GD test tomorrow- any preparation?

[Ginger]

hello

i've got my GD test tomorrow (1st test) and i've totally forgotten if you need to do anything in prepartion. do you have to not eat carbs or something?
last time i failed the first test but then passed the 2nd longer test, so i really don't want to have to go through that again..
tia

[catherinemoses]

don't eat pancakes for breaky!!!

I don't think there are any guidelines, just eat normally I'd think!

GL

[[M]umma[M]ia]

i was told to fast for 12 hour (i think) before hand. so the night before coz my app was 8am. That was for the 2 hour GTT tho.

[myson]

Yep 12 hour fast. Try and have a healthy dinner like meat and veg. (not huge pile of pasta or carbs)

you can drink water in the morning and it is recommended that you do cos it makes it easier to find the vein and get the blood out. take a water bottle with you for little sips throughout the morning, but not too much.

take a good book.

if you just show up without an appt go in early, they sometimes give first preference to those who will be there for a while.

take a snack in your bag to eat as soon as you are all done.

and drink the yucky sweet stuff slowly but steadily, they only give you 5 minutes, but that can go pretty quckly. Dont skull it! its super sweet, your tummy might object.

think thats it.... HTH.

[AliBaby]

I was told not to fast and to jsut wat what I normally would. The only time i couldnt eat or drink was after I had the glucose drink. I had that then didnt eat or drink anything for the next hour then had my blood test and was right to eat again.

Hope that made sense. Good luck for tomorrow

[Ginger]

thanks girls

so now i'm really confused LOL

what's the consensus??? do i eat or not eat??