Glucose Tolerance Testing choices

[Guest guest]

I'm 26 weeks, with no complications except lots of dumping with this

baby. When I mentioned to my OB that GTT will make me dry heave for

at least 30 minutes, he offered to have me do it when his office was

mostly empty. However, I cannot bear the thought of this, as even a

swallow of milk or OJ will make me heave.

1) Has anybody had any other type of GTT? I've done some research

and seen something about post-prandial testing, and there was a

thread on this site about an IV push. Was wondering if anybody has

tried these.

2) What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes? I'm NOT craving

water, which is something I'm told is a symptom. I have had some

blood sugar issues since WLS (5 years post op) but if I stay away

from sugar, I'm fine.

Any info would be appreciated!

[Guest guest]

I believe they address the procedure recommended for WLS patients

when it comes to GTT in the FAQ available from this newsgroup. What

they recommend is for you to take a fasting blood sugar count at

your OB, then eat a regular breakfast and come back two hours later

for another blood sugar count. What my OB did for me was to take a

fasting blood sugar count (through blood drawn from my arm.) Then,

because I had to go back a few days later for something else, they

had me eat exactly two hours before my appt time, and they drew more

blood and did a blood sugar test. Now, EVERY time I have an appt

(which is every week) they prick my finger and do a blood sugar test

in that little machine like diabetics use. I always make sure to eat

a meal exactly two hours before my appt time so it's an accurate

reading. You don't have to take the GTT test, or eat jelly beans or

anything you don't want to do. My belief is that a procedure

similar to what I and many users on this group have done works just

fine, and when the OB tries to insist on something different, just

take a copy of the " Pregnancy after Gastric Bypass Surgery " article

you can print from this newsgroup.

Kari Hanson

> I'm 26 weeks, with no complications except lots of dumping with

this

> baby. When I mentioned to my OB that GTT will make me dry heave

for

> at least 30 minutes, he offered to have me do it when his office

was

> mostly empty. However, I cannot bear the thought of this, as even

a

> swallow of milk or OJ will make me heave.

>

> 1) Has anybody had any other type of GTT? I've done some

research

> and seen something about post-prandial testing, and there was a

> thread on this site about an IV push. Was wondering if anybody

has

> tried these.

>

> 2) What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes? I'm NOT

craving

> water, which is something I'm told is a symptom. I have had some

> blood sugar issues since WLS (5 years post op) but if I stay away

> from sugar, I'm fine.

>

> Any info would be appreciated!

>