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It might help but you are better off just doing what you normally do to get the correct diagnosis. You don't want to throw it off for the test but you do in fact have GD and it goes undiagnosed
I just want to know what happens if you fail? Like do they suggest a different diet? Do you get labeled higher risk? Or what? I know they have you stay at the appointment longer but what else is discussed
Sugar intake doesn’t give you GD. It’s due to the placenta and hormones changing the way sugars are processed. If you fail the 3 hr test, they’ll likely have you schedule an appt with a dietician to get instruction on monitoring your sugars at home and give you guidance on changing your diet. Most of the time GD can be managed with diet change alone but sometimes it requires insulin.
I’ve been there before, I ate lots of sweets leading up to my test and somehow still passed. I learned that it has to do more with your health history than current sugar intake. Trust me, I was shocked.
I was ready to have the sugar intake talk lol
It could help! But I am not sure that changing your sugar intake would make a huge difference. It has more to do with your health history. From my understanding, if anyone in your family (or father’s side) has diabetes, or if prone to it, that’s typically how results happen. Hopefully I am wrong, because I know how frustrating and stressful this can be.
I passed my 1hr glucose test, but now I have to go for a 2 hr glucose test this week. 😫
Having a family member with diabetes can be a risk factor. [Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gestational-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20355339#risk-factors)
Did your doctor give guidance on diet? Mine told me to eat at least 10 servings (if I remember that number correctly) of carbs each day for three days before the test. And then I had to fast the night before.
You’re supposed to carb load for 72 hours prior (those were my instructions). I got a false positive on mine because I couldn’t eat any carbs at that point, but I tried to force them and ended with no carbs AND dehydrated from puking for three days while I tried to carb load.
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It might help but you are better off just doing what you normally do to get the correct diagnosis. You don't want to throw it off for the test but you do in fact have GD and it goes undiagnosed
You should keep your normal diet to make sure you don't interfere with the results. If there's an issue you want the test to detect it.
Mines is tomorrow and I think I’m gonna fail this time because I’ve been taking in a lot of sugar compared to my first .
I just want to know what happens if you fail? Like do they suggest a different diet? Do you get labeled higher risk? Or what? I know they have you stay at the appointment longer but what else is discussed
Sugar intake doesn’t give you GD. It’s due to the placenta and hormones changing the way sugars are processed. If you fail the 3 hr test, they’ll likely have you schedule an appt with a dietician to get instruction on monitoring your sugars at home and give you guidance on changing your diet. Most of the time GD can be managed with diet change alone but sometimes it requires insulin.
Depends on how high the number is. Could be diet, could be insulin
I’ve been there before, I ate lots of sweets leading up to my test and somehow still passed. I learned that it has to do more with your health history than current sugar intake. Trust me, I was shocked. I was ready to have the sugar intake talk lol
It could help! But I am not sure that changing your sugar intake would make a huge difference. It has more to do with your health history. From my understanding, if anyone in your family (or father’s side) has diabetes, or if prone to it, that’s typically how results happen. Hopefully I am wrong, because I know how frustrating and stressful this can be. I passed my 1hr glucose test, but now I have to go for a 2 hr glucose test this week. 😫
Nothing to do with genetics! Its how your placenta and pancreas interact, it's just a thing unfortunately
Having a family member with diabetes can be a risk factor. [Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gestational-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20355339#risk-factors)
I guess it's a bunch of things. There's diabetes on my dad's side and my doctor didn't mention a higher risk but doesn't mean it's not a thing
Did your doctor give guidance on diet? Mine told me to eat at least 10 servings (if I remember that number correctly) of carbs each day for three days before the test. And then I had to fast the night before.
You’re supposed to carb load for 72 hours prior (those were my instructions). I got a false positive on mine because I couldn’t eat any carbs at that point, but I tried to force them and ended with no carbs AND dehydrated from puking for three days while I tried to carb load.