What happens at the gestational diabetes test in pregnancy?
I would ask your doctor if you have to fast first. If you don’t eat anything and then drink the solution, it can cause your body to have to work harder to process the glucose, which could cause you to fail even though you don’t have GD. I asked my doctor about this and he agreed. I ate a bagel with butter and cream cheese about two hours before and did just fine. Otherwise, you’ll drink the stuff – it’s like flat Orange Crush – and sit for an hour, then they’ll draw your blood. You can’t leave and have to stay the whole time, so bring a book or magazine! Are you pregnant already or just planning? Some tests you will do early on- like checking for blood type, HIV, cystic fibrosis screening, and similar things. Other tests during pregnancy probably include an AFP to check for risk percentages for Downs Syndrome (this can be inconclusive or give false positive readings), a nuchal fold translucency test (triple screen and ultrasound to check for Downs) – you CAN refuse these although your
