GD Test

[fmb]

Hi everyone :wave:

So I have my monthly OB appt on Thursday, and as I'm 25 weeks today I'm guessing that the GD glucose test thingy is about to come up... I know some ladies choose not to have it, but apart from the fact that it's to test for gestational diabetes I don't know much about it.

I'm just wondering what the pros and cons are of having it - why those choose not to have chosen that (I'm thinking about possibly not having it), who is high risk, why they test for it etc...

Thanking you in advance :o

[TripleTime]

I didnt have it done.

Reasons- It would have added stress to an ready stressful situation & its not very accurate either.

[fmb]

Would it have added more stress because there would be nothing you could do about it even if it came back positive?
Sorry if I'm prying, just trying to understand :o
Thanks Krystal :)

[noskie]

i had one at 28 weeks with my first pg, and this time round i had the long GTT at 14 weeks (fast overnight then take blood then the drink, then wait 2 hours for second blood test), and i assume ill have the normal hour test at 28 weeks again.

I am high risk as i am overweight, and there is extensive family history of type 1 diabetes (including immediate family). Although i didnt develop GD in my last pg!

I guess if you arent classed as high risk and your Ob isnt too worried there isnt really a point in having it, as it can make you feel rather ill (especially if you have to fast - the short test at 28 weeks isnt usually a fasting test tho).

I know at every Ob visit we POAS to test of glucose and protein in urine, so they use this generally as an indicator?

sorry for the :ecomcity: haha :)

[TripleTime]

Would it have added more stress because there would be nothing you could do about it even if it came back positive?
Sorry if I'm prying, just trying to understand :o
Thanks Krystal :)


Your right, would have meant another hospital admission untill i delivered after id just had a 2 week stay. Was in & out of labour for weeks on end, someone else would have had to test my BSL.

Having multiples put me into the 'high risk' group for just about everything & i was sick of hearing it. I knew deep down i would be lucky to make it to 30 weeks, made it to 28+3.

And i just plain old didnt want to have another test done.

[amanda779]

i have talked to my partner about this and i am debating if i should have it or not. the actual limit is 8.0 but the hospitals tell you its 7.8 which is crap as i have done a lot of research in my decision making, they told me i was close with my last at 7.5 but really thats not as close as they go by the 7.8 like i said and like i said its 8 i wont be doing it due to the fact that i dont want to basically i didnt do it with my first two and they were fine did it with my third and thats all i heard about it drove me insane. the reason they really want you to have it is because when you get to 38 weeks they make the decision to induce you or to give you a c section due to bubs being to big, i am not scared of big babies i had a 9 pound 12 baby last time around. i think it is a waste of time if i tested pppositive i wouldnt do the pin prick a day and i wouldnt take insulin either. the one thing you have to remember is that it is not a test you have to have even tho the doctors make it out like it is
i have to have way to many tests as it is as i am a negative blood type and have to have heaps of blood tests and shots and i cant imagine taking a 3 year old and a 10 month old for a 2 hour test.
i have already changed my diet and dont have half as much sugar as i used to and i walk more which they say you should do so i am doing everything i am meant to doctors suck they think they know everything but boy they dont they worry you more then anything.

sorry that turned into a rant.

[Chunkydunks]

I had it done with DS. Never even crossed my mind not to. I'll definitely be getting it done with future pregnancies but will be more than likely having tests done on a regular basis because I'm type 2.

[keys12]

I didnt even think about not doing the test. I did the test on the weekend just gone, and it was fine. My Philosophy throughout my pregnancy has been, the more knowldge the more power i have, and this test gives me more knowldge about my health, therefore i have the power to control my health if i need to.

Also i found out that my mother had GD when she was pregnant with me, and my sister had it with her first son, and more than likely will have it now in her second pregancy. So it is probably advantageous for me to have it anyway considering the history.

Its not a bad test, and for both your health and the baby's health i would have it done. But that's my opinion only. You need to feel comfortable with whatever decision you make.

[1stTimer87]

The midwife at my Obs clinic had a go at me last week for telling her im not having the GD test done saying how silly it was not to have it done as everyone HAS to have it done.
I'm 25wks and my Ob hasnt brought it up yet but I wont be having it done. I'm not high risk, I freak out over having blood tests after having a few bad experiences and I wouldnt take insulin even if I did have it done and a big baby dosnt scare me, so I just dont see the piont of it.
Interesting to see that not everyone dose get it done after all:rolleyes:

[Magnanimous]

I had the test done, they forgot to tell to me to drink in five minutes so my reading was high enough for me to have the more extensive 2 hour test (plus high carb diet)- ended up I was fine & there was no problem - but i can't see the harm in having it done. just take a good book with you & hold your nose when u drink the sugary stuff & you will be fine.

Even though there are some issues in its reliability - it is better to test for something & have a false positive than have no one pick up on diabetes which takes a toll on your babies development - as far as i know there aren't any side affects from the test except for the kicks you will receive from bubba as a result of all the sugar.

Either way, sounds like you are making an informed decision so just go with what your gut feeling is.

[1+1=5]

High risk groups


Women over 30 years of age
Women with a family history of type 2 diabetes
Women who are overweight or obese
Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders
Women of some ethnic groups including Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Middle Eastern, Polynesian and Melanesian women
Women with a history of gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy.

[headoverfeet]

I'm not in the at risk category so I did not have it done for DS2, I was a sheep my first pregnancy so I did everything I was told.