Glucose Test

I write to you today from the waiting room at the lab, where I am experiencing the utter pleasure that is the 2-hour glucose screening. It involves:

1) getting here first thing in the morning

2) having blood drawn

3) drinking 5 weight watchers points worth of pure sugar within 5 minutes

4) waiting an hour

5) having blood drawn again

6) waiting another hour

7) having blood drawn again

Also, no food or drink of anytime from the moment you wake up until the last blood draw is complete. Oh joy. I'm an hour in right now and I feel like crap. Nausea, headache... I desperately want a bottle of water, and I can't have any. I hope to god this is not indicative of a problem. I'm kinda terrified.

I know that PCOS brings along the risk of diabetes, heart disease, etc. Add PCOS to a family history of diabetes and heart disease, and it am basically screwed.

Also, I found out yesterday that I have high cholesterol. Yay!!! My level was 215, and the blood was drawn on January 29th. I really wonder if the diet and exercise over the last few months has helped at all.

Please, please, please let me pass this damn glucose test. I don't need any more bad news this week. It has already been an awful, terrible, no good very bad week. Fingers crossed.

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Comments

[Becca]

I have to take that in a month, not looking forward to it. Good luck, I hope you pass the test! Your cholesterol might have changed both the LDL and HDL from your diet and exercise over the past few months, is your doctor going to retest it given all of the lifestyle changes you have been rockin'?

[Molly]

My doctor actually never even bothered to call and tell me it was high! I had his office fax all of the results from my physical at the end of January over to the fertility clinic and they're the ones who were like, "um--did anyone talk to you about your cholesterol?" Not having much faith in my doctor right now! So. Sick. Of Doctors. Ugh.

[DeCaf]

Yuck. They just did a Hemoglobin A1C test for me. I am not looking forward to ever doing a glucose challenge, I hate eating anything sweet on an empty stomach, I always feel sick afterwords.

[Aimee Kennedy]

Molly I hope you didn't delete your IG because of a bunch of uneducated idiots! I support you! I have enjoyed following your and Catch's journey through trying to get pregnant, my husband and I are going through IVF and it's nice to read someone who can relate. I love seeing You, Catch, Twix and Rolo on IG As well. If you don't decide to reinstate your IG just know that your blog has given me strength during times when I had none left.

Aimee Kennedy