GTT Preparation????

Hey All,

I need to go and have my first Glucose Tolerance test and I have forgotten what the prep for it is. Do I need to fast for the one hour test or is this only for the subsequent tests?? I ran out of the DR surgery so quickly I forgot to clarify.. and the path offices here are all run by one person so they never answer the phone. I wanted to go and do it today but I was so hungry when I woke up that I have already had toast and tea!!

Thanks in advance!

Meegs

Meegs, is it a full-on GTT, or just the usual GCT?

The preparation for each is different. For a GTT you will follow a high-carbohydrate diet for three days, then fast on the morning of the test and will be stuck in the pathology centre for two hours. But I believe the GCT is a non-fasting test with no preparation and you'll only be there for one hour.

Might be best to call them, or at least drop by with the pathology form and find out for sure. If it's the GCT, you should be right to go.

BW

Yes.. sorry.. Is the GCT. Just the short one. I beleive that I am good to go without fasting on this one right? Just want to go and get it over with!!

Yep you can eat before you go. Good luck! :)