Today was my 2 hour glucose screening test and boy was it a challenge for me. The test is done to determine gestational diabetes onset by pregnancy.
The test went as follows: after fasting for 10 hours you have your blood drawn, you must drink 12 oz. of glucose water (it was the consistency of syrup and orange flavored like cough medicine) within five minutes, wait one hour, have your blood drawn a second time which gives the reading with the glucose, wait one hour and finally have your blood drawn a third time before you're sent on your way.
In no way was this fun, not only was the waiting anxiety ridden but the anticipation of having my blood drawn was a killer. Thankfully it only has to be done one time during the whole pregnancy and I'm a champ so I survived.
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