Glucose Screening Test Update

As you know, I had my one hour glucose test on Tuesday. I got a call Wednesday from the office saying that my results came back "high" so I need to go back in to do the three hour test. UGH!! She did tell me that it doesn't mean anything right now, just that I need further testing. So we went into the office today to talk to the nurse and get my instructions for the three hour test while I was picking up my pregnancy medical records for our trip to Oregon. The instructions are for me to be on a high carbohydrate diet for three days before I go in for the test. I opted to have the test done Monday morning so we could get this taken care of ASAP. Starting tomorrow, I'll be on my high carb diet until Sunday night at midnight. My high carb diet will consist of:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup grape juice
                2 slices of toast
                1/2 cup cereal
                1 cup of milk

Lunch: 1 meat serving
           1 potato
           2 slices of bread or roll
           1/2 cup cooked vegetables
           1 banana
           1 cup of milk
           1/2 cup ice cream

Dinner: 1 meat serving
            1 potato
            2 slices of bread or roll
            1/2 cup cooked vegetables
            1 cup apple juice
            1 cup milk
            2 cookies

These measurements are all "at least this amount". They say that if I need to eat more, I can. I can also substitute foods as long as they are still in the same food group. It even says that I can substitute the dessert foods for something else high calorie like cake or pie. I don't think I have ever seen that before. Doctors telling you to eat cake or pie. HA HA!! On the more sad side, this might be the last time I'm able to eat like this for another three months or so.

Anyway, then I will be fasting (only drinking water) after midnight on Sunday night. I have to be at the doctors office in the lab at 8:00am to get my fasting blood draw. Then I drink a bottle of Glucola and wait in the small room they have for me for an hour until my next blood draw. Then I wait another hour for my next blood draw, then another hour for my last blood draw. Not eating the whole time, just drinking water. They do have a special room set up for people doing this and things similar. It has a recliner and a TV and VCR with some VHS tapes, plus I'll be brining a book. I don't know if all this is going to distract me from the hunger I will be dealing with, but I'm optimistic.

Matt will be dropping me off for this one instead of sticking around, I don't blame him! I think I'll have him brining me a peanut butter sandwich when he comes back to pick me up though. I'm going to be starving (possibly even sick from being so hungry) and I don't think I'll be able to wait until we get home to eat.

With as fast as I got the results this week, I expect to hear back pretty quickly again (maybe even Tuesday) about my results. I'll update everyone through the blog as soon as I hear! Wish me luck!!