Anyone skipped their Diabetes test?

I don't think it actually has much to do with diet or weight necessarily, I think it's just something that can happen in pregnancy. It's up to you, if you think doing the test is going to cause you more harm than good, that's your decision. However I don't think you should be scared, the test itself is just a drink and some bloods. And either you won't have it, which is fine, or you will and it just means they'll keep a closer eye on you and baby to make sure everything is fine. You won't necessarily be given pills etc if that's what you're concerned about, it's just something that they're better knowing you have, so they can keep an eye. X

are you in the UK? It isn’t mandatory or standard here unless they think there is a reason to have it. I didn’t have it with my first and I’m not booked in for this one, my first was measuring large at 35 weeks so they just did a blood test to check (no drink) and it was fine. But it is to do with the placenta and nothing to do with weight. One of mum friends had it recently and she isn’t overweight. It goes straight after birth.

@Danielle I’m London based, the midwife at the clinic told me that most hospitals must do it and mine for sure does it (UCLH) it’s in the schedule they gave me at the first appointment for the 28-29weeks. Well it has to do a lot with the diet to be fair because they measure the glucose resistance, and that is affected if you eat a lot of glucose heavy food during pregnancy (e.g fruits, sugary stuff) and no it doesn’t go away after pregnancy more often that not it leads to type 2 diabetes, and more often than not heavier people get it. But again it’s something you will be able to kind of tell you have without the blood test I think, so I just feel like the whole drinking the thing and not puking in the process and getting 2-3 types blood drawn in one day feels like a lot, but don’t know if I should just get over myself and do it anyway

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gestational-diabetes/ On the nhs website is states they only do it if you have risk factors. If you have gestational diabetes then you need to watch what you eat, but just eating sugar isn’t the cause of it. It does usually go after pregnancy, but in some instances it may not. It’s entirely up to you. As I said, it isn’t standard unless there are risk factors and they feel you need it. I don’t have to do it at my hospital.

@Danielle that’s very strange because I was told in the UK it is a standard or at least it is becoming one and in my hospital it is definitely a mandatory thing (it was also for 2 of my friends who gave birth in London in different clinics each) unless you opt out, perhaps it will soon become like this everywhere 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m U.K. based and it isn’t mandatory you usually only have an appointment if you are at risk, my SIL who’s in London never had to have one. It’s just a blood test drink then another blood test it’s a 2 hour appointment In most cases diabetes goes after pregnancy as per the NHS website but it’s better to have it then put you or your baby at risk if they think you maybe at risk

@Francesca they don’t think I am at risk 😂 they just told me it’s a mandatory thing in the UK and at my hospital as a minimum, I don’t think I can argue with them since they are the NHS and surely know better

Weird that nowhere else in the U.K. is but ultimately your choice

I had gestational diabetes in my first pregnancy and certainly wouldn't have been able to tell without the test no obvious signs was shocked to find out had it as a healthy weight, exercised regularly, good diet etc is different to type 1 and type 2 diabetes that can be effected by poor diet lack of exercise. After my experience last time I personally will be having test again so aware I have it and can manage. But it isn't a mandatory test in uk so entirely up to you

@Claire oh I’m sorry about that, did you have to manage it in any way after pregnancy?

In my area in the UK, you only do it if classed as high risk for it, I never had it in my first pregnancy as I had no risk factors for it.

I skipped it last pregnancy and I am skipping it this pregnancy

Incognito it went after pregnancy I didn't have to manage it as once placenta out it goes but did have to stay in hospital for extra day after birth for blood tests to check gone from me and baby had to have 3 spaced out heel pricks to check their sugar levels, then i had to have a follow up blood tests at about 6weeks and a year just to check didn't develop into type 1 or type 2 diabetes which luckily it didn't. I have also in this second pregnancy had to do early gestational diabetes test at 10 weeks which came back that I don't have it this time but have to redo test again at around 26 weeks to check hasn't developed since my last test. Hoping don't have this time 🙏

I was offered it because my ethnic heritage puts me at higher risk, so not related to healthy lifestyle, and there are many other factors that can influence whether you’re higher risk/offered it. Maybe talk it through to double check with another staff member if that is the approach for all attending UCLH, or if there is a specific reason you have been offered testing. I had mine yesterday and it was absolutely fine, they took more blood at my first midwife/booking appointment so it wasn’t the most I’ve had taken on one day in pregnancy. I personally found the flavour of drink wasn’t unpleasant in any way so fine to drink for me and the others who I saw at clinic doing theirs at same time. Everyone is entitled to their own choice of what to take up but I always look at benefits and the protection anything can offer for my baby to give it the best chance of developing healthily and potential impacts on its life ❤️