Question 1

can drinking water dilute glucose test ?

Accepted Answer

Water and glucose: When you drink water, your body gets rid of the excess (through urination) quickly.  It is very hard to dilute your blood, and your glucose is not affected by water intake.

Question 2

how much water is okay to drink before fasting glucose test ?

Accepted Answer

Not a big deal: The amount of water is not terribly important - 12-16 oz should be fine.  Be sure you are fasting (not eating) for the required number of hours.

Question 3

will drinking too much water during a 10hr fast for glucose test mess up glucose results?

Accepted Answer

No: Water will not interfere with glucose testing.

Question 4

why does it say water is allowed during the 8-12 hour fasting for the 2 hour glucose test? will that not cause a false lower blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

Sugar stays same: Drining  water does not affect level of blood sugar because it is filtered out by kidneys and does not affect glucose that is consumed as part of the glucose tolerance test.

Question 5

for my whole life ive drank more water and urinated more than normal. i urinate a couple times an hour. is it possible im diabetic? got blood glucose test 2 years ago and was normal. not overweight, 21 years old

Accepted Answer

Possibilities : By your testing you do not have diabetes mellitus. You can get to this pattern 2 basic ways: you developed a water drinking fetish and your kidneys respond by pushing the excess out frequently. You can also have a condition called diabetes incipidus, where your kidneys do not save any water &amp; you must drink to keep up.Your doc can do some tests to sort this out.

Question 6

i fasted for my 1 hour glucose test which was taken in the morning even though it wasn't required to fast. i failed with a 152. do i have a chance of passing the 3 hour test if i failed even while fasting?

Accepted Answer

: You are correct the second step is likely positive as well because your sugar level was quite high even with fasting but you should know that the first step is only for screening not a diagnostic test. Good luck and take good care of your baby.

Question 7

what to do if i am going in for a blood glucose test tomorrow. i don't know how they will test this. can you tell me what will happen?

Accepted Answer

Go in fasting: They're either doing a fasting serum glucose or a glucose tolerance test...either way, you have to go in fasting. They should have TOLD you this! Water or black coffee are OK, but no sugar, fat, or protein. Good luck!

Question 8

i am 24wks preg. dr wants me to do glucose test but i don't have time in my life for this. there's no fam hist of diabetes. is this really necessary?

Accepted Answer

Making time for: this means that you are making your baby's well being a priority. Even if there is no family history of diabetes -this does not mean that you couldn't develop gestational diabetes.

Question 9

is there a proper technique to perform a fingerstick glucose test?

Accepted Answer

See below: General guidelines. For testing blood sugar .Wash hands with soap and warmwater. Dry hands. Prepare the lancing device by inserting a fresh lancet. Prepare the blood glucose meter and test strip use the lancing device to obtain a small drop of blood from your fingertip. The blood drop to the test strip in the blood glucose meter. The results will be displayed on the meter after several seconds.

Question 10

is coffee ok before 1 hour glucose test?

Accepted Answer

Yes, black only: Hi. Yes, black coffee (no cream, no sugar) is fine before the OGTT for pregnancy

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For my whole life ive drank more water and urinated more than normal. i urinate a couple times an hour. is it possible im diabetic? got blood glucose test 2 years ago and was normal. not overweight, 21 years old

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I fasted for my 1 hour glucose test which was taken in the morning even though it wasn't required to fast. i failed with a 152. do i have a chance of passing the 3 hour test if i failed even while fasting?

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What to do if i am going in for a blood glucose test tomorrow. i don't know how they will test this. can you tell me what will happen?

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I am 24wks preg. dr wants me to do glucose test but i don't have time in my life for this. there's no fam hist of diabetes. is this really necessary?

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