The Glucose Test

So I'm at 28 weeks at this point, and was given the paperwork ahead of time from my midwife group to head to Quest Diagnostics to take the dreaded glucose test, which checks for gestational diabetes. You're not supposed to eat before you go, because the more sugar there is in your body already, the more likely it is to look like you're not processing it correctly.

I however was informed by my midwife of the month that if you have a strictly protein breakfast--like eggs and cheese with water (no milk--still has sugar), it shouldn't throw it off, and then you won't feel so miserable while you let the sugar soak in you for a whole hour. I had 2 thick slices of colby-jack before I left, and brought snacks with me to eat immediately afterward.

I showed up to a relatively empty office, and was given my orange sugar-potion fairly soon after arriving.

It tasted kind of like one of those Huggy-Barrel bug juices, but not really in an enjoyable way, if those things are enjoyable to start with. Could've been worse, and the bottle was small.

I then waited impatiently for an hour in the waiting room, watching cooking segments about healthy foods, and praying that I would still get to eat candy when the results came back.

When the hour was up, the nurse took 3 little vials of blood, which I took like a champ, using my yoga breathing to keep me calm. That was it. Not as annoying or harrowing as I had originally thought.