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[quote=Anonymous]I clicked on this thread by accident, not pregnant anymore. When I was pregnant there were dozens of threads on this. Some women, me included, think that GD is a diagnosis in search of a disease. Do some reading up on it. It's WAY overdiagnosed and the one hour test is really, really bad about producing false negatives (no, failing it does not mean you have sensitivities or are intolerant - it just means you probably had more sugar in the morning than someone else).

my doctor actually told me explicitly not to have any sugary stuff (including carbs) the morning of the test or it would spike my blood sugar. So I had an egg white omelette and chased it with that nasty sugary stuff which is probably more sugar than I have ever had in my life. I tested just fine. If / when I get pregnant again, I will not do the test. Why? Becuase it's completely unnatural to load your body full of that shit and then sit around for an hour. It made me feel terrible. I think of the trouble I go through to avoid putting stuff like the test drink into my body, especially when pregnant.

If a doctor objected, I would do postprandial blood tests throughout pregnancy and provide my sugar levels, but I will not take that test again.

BTW, OP, of course you can opt out, if you want to. Your OB can drop you as a patient, but that's not that likely. Just say no and be prepared to hear the stern lecture and even do some at home tests. [/quote]

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