avoiding false positive on gestational diabetes test

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had eggs, butter, and wheat toast for breakfast both times. Maybe some green tea. Numbers were fine. There was a woman taking the 3-hour when I was there who was sweating and looked extremely ill. She became sick before she could complete the test and was told she'd have to come back and do it again. I can see why anyone would want to avoid that.

Having a terrible fear of needles, yes, this test is unpleasant. In order not to skew the results, they don't let you drink any water. Yuck. I hope not to fail the 1 hour with #3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it better or does it matter if you do it in the beginning of the day or afternoon?

I think your blood sugar is extra-sensitive in the morning. Maybe someone with GD can weigh in?

I had GD in my first pregnancy. I was able to control mine through diet, and I never had high early morning readings. If you are getting high overnight readings, you almost certainly need insulin to control your blood sugars, and it would seem even more imperative to know ASAP that you have it.

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I have GD that I've been able to easily control with diet. When I eat carb-heavy stuff, my readings show it. When I eat a balanced meal, I'm fine.

They definitely will be concerned if your fasting readings are consistently high.

[Anonymous]

My midwife told me I didn't have to fast but to not eat anything sugary, and then my primary care provider told me it's a fasting test. I fasted, and when I walked into the lab, they first thing they asked me was if I had fasted. So glad I did. I had coldstone ice cream the night before. If I had GD fasting 12 hrs before the test would not have"hid" it.

[Anonymous]

My ob's directions were to fast before the test-- I had a false positive.

[Anonymous]

My first pg I failed the 1h test and had to do the 3hr which was horrible. At the end I almost passed out. Of course I passed, the 1hr is grossly inaccurate. My ob prepped me this time on how to avoid a false positive 1 hr gd test by eating all the carbs I want, waiting an hour and then going in for the test. Worked like a charm.

[Anonymous]

Different practices have different rules. I was allowed to eat prior to both of mine and drink water during. During my last pregnancy, the midwives I went to chose to perform the 2-hour test on everyone and diagnose based on that. Is the 3-hour always fasting? THAT would be miserable.

After reading the suggestions, I'm REALLY craving eggs and sausage, by the way...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Different practices have different rules. I was allowed to eat prior to both of mine and drink water during. During my last pregnancy, the midwives I went to chose to perform the 2-hour test on everyone and diagnose based on that. Is the 3-hour always fasting? THAT would be miserable.

After reading the suggestions, I'm REALLY craving eggs and sausage, by the way...

Different practices may have different rules, but they shouldn't.

The 1-hour test is not fasting and is a screening test. The 2- and 3-hour tests are fasting tests and diagnostic.

[Anonymous]

I had scrambled eggs-- and nothing else-- no juice, bread, anything sweet. No problems passing, but I do believe some people are genetically predisposed to gestational diabetes. I certainly do not believe I cheated in anyway. I just wanted to do everything in my power to avoid the three hour test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had scrambled eggs-- and nothing else-- no juice, bread, anything sweet. No problems passing, but I do believe some people are genetically predisposed to gestational diabetes. I certainly do not believe I cheated in anyway. I just wanted to do everything in my power to avoid the three hour test.

An ideal breakfast would include both protein and carbs. Similar to the "carb-loading recommendation prior to the 3-hour test.

Really, it doesn't matter that much. Breakfast won't cause you to pass or fail. Many people handle small and large amounts of glucose flawlessly, some terribly, and some have a bit of trouble while pregnant.

[Anonymous]

I was told to fast for both times I did the 1 hr test.

I am someone who had GD with both my pregnancies. I was told that morning fasting sugars are the hardest to control (I had borderline readings for them in second pregnancy) because that's not something you can as easily control by eating right. My sugar in general was a lot more tricky in the mornings (I had to eat a lot more strictly in the mornings than evenings) but that is unique to GD apparently. If you do not have GD, it doesn't matter when you test. And if you do, just as well that you find out asap - I had a hypoglycemic episode before I was diagnosed with GD for my first pregnancy and it's not something I wish on my worst enemy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had scrambled eggs-- and nothing else-- no juice, bread, anything sweet. No problems passing, but I do believe some people are genetically predisposed to gestational diabetes. I certainly do not believe I cheated in anyway. I just wanted to do everything in my power to avoid the three hour test.

An ideal breakfast would include both protein and carbs. Similar to the "carb-loading recommendation prior to the 3-hour test.

Really, it doesn't matter that much. Breakfast won't cause you to pass or fail. Many people handle small and large amounts of glucose flawlessly, some terribly, and some have a bit of trouble while pregnant.

Why, out of curiousity? So as not to shock your system with the goop?

[Anonymous]

I always fasted and failed the test both times. But my doc said to fast and I went in when the office opened. But if you need to eat, something like eggs or cheese, nothing with carbs. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

This is confusing. Some people are saying no carbs before and others are saying carbo load?

[Anonymous]

Schedule for first thing in the morning and don't eat breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Don't eat carbs for breakfast. Have eggs and bacon.