Thursday, November 11, 2004
Glucose Screening Test
I haven't felt terribly talkative lately. And then this morning I took my glucose screening test -- and failed it. My fasting amount was 96, and the 1-hour test was 178!! With Parker, it was 130, so this is a huge difference. I just do NOT need this with everything else this pregnancy, honestly.
On top of that, this office "doesn't do" the 3-hour follow-up test, which I don't get, as they can't diagnose GD without it, from my understanding. Doesn't that seem weird to you? So, I'm being referred to "The Diabetes Center" for nutritional counseling, and will be monitoring my blood sugars. I kinda feel like I need to call back tomorrow, ask if they have now labelled me as GD, and DEMAND the 3-hour test. There was one research article that mentioned screening values and the probability of having GD, and the range I'm in is 55% -- meaning I have a 45% chance of NOT having GD.
I just don't know how to feel about this, how to feel about going straight to testing, how to feel about not getting the additional test.
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