diabetes (lack of symptoms etc). However I know that staff tend to air on the side of caution and if in doubt label ladies as having gestational diabetes.

What can I do to maximise the chances of "passing" the test and been told that I do not have to stational diabetes?? e.g. certain types of food to eat in the days leading up to the test etc or a.n.other??

Im pretty sure you cant change the result by eating differently a few days before. I think Its about how you break down sugar. If youve got no symptoms hopefully youll be fine so just follow the instructions your given!

You can’t cheat on the test

You either have it or you don’t , you can’t bend the rules so you pass it .

I got it 4 weeks ago you don’t eat from 12 the night before so it doesn’t effect it if you try and eat less the night before doesn’t help

If you wanted to pass it would of been better to try and lose a little bit of weight weeks before the test (only repeating what I was told off midwife not being rude)

I passed it you should be fine if you have no signs

So don’t worry

Ta!
It's just I've heard local people saying that anyone who goes for the test in our local hospital comes out diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I can't seem to hear of anyone who passes the test gets told they don't have it, so that is encouraging to hear someone did pass. I presume/hope there are national NICE guidelines staff work to and not just a local protocols?

Gestational Diabetes needs diagnosis and treatment.

Babies are likely to have a higher birth weight which can lead to birth trauma and the risk of shoulder dystocia.

Because of the increased sugar passing the placenta babies produce more insulin in utero. When they are born, they quickly have hypoglycaemia because of the increased insulin production. This often needs NICU admission and can be fatal.

Therefore, you need to do the bloody test and have the correct diagnosis.

Having had GD in all 3 pregnancies, in my experience none of the medical professionals err on the side of caution. You either have it or you don't and you don't always show symptoms. There's nothing you can do to affect the results. Chances are you don't have it but even if you do it's totally manageable. Best of luck!

Why would you even want to cheat the test ? You are basically trying to hide a (possible) condition which will need extra care and attention for your baby , wouldn’t you just want the best care possible ?

Why would want to cheat it? If you have it, you have it and it needs to be treated accordingly for the sake of your baby.

There are NICE guidelines & your hospital will have a cut-off target that you will either fall above or below. They’re not going to adjust this target each time to ensure no one passes the test

I know it's really selfish to even be thinking about me in all of this (obviously baby's safety is paramount) but if I do get diagnosed with gestational diabetes I'll just be so embarrassed. This isn't my first pregnancy, I am actually smaller bump wise than some of my other pregnancies but every time I see my mother-in-law she keeps asking if I'm having twins implying I'm very large. I'd just be so embarrassed if being overweight is a cause of this.

The reason they do three bloods in three hours and make you drink a sugar solution is to see how your body is processing sugars.

There’s no they decide to diagnose you have it really is to ensure you and your baby receive the best care possible.

I was tested last pregnancy and didn’t have it, my markers are that my sister had it, my mother is diabetic and my origin makes me of a higher risk of developing diabetes.

I had the test in my current pregnancy too, I’m pretty sure they don’t diagnose diabetes just becaus. They look at the results of your bloods to diagnose it.

There are guidelines and a science behind it it’s not hit and miss.

Time to get over yourself. I was diagnosed with GD in my second pregnancy and was a size 10 with a healthy diet and regular excercise routine. Being overweight can put you at a higher risk but it’s not the cause. GD is mainly hormonal. The health of your baby is more important than your blushes.

If your blood sugar is over 7 point something (sorry I'm actually a midwife but obviously a slightly crap one as I can't remember exactly!) it's treated as gestational diabetes. It can't hurt to avoid carbs in the week before the test but don't think it will make any difference. If you have only got one slight risk factor my money would be on you passing it anyway. Just thinking about flicking through notes I'm sure I see more passed GTTs than gestational diabetics.. And if you don't it's important to know.

Fucking hell.
Gestational diabetes can be very dangerous for you and the baby. Why would you want to cheat the test??

I had it with my 2.5 year old, had lots of markers, high BMI, older mom, mother has Type 2. I just knew I'd get it before I even got the results.

I'm now 13 weeks pregnant with our second baby and have my 1st GTT in 3 weeks. Expecting to have it again.

I know lots of women of average weight with no other markers who had it too, so it's not just overweight people who get it. Unfortunately it's just how your body deals with increased sugars.

If you do have gestational diabetes it’s surely best to know about it so it can be treated?

FWIW, I had the glucose tolerance test twice (different pregnancies), and was fine both times, no gestational diabetes.

Although the second time I did the test, there was another woman there having the glucose tolerance test too - I went outside to phone someone after the first bit of the test, when you’re still meant to be avoiding eating / drinking, and this woman was tucking into a big sugary pastry from the hospital cafe. I did wonder if she’d get a false positive because of that.

My colleagues baby died in utero two days before the due date because of undiagnosed GD. Please do not "try" to pass the test. It is extremely important to have a correct diagnose.

Didn't Cheryl Tweedy just say she had GD? She was like a stick before she got pregnant!

Ta all!

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cheryl-reveals-new-love-says-13571604.amp

Sorry for The Mirror reference!

For those who have had gestational diabetes do you mind if I ask how it was treated; tablets or insulin injections?

Both. I’m on metformin aswell as insulin along with a low carb, low sugar diet. Everyone is different though and done manage to control it through diet changes alone. Though GD is progressive and tolerances can change.

I lasted a week on diet control, my post meal readings were always fine after changing my food to a low carb, low sugar "pairing" diet but I just couldn't get my morning fasting ones down. Something to do with my body going haywire overnight so I had no control over that really.

I started metformin but it didn't help this problem so ended up on insulin for the last 8 weeks or so.

If you test positive, I strongly suggest you look at the FB page for Gestational Diabetes UK Moms. The diet they advocate works so much better than the NHS advice.

Just another post to Lou t out the dangers of uncontrolled diabetes in pregnancy. My DD has multiple issues including mobility and brain damage and my diabetes has been blamed - and I was pretty much controlled.

To point out even!

I had no risk factors and no symptoms. I wasn't even slightly near overweight.
I had it both times. Second time i was tested positive at 8 weeks. To the previous poster who had it before and is waiting 3 weeks for the test please consider yourself to have it and eat appropriately as its almost certain you'll develop it ageing.

You either have it or you don't. You can be fat or thin and still have it. Size makes no difference.

Have the test and get the treatment if you require it.

Nothing you eat or don't eat the night before or even before you got pregnant will change the result.

I'm a size 10 and I had it with my last pregnancy and now this one. It's one of these things unfortunately.