hi
my wife went for glucose challenge test today. drink full cup of glucose and after one hour the test failed, midwive said is 8.1. she has to come after 2 weeks again.

should she be worry for 8.1 ?
how high is high ? i thought the midwive would take bloodsample before she driunk and after she taken it, if not, how can she do a comparison wheather it is high ?

any adivce is greatly appreciated
thanks

Hi there,

Don't worry too much about this, 8.1 isn't high high the cut off is 7.9 so if it's 8.0+ then they tell you to come back in two weeks.

At the two week one you need to fast from midnight the night before, they take your blood before the lucozade and then 2 hours later. These are sent away and if it's still high after the 2 hour test then your wife may will be diagnosed as having gestational diabetes.

This sounds so much worse than it is (or can be) IF she does have GD she will be taught how to manage by diet alone initally and if thats not going well she'll be put onto insulin injections (again sound worse than they are - they do not hurts at all, I had to do it 3 times a day). You need to prick your finger and test your blood sugar before and after every meal and before bed.

All the above is just to inform you of what MAY happen. Chances are the high reading this time wont mean she'll have GD as it's common to have a higher than normal reading at the first test and perfectly normal with the second.

Any questions just ask, I know a lot about this due to having GD in my preg and still being diabetic now.

Didn't realise you were still diabetic now anniec - I've got my GTT test in 3 weeks or so. Hoping I've got rid of it, but I was borderline on fasting bloods after speedy 4, so I don't hold out much hope for having got rid of it this time :rolleyes:

i plan to buy the glucose test system at home. thought of accu chek aviva but the refill stips are so expensive. is blood test better than urine ?

i plan to buy the glucose test system at home. thought of accu chek aviva but the refill stips are so expensive. is blood test better than urine ?

if your wife is diagnosed with diabetes she will be entitled to free testing strips. i would hold off buying the tester until you know for definate as it could be a waste of money.

she is going to have another detail test in a week time. for the time being i should just hold for buying any glucose test system ?
if my wife is diagnosed with diabetes in the following week. does it mean she will be given a free test sytsem ?
which is safe? tablets or injection of insulin ?

she is going to have another detail test in a week time. for the time being i should just hold for buying any glucose test system ?
if my wife is diagnosed with diabetes in the following week. does it mean she will be given a free test sytsem ?
which is safe? tablets or injection of insulin ?

i am not 100% sure but yes if she needs to be tested she will be provided with certain items. i think you have to buy the tester (about £15) but she will get the test strips free on the NHS prescription. i think the treatment depends on how severe she has the diabetes. if they are testing in a week then i would not worry cause if they felt it was serious they would test her sooner.

As soon as I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I was given an appointment with the diabetic nurse specialist. I was given a blood testing kit, complete with testing strips, a mini sharps bin for the needles, and 2 injection pens - 1 for daytime with rapid acting insulin for before every meal, and 1 for night time, with slow release insulin to ensure the blood sugars were not sky high in the morning. The blood testing strips, insulin, and needles for all equipment are then given on repeat prescription from the GP. I was shown how to inject myself, and how to test my blood. You cannot take tablets for insulin during pregnancy. It's either diet controlled or injection controlled. The nurse ensured I was confident and comfortable with the injecting, and gave me her phone numbers so she could always be contacted with any worries I may have. I wasn't looking forward to doing the injections, but it was nowhere near as bad as I'd imagined! My diabetes went away after baby number 4 was born last june, but 3 months later when i was pregnant again with number 5, it was diagnosed again, so I spent another few months injecting. I actually found that the worse part for me, was testing my blood 4 times a day, as the ends of my fingers became a bit sore. That was worse than the injections. If your wife DOES have diabetes, try not to worry too much, there will be plenty of support on hand, the whole team really look after you. (I had my babies in Chesterfield though, so I can only comment on their team) I really would not bother buying anything, as she will be provided with everything if she needs it. Hope that helps.

Hiya

I had mine a few weeks ago and also failed the first challenge test. I returned 2 weeks later for the more detailed test which turned out to be fine. Hope it goes well for your wife, id recomend she take something along with her to read as its a long wait between bloody tests (2 hours)

As speeddeamon said you are provided with everything. You get your blood monitoring meter, you get strips, you get a sharps bin and a repeat prescription for your GP. At first you do not get the injection pens - you will only be given these if you are not managing with diet alone and to obtain them you go to see the diabetes nurse at Jessops who will go through the process with you/your wife.

I wouldn't recommend buying anything just yet, as bexstars has confirmed what I previously said and it's possible (and as far as Jessops are concerned) in fact more likely that the detailed blood test will come back fine.