Administered around 24 weeks, this is the "fun" test where you drink the syrup-y orange liquid, wait an hour, and then get your blood drawn. It tests for gestational diabetes. During the hour of waiting, you have your normal appointment with your doctor. I wish I had gotten a picture of my styrofoam cup with the orange drink. This picture below is the best I could find that captured the feeling of "drink this stuff."
(photo c/o Sheepy Hollow blog)
The test is not so bad. I guess the part that I dread is drinking the orange drink, but sometimes having a sweet tooth comes in handy. I'd say the drink isn't any sweeter than store-bought cake frosting. So if you can handle that, you can handle this test no problem.
I didn't hear anything from the lab after my test, which means I passed. If my glucose was elevated, I'd get to come back for a more extensive test and go on a very low sugar diet. Mmm. Cake. Thank goodness I passed!
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