well i go on thursday to take this test and i am a little nervous b/c i don't know what i should eat since my appt is at like 10:45 am. i know that you aren't suppose to have any sugar really, so any advice? and does it really taste as bad as i hear? well some people say that it is soooo nasty and some say it almost tastes like kool-aid.....so i don't know what to expect. HELP!!!

When I took it it tasted like orange soda. I failed that one and when I took the 3 hr one....my god that stuff was terrible. It took so much to not gag. I would eat some toast just to satisify you while you're there. Good luck, I hope you pass it the first time.

With my son I had the clear which tasted like sprite
This time I had a greenish color one that tasted almost like blue raspberry
Its very sweet. Just drink it fast. I was never told not to eat anything sugary or what not. I was always told to eat a normal breakfast or lunch. So I did. My test before my son I ate a bowl of cereal and 2 pieces of toast with jelly and passed it. And with this baby I ate a bowl of cereal and passed.

The one hour test you should be able to eat your normal breakfast.

I just did mine about 2 weeks ago. Now you get to drink the entire bottle 50ml for the one hour test. I had the orange stuff, tasted like flat orange crush soda. PRAY that it is cold otherwise it tastes nasty.

You should have about 5 minutes to drink the stuff. I suggest drinking it as fast as you can, get it done and over with.

I was also told by Marla to drink LOTS of water after you drink the glucous stuff. supposed to help you pass it.


I didnt eat the day I took mine( running late in the morning) took the test, didnt drink any water and I passed the test.

I got lucky, last time I had to do the 3 hour test( I hated that)


its not as bad as you are thinking. I suggest taking a book to read or something.

HTH

I had to do it twice b/c the first time I ate a cheeseburger on my way to the apt :lol :oops

But anyways, I had the orange AND lime flavor. I also put mine in the fridge first before drinking either, so i definetely suggest making sure it's cold.

I thought both tasted fine, but I liked the lime better. The Orange was just like an orange soda but a tad sweeter, while the lime was just like a lime soda. Not bad at all!!

I had the orange drink the first time and like everyone says it tastes like flat orange soda!! I failed my first test because I had a baked potato for dinner that night and carbs turn into sugar! So I had to do the three hour test and on that one I had the cola drink!! HORRIBLE!! I almost threw up drinking it! It might have been because the three hour test you are supposed to fast for like 12 hours and the drink was so sweet! But It made me really sick and I felt horrible until I could eat something! Good luck sweetie and dont stress out!

When I took mine I had the orange kind. It's just super sweet it's not nasty. I did gag when trying to drink it just b/c it's like drinking flat soda hopped up on sugar. I ended up failing mine by a smidge and had to take the 3 hours test. I past the 3 hour so hopfully you pass the 1 hour. I was told not to eat before the test and mine was at 9 something in the am. Good Luck!!

Don't drink the cola flavored one, the other flavors taste pretty good though.

thanks for all the replies, well it seems like orange is a pretty popular flavor!! i just might take ya'll up on that!! lol i hope that i pass the 1 hour one! and i am also kinda scared to go to the doctor for my appt b/c of the thanksgiving and i think i put on more weight then i should have!! my doc only wants me to gain like 25-30 my whole pregnancy, well the problem with that is i was on a diet when i found out i was preggo so i wasn't eating the things that i crave now.....well i weighed like 226 before i started my diet got down to like 208 and then found out i was preggo and now i am about 228 or so but i am hoping that i don't go over 240-245! that was my goal from the beginning!! i hope that i pass this glucose test!! i hear that if you are overweight that you are in a higher risk of not passing! but i don't know what to believe! ok well i will try not to stress too much over this test!! thanks again i am sure if i have any more questions or concerns you will be hearing from me!!lol

thanks for all the replies, well it seems like orange is a pretty popular flavor!! i just might take ya'll up on that!! lol i hope that i pass the 1 hour one! and i am also kinda scared to go to the doctor for my appt b/c of the thanksgiving and i think i put on more weight then i should have!! my doc only wants me to gain like 25-30 my whole pregnancy, well the problem with that is i was on a diet when i found out i was preggo so i wasn't eating the things that i crave now.....well i weighed like 226 before i started my diet got down to like 208 and then found out i was preggo and now i am about 228 or so but i am hoping that i don't go over 240-245! that was my goal from the beginning!! i hope that i pass this glucose test!! i hear that if you are overweight that you are in a higher risk of not passing! but i don't know what to believe! ok well i will try not to stress too much over this test!! thanks again i am sure if i have any more questions or concerns you will be hearing from me!!lol

My midwife made my take the glucose test early cause im over weight(230lbs) cause she said since i had a big baby last time and im starting this pregnancy overweight that I have a higher chance of getting diabetes. Well I passed the 1 hour test just fine. Dont stress over it, it will only make you feel worse!

Dont stress about gaining weight as well. I only gained 20 pounds with my son. That included eating on Thanksgiving and right before Christmas.

This pregnancy ive lost a little over 10 pounds so far.


It will be ok and its not going to be the end of the world if you have to take the 3 hour test. It just sucks cause you have to stay near the lab( cause you havent eaten, you might faint) and its boring as can be. But other than that its not to bad.

thanks for the heads up! i guess i need to get some stuff together and take with me to keep me busy for that hour!! oh how soon after you drink the stuff do you find out your test results? i mean is it something that you find out that day?

I called my dr the next day and they had the results

I was told I had to fast for the test...no food after midnight the might before I planned on doing it. As far as the drink, I had the orange one, and my advice is to chug as much as you can right away so you have less to sip on. I just downed as much as I could in one breath and then had to take the rest of it slow. If you go in thirsty that helps too lol