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Failed Glucose Tolerance Test
Asked by C.W. from Sarasota
on February 2, 2009
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Hi! I'm just wondering if some of you have had similar experiences. This is my 4th pregnancy...2 out of the last 3 I failed the 1hr. glucose tolerance test by 2 or 3...
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- I am writing you to let you know my experience. I have two childresn and with both pregnancies I failed the 1st test as well. With my first pregnancy I went in for t...
- hi. i'm a mother of two. with my 1st. i was told i had gesational diabetes. with my 2nd, i passed only by 1 or 2 points. same with the 3 hour test. my md. told me i wa...
- I think that it is crazy that he would just dismiss you as a patient.... However as a mother if there is something that you could do to make your baby healthier, woul...
GLUCOSE Testing:is It Accurate the Non-invasive Monitoring?
Asked by T.B. from Miami
on November 15, 2009
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Dear moms,
I have a friend very dear to me that has a 3 year old baby that has Diabetes Melitus type I and my friend suffers everyday when she has to stick him with t...
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- Hi T., Are you refering to the pump??? My son (3yrs old) was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 on Oct. 20th of 2009. If someone can relate to your friend and what she ...
- Hi T., I can doubly understand your friend's pain. My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes at age 19 months and my 6 year old was just diagnosed 2 weeks ago today....
- i don't have any personal experience with the infrared testing, but i belong to a hyperinsulism group that a few members have used it and said that it wasn't as reliab...
Failed My One-hour Glucose Test... Now What?
Asked by E.M. from Dallas
on March 20, 2011
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Hi moms! I've officially just entered my third trimester with baby #2, and my doc's office called on Friday to tell me my glucose levels were elevated on my one-hour t...
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- I failed my one hour. My mom had made this delicious apple cinnamon loafs for Christmas, and I ate like three slices and had some soda on the way to the Dr's. I had no...
- I failed my one hour (because I ate granola-which has a lot of sugar in it). Eat eggs for Breakfast, or protein before you take the three hour.
- I failed the one hour test and then failed the three hour test. It meant that I had gestational diabetes. I had to test my blood sugars four times a day,had to follow ...
High Fasting Glucose
Asked by L.M. from San Francisco
on January 13, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I had some bloodwork done over the holidays and my fasting glucose tested in the prediabetic range (107). It had tested a little high 2 years previously (91...
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- As a mom of two kids with juvenile diabetes and a daughter in a family full of Type 2 diabetics, the thing you need to pay attention to from a dietary perspective is c...
- Hi L.. I'm a diabetic and a phlebotomist. Your 107 is not that bad, even though it is higher than your doctor would like. For now I would not take anything. The ...
- I've had GD with both my last pregnancy and my current one. Here are my reccomendations. Avoid too many carbs first thing in the morning. I usually do not eat more tha...
Low Blood Sugar in Infants
Asked by N.S. from Portland
on September 3, 2011
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Hello ladies,
I have recently given birth to my third child. He was born at 38 weeks and 2 days. He only weighed 4 lbs 12 oz. This was a complete shock to everyo...
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- As distressing as these things are they usually right themselves within the first month unless there is a genetic disease. If he does not improve markedly take him to...
- My son was born at 36 1/2 weeks, so he was considered "pre-term" (but not premature). He has low blood sugar, low platelets and was jaundice. We were very worried. ...
- My third daughter was born with low blood sugar (I don't know why), so they gave her a bottle of sugar water shortly after birth. She didn't have any problems after t...
Anybody Fail 1-Hour Glucose Test and Choose to Skip 3-Hour Test?
Asked by J.E. from Dayton
on April 10, 2010
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I'm pregnant with my 3rd baby. With my other two, the 1-hour glucose tests were administered differently than this time. I failed this one, but I've been under a dec...
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- Two pregnancies and I failed the one hour test both times. Took the 3 hour test both times and passed both times. My doctor said since it was close, but not "technical...
- Don't know about the tests but I see a red flag here. Get a hold of those iron levels for the baby's and your sake. Reasearch all this out nutritionally. Metagenics...
- Maybe pick up a bg monitor and self-test at home, hourly, for a day or two. That might help the dr. without doing the 3 hour test.
Gestational Diabetes
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on May 15, 2010
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Last week I fail both of my glucose tests. Today was my first day monitoring my levels myself. I was told to test 4x's a day. 3 done after an hour of eating each meal....
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- Hi J., Definately follow this advice and contact your dr's office to ask about a diabetic dietician. I'm sure there is one. My little town has a staff at the hospti...
- I had gestational diabetes. You really need to schedule an appointment with a dietician so that she can determine the number of carbs, proteins and fats you are allow...
- Hi there! Sugars and high starch foods (or large portions of them, at least) are what to avoid, then check for a glucose level of 120 or less. Many doctors look for ...
"You're All CRAZY"... So I Thought...
Asked by D.H. from Rochester
on July 4, 2008
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Sorry the subject sounds so harsh, but that's really what I said, I wrote a request here a couple of months ago about being so thirsty, and most of you said to check f...
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- ok, I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. I also want you to know that it's going to be ok. Diabetes runs in my family. So it was no great shock when I was diagnos...
- I just wanted to say that I had to have the three hour test done with my first pregnancy. The three hour came back normal and I didnt have anything to worry about. I s...
- I didn't have GD but I did have to go for a 3 hour test. Its pretty simple. You drink the liquid and they take the blood every 1/2 hour. The original hour test isnt al...
Gestational diabetes....failed One Hour Test
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on January 10, 2011
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Welp just got the news that I failed my 1 hour glucose test....my score was 165......Going to do 3 hour test, what happens if I fail that test? Will i be considered hi...
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- A lot of people fail the first test and pass the 3 hour one. I had to do the 3 hour one with both of my pregnancies. When pregnant with my son i failed the 3 hour one ...
- With my first two pregnancies, I failed the 1 hour glucose test, but passed the 3 hour with flying colors. With my 3rd pregnancy, I passed the 1 hour test. Try to...
- If you are found to have GD, it is imperative that you follow the dietary and exercise guidelines that will be given to you, to the letter. I was on insulin with my f...
Advice About Gestational Diabetes
Asked by L.S. from Omaha
on August 24, 2011
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Hi Moms. I posted last week about failing my glucose screening, and now Monday I learned that I also failed the GTT and therefore, have gestational diabetes. I've read...
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- I don't know what your doctor has told you or what you've done so far. Being boarderline, GD will probably be controlled by diet without medication. You should have ...
- The nutritionist will go over what you can and cant eat. I had GD w/ baby #2(born in Jan). My levels were off just slightly, but enough to get the GD diagnosis. I had ...
- They told me I had GD too. My daughter is 5 now, so I don't remember a whole lot, sorry! I do remember that I had to count the carbs in everything I ate. I can't ...
