OMF i am gonna die!

[Obeasta 92]

Just found out from dic's office that i have to do afasting glucose test!

I did it before the op and it was ghastly. It is so so so sweet and vile.

I am totally flipping out, as i am afraid i am gonna dump seriously on this. I dumped on a piece of pie last week. What is gonna happen with a glass of glucose????

Anyone here who had to do this post-op???

Please help me with advice! I am spinning and freaking out. The doc is also on leave, so the girl can't check with him. But my file indicates that this has to happen now.

Oh man!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOO afraid!!!!!!

[jerz 251]

You can refuse the test if they can't accommodate you. Being pregnant, most women have to take the glucose test. My OB had me do a fasting blood sugar test instead.

DOS:358 CW:270 SD:1/28/13

[jerz 251]

You can refuse the test if they can't accommodate you. Being pregnant' date=' most women have to take the glucose test. My OB had me do a fasting blood sugar test instead.

DOS:358 CW:270 SD:1/28/13[/quote']

Fasting meaning I didnt eat for 8 hours then just had my blood drawn w/o drinking that horrible liquid.

DOS:358 CW:270 SD:1/28/13

[Obeasta 92]

Jerz i rhink i am going to refuse it. There has to other ways to test what they need to test, yeah?

I cannot go through that again - especially since dumping came into the picture now!

[jerz 251]

Jerz i rhink i am going to refuse it. There has to other ways to test what they need to test' date=' yeah?

I cannot go through that again - especially since dumping came into the picture now![/quote']

Of course. Just ask for the fasting test. I can actually tolerate sugar 90% of the time I just couldn't drink it as quickly as they needed me to.

DOS:358 CW:270 SD:1/28/13

[bloreorbust 286]

Definitely refuse it. I've seen this on a few threads before and it was also mentioned in the meetings at my surgeon's office. Tell them as a bariatric surgery patient you cannot drink the liquid they use, and that they must do blood glucose testing instead. If they for some reason won't listen, refer them to your surgeon.

[ArmyOfMe 82]

You do not have to have the glucose test done. Instead ask for the A1C test. A1C measures the average of your blood sugar for the past 3 months. Many pregnant women (WLS or not) choose it over the traditional glucose test.

Do not allow them to bully you. Our system cannot process such a ridiculous amount of sugar.