Glucose tolerance test

[Firsttimemumm31]

Hey I've had a blood test at 8 weeks which was fine and was told I'd have another test at 28 weeks just wondering if anyone knew if this was going to be a blood test or the oral test? I know in the UK we haven't done the oral one for some months but heard they were re-starting them. Though I've had a scan appointment for June and nothing else and currently 25 weeks 🤷🏻‍♀️

When I had a glucose tolerance test it was a blood test, well two blood tests, one after fasting over night, then you're given a sugary drink and told to sit and wait for an hour or two, then a second blood test.

I had GD in last pregnancy (diagnosed oral GTT 28 weeks), this time have had HBA1C at booking (non diabetic level) and have been told I will have 'GTT' at 16 weeks but will just be fasting bloods and HBA1C again, not the 2 hour wait and syrup drink x

Routine bloods are taken at 28wk when you have a checkup.
If your are to have the GTT they will send you a letter out for this. My trust are doing the full GTT (fasted bloods, glucose drink then bloods 2 hrs later), I am booked in for mine before I turn 27wk. They usually do my routine bloods when I go for my anti-D at 28wk.

I only had blood tests (1st pregnancy before pandemic). If they'd asked me for an oral I would've refused outright - I've had one in the past, and I'd have to have a serious and high health risk to ever do anything like that again.