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11-21-2012 at 9:55 PM
Ssusan36
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One hr diabetes test = I failed

Sooo I apparently failed my one hr test and got a 156. Now I have to do the three hr one this week. I wasn't told to fast and I ate a huge mango and strawberry salad an hour before the test. Now I'm nervous and dreading having to go through a three hour test. Anyone else have this happen to them? 

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11-21-2012 at 10:10 PM
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I had GD with DD#1.  Yep, failed the 1 hr, then failed the 3 hr.  Good luck--hopefully you'll pass the 3 hr.  GD is no fun.

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11-21-2012 at 10:18 PM
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I just took the 1 hour on Monday and haven't got my results yet. They told me I did not need to fast before it, but I basically did anyway. I also took a walk and used the stairs when I headed back in for my blood draw. I had GD with my last child and know that walking around actually helps.

I have heard many people have failed the 1 hr. and gone on to pass the 3 hr., so good luck! It's not over til it's over.


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11-21-2012 at 10:26 PM
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With DD, I failed the 1 hour and passed the 3 hour.  I also was in the 150s.  I think it had to do with what I ate the morning I took the 1 hour.  Good luck with the next test - hope it turns out not to be GD.  

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11-22-2012 at 1:06 AM
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The problem with fasting before the 1 hour test is that it doesn't give accurate results. You will basically be skewing the results incorrectly if you fast and you aren't supposed to be. Mango and strawberry have very low amounts of natural sugars. You are supposed to eat normally, maybe not eating candy bars before the test, but still pretty close to YOUR normal meals. If you eat a poptart or 6 for breakfast every day then you should probably eat that the same as you would any other day.

I went out to lunch and ate a huge plate fried chicken tenders covered in honey mustard BBQ sauce 30 minutes before my test and tested normally. 

A lot of people I've heard fail the 1 hour with numbers like yours and pass the 3 hour test fine. Good luck! 

11-22-2012 at 3:48 AM
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I took my three hour test yesterday morning. Not going to lie, it sucked. The drink they give is SUPER sweet sweeter than the one for the onehour test and since you're to have been fasting for at least 8 hours, it can do a number on your stomach.

But you'll survive. Like PPs have said, a lot of people fail the onehour and pass the threehour. Good luck!

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11-22-2012 at 5:31 AM
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I failed the one hour. I panicked and the OB said not to worry because something like 50% of people who fail the 1 hr pass the 3 hour one fine.  I failed the 3 hour one too.

All I can say is that if you DO fail the 3 hour, do NOT google gestational diabetes because it will scare the bejesus out of you.  The people at the diabetes center always stressed that most of the complications only become an issue for people who are diabetic prior to pregnancy and that most people with gestational diabetes have perfectly healthy kids.  It's annoying to deal with but in most cases, very manageable.  I was able to keep it totally controlled just with diet and had a perfectly healthy kid.  (He was slightly larger than normal at 8lb 4 oz but that's completely in line with the birthweights of both of his parents and all aunts and uncles so I doubt it was GD related.)

Good luck!

 


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11-22-2012 at 6:02 AM
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I failed the 1 hour with my son with a 157 and had a muffin before the test. I also failed the 3 hour fasting. If your body is functioning normally, it should be able to process whatever you ate that morning and the glucola. I recently failed the 1 hour with this pregnancy with a 185. Some people's bodies just don't process sugar well with pregnancy, but it's better to find that out so you can get you and your baby healthy.
 
11-22-2012 at 6:41 AM
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Yeah, they've stopped doing the 1 hour test at our place because too many people failed & had to retest (but they passed the 3 hour.)  They just do the 2 hour & then if you fail that, then you do the 3 hour. 

Sorry you failed, but it's not a certainty that you have GD.  Even if you do have GD, it's fairly easy to deal with in most cases.  GL to you.  


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11-22-2012 at 12:21 PM
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MrsCarroll.6-10-07:

The problem with fasting before the 1 hour test is that it doesn't give accurate results. You will basically be skewing the results incorrectly if you fast and you aren't supposed to be.

 

I should have clarified my own post. I was told by the nurse practitioner that what I did or did not eat or drink would not affect my results. She said some doctors even recommend having patients fast for four hours before the test. Also, when I say I "basically fasted," I should have not been so casual in using that term. I meant that I hadn't eaten much that morning (mine was in the morning) except a handful of Pringles and two vitamin waters (not the zero calorie ones).

People who have these one hour glucose tests first thing in the morning are not expected to have already eaten lunch-sized meal.

Anyway, I ended up passing with a 102, so I was well in the clear.

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11-22-2012 at 9:55 PM
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My OB office coached me on what to eat prior and I passed.  Stick with lots of protein and you should be fine. 


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