I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!!

sneezz · Jan 22nd, 2008, 10:56 AM

Now I have to do the 3 hour one and hopefully that comes out ok...

gillianna · Jan 22nd, 2008, 02:27 PM

I failed mine too when I was pregnant with my daughter. The 3 hour test is not bad. So don't worry. Just pick that sweet liquid drink in a flavor you hate because after the test I could no longer drink anything that had the flavor I picked. Bring a good book to read while you wait. My doctor was nice enough to let me leave and come back every hour for the bloodtest.
Good luck. All my tests came out one or two points above normal when I was pregnant and I always had to get them redone or move to the next test...... Had a perfect baby and no problems but the abnormal tests....

kcf68 · Jan 22nd, 2008, 06:56 PM

I failed one just last month and I had to take the 3 hour one. The doctor told me there is only a 15% chance that most moms come up positive for Gestational diabetes. He also said it could be my diet and it could be seasonal with all the holiday sweets. Anyhoo, I passed the second on fine. I had to follow a high carb diet for 3 days then fast for 8 hours. I then had to go to the lab and drink the glucose drink and have my blood drawn every hour. I did not get to leave but their was televison there and I brought books to read... Good luck...

treck · Jan 22nd, 2008, 07:05 PM

I remember failing my first test and I have myself to blame because I had hot chocolate before heading to the lab that morning. Then I have to take the 3 hour test and I told my DH having my blood drawn 4 times is my punishment. Good thing he was with me the entire time because I wasn't allowed to leave the lab.

Tigger11 · Jan 22nd, 2008, 07:22 PM

I had gestational diabetes with my second child and as soon as he was delivered it went for both of us.

Slight discomfort through pregency but well worth it, he is gorgeous!

sneezz · Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:38 PM

Yeah I hear that with the first GTT there are a lot of false positives since the normal limit is set lower. Hopefully I pass the one on Thursday, wish me luck!
I will definitely be bringing a book to read.

kimberf · Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:41 PM

The lemon-lime flavor is way better than the orange, just a tip. Mine have both been good so far, so I think I'm in the clear now and don't have to do it again.

Needanotherbag · Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:56 PM

I failed mine with my ds - then the three hour test I did fine. Wish they could come up with something a little more reliable!

beana90 · Jan 23rd, 2008, 11:56 AM

I just went for the one hour....I pray it comes back ok.

sneezz · Jan 23rd, 2008, 07:54 PM

^Good luck

I will ask for the LL flavor thanks!

everything posh · Jan 24th, 2008, 12:58 AM

good luck! I hope it all turns out well for you! I failed the first test with BOTH of my pregnancies, but passed the 3 hour one without a problem. Personally, I think all the liquid flavors are awful and made me sick to my stomach, but what can you do?

rileygirl · Jan 24th, 2008, 02:01 AM

I had gestational diabetes with my 2nd. If you end up being diagnosed PM me with any questions.

Good luck!!!

sneezz · Jan 24th, 2008, 11:08 PM

Okie so I took it today and I used a straw this time cuz it's twice as sweet and was really hard to guzzle down, especially in 5 minutes! The lemon-lime wasn't so bad I guess but it still made me nauseous. I brought a book with me to read but I couldn't focus cuz I was sick to my stomach. I ended up watching tv and walking around in circles in the waiting room. I was pricked 4 times total, twice in each arm.

dorafigadora · Jan 25th, 2008, 01:32 AM

the first test has a lot of false positives. i failed it with my ds and had to take the three hour test after a few days of a high glucose diet. the diet was the worst. i could not eat all the food! i remember calling the office and asking: am i supposed to eat all this in one day or over the three days???

in the end i passed and he was born totally healthy...

poutine · Jan 25th, 2008, 08:51 PM

i failed the first one too and then of course did the dreaded 3 hr detailed test. i was quite stressed out coz i didn't know what was it that i ate that coz me to fail. so i just drank alot of water, cut off anything with sugar for a few days prior to the test. and thankfully i passed. i didn't mind the orange frizzy drink, just like a can of pop to me. but it was the dreadful waiting at the lab, doing nothing but reading a book and watching people coming in and out. thank goodness it is all over.

Jan 22nd, 2008, 10:56 AM	#1
sneezz Member	I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! Now I have to do the 3 hour one and hopefully that comes out ok... __________________

Jan 22nd, 2008, 02:27 PM	#2
gillianna Member	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I failed mine too when I was pregnant with my daughter. The 3 hour test is not bad. So don't worry. Just pick that sweet liquid drink in a flavor you hate because after the test I could no longer drink anything that had the flavor I picked. Bring a good book to read while you wait. My doctor was nice enough to let me leave and come back every hour for the bloodtest. Good luck. All my tests came out one or two points above normal when I was pregnant and I always had to get them redone or move to the next test...... Had a perfect baby and no problems but the abnormal tests....

Jan 22nd, 2008, 06:56 PM	#3
kcf68 Handbag Addict Location: Finally on the West Coast!!!	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I failed one just last month and I had to take the 3 hour one. The doctor told me there is only a 15% chance that most moms come up positive for Gestational diabetes. He also said it could be my diet and it could be seasonal with all the holiday sweets. Anyhoo, I passed the second on fine. I had to follow a high carb diet for 3 days then fast for 8 hours. I then had to go to the lab and drink the glucose drink and have my blood drawn every hour. I did not get to leave but their was televison there and I brought books to read... Good luck...

Jan 22nd, 2008, 07:05 PM	#4
treck Member	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I remember failing my first test and I have myself to blame because I had hot chocolate before heading to the lab that morning. Then I have to take the 3 hour test and I told my DH having my blood drawn 4 times is my punishment. Good thing he was with me the entire time because I wasn't allowed to leave the lab. __________________

Jan 22nd, 2008, 07:22 PM	#5
Tigger11 Member Location: LEEDS United Kingdom	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I had gestational diabetes with my second child and as soon as he was delivered it went for both of us. Slight discomfort through pregency but well worth it, he is gorgeous!

Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:38 PM	#6
sneezz Member	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! Yeah I hear that with the first GTT there are a lot of false positives since the normal limit is set lower. Hopefully I pass the one on Thursday, wish me luck! I will definitely be bringing a book to read. __________________

Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:41 PM	#7
kimberf Member Location: California	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! The lemon-lime flavor is way better than the orange, just a tip. Mine have both been good so far, so I think I'm in the clear now and don't have to do it again.

Jan 22nd, 2008, 11:56 PM	#8
Needanotherbag is done for now	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I failed mine with my ds - then the three hour test I did fine. Wish they could come up with something a little more reliable! __________________ Carpe Bargain...Seize the deal Someday, a Sunburst Stam in Orchid....or a Cecilia in Grey...oh, and the ever elusive Silvana in Cognac.

Jan 23rd, 2008, 11:56 AM	#9
beana90 Love it all!!! Location: East Coast	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I just went for the one hour....I pray it comes back ok. __________________ ~~~Jill~~~

Jan 23rd, 2008, 07:54 PM	#10
sneezz Member	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! ^Good luck I will ask for the LL flavor thanks! __________________

Jan 24th, 2008, 12:58 AM	#11
everything posh Member Location: Chicago, Athens, London, San Jose!!	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! good luck! I hope it all turns out well for you! I failed the first test with BOTH of my pregnancies, but passed the 3 hour one without a problem. Personally, I think all the liquid flavors are awful and made me sick to my stomach, but what can you do? __________________

Jan 24th, 2008, 02:01 AM	#12
rileygirl Prune's up next...	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! I had gestational diabetes with my 2nd. If you end up being diagnosed PM me with any questions. Good luck!!! __________________ Trying to stay focussed on: Lena or Liao Horn Necklace Prune Clemence 30 cm Lindy CDC with PH in Black, Rouge, or Potiron

Jan 24th, 2008, 11:08 PM	#13
sneezz Member	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! Okie so I took it today and I used a straw this time cuz it's twice as sweet and was really hard to guzzle down, especially in 5 minutes! The lemon-lime wasn't so bad I guess but it still made me nauseous. I brought a book with me to read but I couldn't focus cuz I was sick to my stomach. I ended up watching tv and walking around in circles in the waiting room. I was pricked 4 times total, twice in each arm. __________________

Jan 25th, 2008, 01:32 AM	#14
dorafigadora Member Location: los angeles	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! the first test has a lot of false positives. i failed it with my ds and had to take the three hour test after a few days of a high glucose diet. the diet was the worst. i could not eat all the food! i remember calling the office and asking: am i supposed to eat all this in one day or over the three days??? in the end i passed and he was born totally healthy...

Jan 25th, 2008, 08:51 PM	#15
poutine Member Location: Toronto	Re: I failed my GTT!!! AHHHHHH!!! i failed the first one too and then of course did the dreaded 3 hr detailed test. i was quite stressed out coz i didn't know what was it that i ate that coz me to fail. so i just drank alot of water, cut off anything with sugar for a few days prior to the test. and thankfully i passed. i didn't mind the orange frizzy drink, just like a can of pop to me. but it was the dreadful waiting at the lab, doing nothing but reading a book and watching people coming in and out. thank goodness it is all over.