Wednesday, August 06, 2008

The 2 hour Glucose Test

Normally, this test is the STANDARD glucose tolerance test to test for regular diabetes in people who are NOT pregnant. In most parts of the world, however, it is considered the preferred test during pregnancy.
This test is done to determine if you suffer from gestational diabetes or glucose intolerance of pregnancy. I was strictly told not to have breakfast prior to this test...You arrive at the clinic, consume the Gucola-a drink with 75g glucose load within 5 minutes and wait

After a 2 hour period, your blood is drawn from finger sticks to be tested for the level of glucose. 140 and below are considered not gestational diabetics, anything above this reading will usually be sent for further testing.

After a sleepless night and no breakfast, I thank god for the good news. My results were 82mg/dl...My haemoglobin levels had decreased at the previous testing infact they were marginal from the very beginning. Normal levels should be 116 mine were 115then it dropped to 114 but during the glucose test,i found out that it had improved to 118 ;) couldnt be happier

Adding spinach to my diet really does help!!!