…so tomorrow is the day of my “Stupid” test, a.k.a. the Dreaded Glucose Tolerance Test. I have suffered through three days of no coffee. I have eaten more than my fair share of extra carbs and drank more than my fair share of orange juice. In approximately 8 minutes, I can’t eat or drink anything until 12:30 pm tomorrow.
Faithful blog followers, please say a little prayer for my pancreas. Please also say a prayer for my mental state of mind as I embark on a three hour journey of waiting room magazines. I have been told that I cannot leave the waiting room (of course, I called, I mean, my OB’s office IS right down the street from Sephora) for fear of fainting. Apparently, they must keep an eye on you. Rats.
Some people have asked me what gestational diabetes is. Here’s a quick rundown from Babycenter.com, just in case you were wondering:
This is a type of diabetes that some women develop during pregnancy. Between 2 and 7 percent of expectant mothers develop this condition, making it one of the most common health problems of pregnancy.When you eat, your digestive system breaks most of your food down into a type of sugar called glucose. The glucose enters your bloodstream and then — with the help of insulin, a hormone made by your pancreas — provides fuel for the cells of your body. Like the type 1 and type 2 diabetes you can get when you’re not pregnant, gestational diabetes causes the glucose to stay in your blood instead of moving into your cells and getting converted to energy.
Why does this sometimes happen when you’re pregnant?
During pregnancy, your hormones make it tougher for your body to use insulin, so your pancreas needs to produce more of it. For most moms-to be, this isn’t a problem: As your need for insulin increases, your pancreas dutifully secretes more of it. But when a woman’s pancreas can’t keep up with the insulin demand and her blood glucose levels get too high, the result is gestational diabetes.Most women with gestational diabetes don’t remain diabetic once the baby is born. Once you’ve had it, though, you’re at higher risk for getting it again during a future pregnancy and for becoming diabetic later in life.
So, there ya go. I am SO happy I remembered I just joined Laura Ingraham’s website and have two 90 minute podcasts to catch up on. That should help pass the time. And you know where I’m going as soon as I’m done.
Dunkin’ Donuts. Oh yeah. Sweet relief.
When I took my 3 hour I was lucky enough that they allowed me to leave. I think the reason why they want you to stay put is not only to monitor you, but they don't want you to do any extra physical activity. So though I was able to leave they advised me not to do anything too strenuous. Oh, sephora…That would have been a nice distraction!
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