Got a call from the OB's office

They took some blood on Tuesday and my glucose came back as borderline high. They want me to do a one hour exam in 2 weeks. I'll be just shy of 10 weeks then. Is it normal to have results so early? Could it been that I had a high carb breakfast and a ginger ale right before the appointment? I had no idea they were going to check glucose.

Re: Got a call from the OB's office

I had to go for the hour test and then everything was ok. You should be fine.

Re: Got a call from the OB's office

Re: Got a call from the OB's office

It's not terrible for them to test you now if they already suspect your sugar may be high. It could be because of what you ate, but it really shouldn't be so high as to alarm them due to what you ate. It sounds like it was not that different than what is usually given for a glucose tolerance test. I know when I was PG with my DD my appt for the 1 hour test was not until 5:30pm so I did not fast before the test. They just told me to go about my business as normal and not eat or drink anything after I drank the sugar solution (1 hour before my appt). That is what I did, and I passed.

If I were you, even if I passed the test now, I'd ask to have it repeated later, between 24 and 28 weeks. I had it done at 24 weeks last time, and am having it done then this time as well. The reason it is usually done later in the pregnancy is because the hormones produced by the placenta block the action of insulin and this usually gets worse as the pregnancy progresses.

Here is a good description of it from the American Diabetes Association website:

When you have gestational diabetes, your pancreas works overtime to produce insulin, but the insulin does not lower your blood glucose levels. Although insulin does not cross the placenta, glucose and other nutrients do. So extra blood glucose goes through the placenta, giving the baby high blood glucose levels. This causes the baby's pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of the blood glucose. Since the baby is getting more energy than it needs to grow and develop, the extra energy is stored as fat.
This can lead to macrosomia. Babies with macrosomia face health problems of their own, including damage to their shoulders during birth. Because of the extra insulin made by the baby's pancreas, newborns may have very low blood glucose levels at birth and are also at higher risk for breathing problems. Babies with excess insulin become children who are at risk for obesity and adults who are at risk for type 2 diabetes.

Some other good websites on GD
WebMD
Baby Center