I've always had a sweet tooth,
pregnant or not. But being pregnant was never an excuse to me (pasaway lang, Haha!), I can’t stop
eating chocolates and other sweet stuff, and it has been much harder to resist! You'd probably guess I'm prone to gestational diabetes (a condition in
which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood
glucose levels during pregnancy). Huhu! :( Glad my OB ordered an OGTT (Oral
Glucose Tolerance Test) for me, so that we could catch it early on, if ever.
My OGTT schedule was last Sunday together with my other set of laboratory tests,
and to prepare for it, I had to fast for 10 to 11 hours prior. My last
food and liquid intake was at 9:00 in the evening, just in time for my 6:00 am
arrival at The Medical City.
Minutes after hubby and I got to the
lab, a blood sample was taken from my arm. Then I was asked to drink a sugar
solution containing 75 grams of glucose.
It tasted like a very sweet soda pop. I
was happy that at least it was chilled; I was already very hungry and thirsty
at that time from almost 10 hours of not eating or drinking anything. After
that, I had to endure another two hours of starvation. My blood sample
was taken again at around 8:00am, and another one at 9:00am, then finally, I
was already allowed to eat. Well, I didn't just eat. I pigged out! Haha! We
also celebrate Father’s Day with hubby, the future dad, so we went on buffet lunch!
The OGTT results would be available
tomorrow, and I have to visit my OB within the week for a follow-up check up. Hubby, baby and I will
be praying harder for good results! In Jesus’ name! :)
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UPDATE as of June 23, 2015:
I passed! My numbers are in the first and third columns below, and they're within the normal range. Thank You Lord! :)
Cheers,
