The Results Are In!

Hey everyone! We have so many topics to blog about -- and this is probably not the one everyone is waiting for...sorry!

As most of you may know, I "failed" my 1-hour glucose screening test about 6 weeks ago. BOO!! They do this screening for all pregnancies to catch gestational diabetes in pregnancies (Apparently 2-7 percent of us pregnant ladies are diagnosed with this!!). In any case, because I failed the first screening (I was in good company, 20% of us fail that first screening), I needed to go in for the glucose tolerance test. Well...here's how this test goes:

• Fast for 12 hours (not so easy for a mommy with a hungry one growing inside!!)
• First step at the lab - draw blood to test your fasting level of glucose in your blood (has to be under 95 mg/dl)
• THEN, if the fasting level is okay, you have to drink this SUPER SWEET, concentrated concoction (think old school Fruit Punch concentrate!)
• AFTER THAT, every hour for THREE hours, a blood sample is drawn and the glucose level is measured

This is NO fun, because you are not allowed to leave the lab waiting room. Luckily our hospital has wi-fi, so we were able to surf the web! Also -- you have to remember I have already NOT eaten for 12 hours, so by hour 2 I'm starvin, Marvin!!

Now...jump forward a few days. My results come in, and I have one elevated level of glucose - which means that my body isn't breaking down sugars to glucose like the "normal" population. SO...what does that mean? My Doctor wants me to test again in 4 weeks. Waaahhh!!! Another Saturday morning sitting in the lab :(

In any case, that was this past Saturday. AND...two good things came out of my test!

1. My new friend Beki (that's in my Prenatal Yoga class) was there doing her test, so we were able to catch up and I found out she's having a little boy too! Yippee! Another boy to play with!!!
2. My results are back, and still just the one level elevated. SO...I do not have gestational diabetes! WAHHOOOO!!!

I do have to watch my simple/refined sugar intake and keep up my exercise, but I should be doing that anyways! hee hee.

All in all, it was a great weekend -- look for more blog posts about our activities!!

See you all soon :)