Did you get screened for gestational diabetes?

[RMarieClaire]

I'm 29 weeks, but haven't been booked in or been told to book in for this test. Does it happen routinely in the UK, or is it just if you show symptoms or are high risk?

Depends on area. Mine recently changed from testing everyone to just high risk.

I had the test but only because I was high risk (family history)

Yes, you only get tested if you have a family history of diabetes or are high risk x

In my area, you automatically get it if you're 35 (or if you have some of the other risk factors - BMI, family history etc)

In my area it’s only if you’ve a family history of diabetes, had GD in a previous pregnancy or have a bmi over 30 at your booking in appointment.

Yes, it's not a standard test. I was screened in my second pregnancy due to my first baby having been over 4kg, which is a protocol in my area. I didn't have it.

For me I was booked to have it just based on my ethnicity, I never had it first time round so don't know if it's a new thing. If you had any risk factors a midwife would book it for you 🙂

I was offered it when I was pregnant with my DD despite having no risk factors and it came back fine. This pregnancy I wasn't offered it (again no risk factors) but my bump started measuring really big and scans showed a big baby so I was referred and I do have it this time. I wish it had been picked up earlier as I'm worried about giving birth to such a large baby and wish I had been able to make adjustments earlier.

Offered at 29 weeks because of PCOS and baby being on the larger side. It's definitely not routine where I am.

It’s not normally routine, and other tests and scans etc help to indicate if there’s an increased risk if you don’t have other factors to consider you high risk (I think urine tests, some of the bloods, or things like weight gain and baby’s weight etc; I’m not sure of the actual indicators, but basically they would still pick up on the possibility through other means throughout pregnancy, and then suggest/offer the test).

I didn’t have the test in my first two pregnancies, but the area where I live now has a large population of high risk pregnancies for GD, so the trust have decided to make it a routine test for everyone. But it’s not the norm across the NHS.

I had to have it although I’m low risk with no family history - it’s standard to test for it where I am.

It’s not standard where I live. I had to have it in my first pregnancy due to risk factors (family history and ethnicity) and I didn’t have it. I actually have my GTT for this pregnancy on Friday so we’ll see this time round!