Gestational diabetes test

Lots of ppl have to. The test basically you have to fast the night before, go in early and get your blood taken and then you take this very very sweet drink (is gross imo) wait 3 hrs I think (some might be 1) and then they take your bloods again. And then you can eat/drink.

Most ppl have to do the test just based on their ethnicity. Doesn't mean you have GD

Thanks, I wasn't told to do it first time round so unsure as to why im having it this time. Could it just be because of the weight i put on first time round?

No worry - in the US it is a standard screen for everyone. Always better to be safe. I found the drink enjoyable :) this is just a precaution with your history. If you do develop GD, it is completely manageable, just always better to know for sure

I had gestational diabetes in my first pregnancy, identified at 36 weeks...the test didn't identify it but baby was measuring a little bigger than expected for me. In the end he was normal in weight born at 39 weeks.

The test involves fasting from the night before, blood test on the day, drinking a glucose drink and having a repeat blood test two hours later. Defo take a book or something for that wait. The results usually are given the day after or a few days later.

If they still suspect GD, they sometimes give a finger prick machine to test after each meal and monitor the reading. This is how they diagnosed mine the first time round.

I was tested early in my second pregnancy and again in the late stages of the second trimester, negative. No gestational diabetes.

I'm in the second trimester of my third pregnancy, I was tested a few weeks ago and then they will test me again at 20something weeks.

I hope this is helpful...good luck with the rest of your pregnancy 💪🏽

I was referred for a test in Jan, due to my ethnic background and also my maternal granddad had diabetes. Think it is a lengthy test, and best to have someone with you, but overall standard.

My first was almost 9.9, high end of normal. 9.1 is normal as far as I know.

Still they think I might have had GD, so I’m having 2 sugar tests, where you drink a sugary drink and take blood 2 hours later. I haven’t done any of them yet.
I’ll also get more scans to monitor baby, partially due to GD but would otherwise have it due to my age.

With my first, because they suspected GD, they suggested c- section, since the risk of shoulder dysplasia is much higher.
They suspected GD the day before the c-section, so not very well documented in my case.