Failed my GCT - really worried now - advice?

[angelicdragon]

Anna I have failed the GCT in the past and passed the GTT so don't worry. Don't forget too even though it was only a slice of toast, bread is a high reader with carbohydrates so would have pushed it up a bit.
My OB now sends me straight to the GTT and no GCT beforehand. I had a borderline pass this time round but because my fasting level at the start was 4.8 they are not looking too bad at the 7.2 at the end of the 2 hrs. On my glucometer at home the 2 hr reading came abck at 9 so I was freaking out ...
Even if by some chance you do end up with GD it is not bad at first as you only need to follow a stricter diet. It only gets to be a bother if the diet doens't work and you end up with high readings all the time and end up on insulin. To get that bad though is very very rare.
hugs hun
Jude

[mrsmac]

I failed the first test with DD2 and passed the 2nd test fine. My SIL who is a nurse said that its very easy to fail the 1st one and your levels are not that high.

[satya]

I failed the first test - probably after a similar breakfast to yours - but passed the second one after fasting. I had 3 risk factors - family history, age (over 40) & overweight but still didn't have it. Try not to stress.

[shellbell3]

AnnaT- I fasted for my test one hour prior and was told it has to be a 2 hour fasting period, the path nurse did finger ***** prior just to see my levels at the time to make sure I could start the test then and not have to wait that extra hour, luckily I passed still, altho on the high side but the fact you ate only half hour prior to it is prolly why you failed.

[Willow]

Anna - no personal experience, I've always had to do the 2 hr test due to family history too but just wanted to agree with the others that I've heard it's quite common to fail the 1hr but pass the 2hr no worries. Good luck babe

[Nai]

Last time I failed my GCT as I ate something just prior to the test and it came back 8.1 however I passed the fasting GTT just fine. Because of this I went straight to the fasting GTT this time and again it was just fine.

[maz]

Breath Anna...breath!!!

i ahd the 2 hour test with Vy...i got 8.2 and was demeber as having GDD...I went and did the right thing...wrote down what I ate...did the finger *****ing every day...until my GD nurse said that I had to go onto insuline as my number weren't right and that I must be writing down the incorrect food's and my diet. The doctors and her told me Id have an 11 pound baby and Vy ended up being 7p 2oz andthen I didnt have it at all with mateauz? I would have thought I would have had it again with my 4th pg.

What im trying to say in my mumbo jumbo is that if you feel like it right...follow your gutt babe...dont be affraid to get the second test done....you watch you'll come out good as gold babe