What week did you have the glucose test done?

I just had a doctor's appointment today and she gave me the paperwork for the glucose test. I'll be 25 weeks tomorrow. The doctor said I could schedule the test as early as next week. I know everyone is told something different, but my doctor said I don't have to fast for this one. She just suggested not eating or drinking anything with a high sugar content 1-2 hours before.

Did anyone take the glucose test before 28 weeks? I assume it doesn't really matter, but I was just curious if anyone took it a little earlier.

Also, be honest. How bad was the drink? I'll probably sit there holding my nose while I drink it.

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I took mine at my 24 week appt...
The drink is seriously not bad at all!!!!!! I had the orange and it tasted like flat orange fanta....

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Thanks Jen. I've developed a gag reflex since becoming pregnant so I'm nervous that I won't be able to keep the drink down, especially if it's gross.

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I just had my 1h today (I am 27weeks and 4 days)...the drink is not bad at all, just make sure you have it cold......it does taste like a very flat sweet orange soda......

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My doc wanted me to have it in my 28th week but I think this was more bc I was having the rhogam shot the same day which is important to have at 28. I then had the 3 hour at 29 wks. The drink is not as bad as I thought although it did burn my throat cause it was so sweet. I preferred the orange one to the lemon lime. GL!!

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It actually wasnt bad!!!!! I thought it was going to be horable but it tasted like orange soda.. i didnt eat anything bc i was scared that i was going to puke b.c everyone i spoke to said how horrible it was...


ETA: I was 28wks

Message edited 9/10/2008 3:37:30 PM.

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I did it at 27 weeks and the drink wasn't that bad at all. I had the fruit punch one.......tasted like really crappy fruit punch that burns the back of your throat a little but it was tolerable.

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I just did mine yesterday, I am 26 weeks.

I had the orange drink. It wasn't too bad....it was only like 10oz.(smaller than I thought.) I couldn't drink it that fast, it like wouldn't go down.
They told me you have to drink it all within 5 minutes. I didn't know this until I was there.

Message edited 9/10/2008 4:09:57 PM.

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Doing it the first day of my 26th week, going right to the 3 hr due to family history.

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I have mine in 2 hours at 28 weeks

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I think it was 27 weeks I can't recall!

I know it's not accurate to have it too early becuase GD only rears it's ugly head once the placenta has reached a certain size.....

the orange drink tasted like super syrupy tang... not too tasty in my book, but not barf-inducing either.

someone on this board recommended the fruitpunch one.... said it tasted like hawaiian punch.

oh, one more thing:
while my Dr also said I didn't have to fast, when I showed up to quest labs, they would have turned me away if I didn't fast...... despite my Dr's comments. So double check with your lab on what they want you to do.....

Message edited 9/10/2008 5:03:38 PM.

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I had mine at 25 weeks and a few days

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I took mine at 27 weeks. The drink really isn't that bad. Just tastes like flat orange soda.

Message edited 9/10/2008 5:22:49 PM.