Glucose test question

[Anonymous]

Second time mom here sitting in the lab waiting for my blood test.
Like many people, I hate the taste of the glucose drink - makes me nauseous. To get it down within five minutes, I brought a big cup of ice - the extra cold temp helps!
The lab tech chided me and said that’s not the way to drink it because it dilutes the drink. Does it actually matter?! I drank all the liquid and even added some more water after all the drink was gone to make sure I got all of it.
Maybe it’s too early or I am a little moody but that got under my skin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Second time mom here sitting in the lab waiting for my blood test.
Like many people, I hate the taste of the glucose drink - makes me nauseous. To get it down within five minutes, I brought a big cup of ice - the extra cold temp helps!
The lab tech chided me and said that’s not the way to drink it because it dilutes the drink. Does it actually matter?! I drank all the liquid and even added some more water after all the drink was gone to make sure I got all of it.
Maybe it’s too early or I am a little moody but that got under my skin.

I mean, they know more about this stuff than you do. You should have asked. It's one test.

[Anonymous]

Wow. I am pretty sure the lab tech is right and actually you probably voided the results. Water diluted the solution. At my practice you can’t even drink more than a couple sips of water and only if you really need it between taking the drink and getting the blood draw.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, pretty sure water is not allowed after drinking the glucose solution

[Anonymous]

You messed up. The water will dilute your body’s response to the glucose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. I am pretty sure the lab tech is right and actually you probably voided the results. Water diluted the solution. At my practice you can’t even drink more than a couple sips of water and only if you really need it between taking the drink and getting the blood draw.

Unless OP drank A LOT of water/ate all of the ice, it probably won't affect the result.

It is true that she did it wrong and the lab tech properly told her that.

[Anonymous]

They don't give you the drink to take home?
I got mine the appointment before. Chilled it as much as I could. Downed it in 3 min and then drive to the office so they could measure the response within 1 hr. Drinking water and ice does dilute it.

[Anonymous]

Thats a good idea; cold tastes better. You could bring those plastic ice cubes. That way you get the cold w/o watering down the drink.

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/kikkerland-reg-square-reusable-ice-cubes-set-of-30/1060780249

[Anonymous]

At GW, I was explicitly allowed to have water before and after glucola. Passed with flying colors.

[Anonymous]

No water/ice, and I drink in front of them. I think it tastes pretty good especially when it is chilled & the orange flavor one. I drink in less than 1 minute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You messed up. The water will dilute your body’s response to the glucose.

No it won't. If that is how it works, diabetics would just need to hydrate really well to reduce the need for insulin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You messed up. The water will dilute your body’s response to the glucose.

No it won't. If that is how it works, diabetics would just need to hydrate really well to reduce the need for insulin.

Hydrating really well does help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Increased thirst and urination is one of the symptoms of diabetes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No water/ice, and I drink in front of them. I think it tastes pretty good especially when it is chilled & the orange flavor one. I drink in less than 1 minute.

Same! Makes me feel like a psycho when literally everyone else hates it. I thought it tasted like McDonalds orange drink from my childhood

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You messed up. The water will dilute your body’s response to the glucose.

No it won't. If that is how it works, diabetics would just need to hydrate really well to reduce the need for insulin.

Hydrating really well does help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Increased thirst and urination is one of the symptoms of diabetes.

I promise that it won't impact the reading in the first hour that they are testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You messed up. The water will dilute your body’s response to the glucose.

No it won't. If that is how it works, diabetics would just need to hydrate really well to reduce the need for insulin.

Hydrating really well does help diabetics lower their blood sugar. Increased thirst and urination is one of the symptoms of diabetes.

I promise that it won't impact the reading in the first hour that they are testing.

I dunno, it might move someone from just above the cutoff to just below it.

- first diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy and years later with diabetes