Glucose tolerance tests are awful

[cjsmith]

The bad news: the orange drink is so nasty I gagged. Twice.
The bad news: bruises on both arms.
The sort-of-good news: only one bruise on each arm, after multiple pokes.
The good news: it's over and I'm at work now!

I think I lost about a cup of blood.* The glucose tolerance test wasn't the only thing the doctor ordered; the first draw was something like seven vials... and she forgot one, so the second draw wasn't two, it was three... and the other two draws were two. I need a steak.

*edit: that's an exaggeration.

Comments

[dafydd.livejournal.com]

Yah, baby! Large quantities of cooked dead cow!

;)

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Yuck - it sounds like you had the 3 hour test, I read a book while I had mine when I was pregnant with Alan. Is this for the NY doctor?

[rfrench.livejournal.com]

I wonder how anxiety about blood draws affect glucose levels? I would think a release of ephedrine would burn up the glucose faster.

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah that is major unfun. I had to do the three-hour test when I was pregnant which was really, really miserable. Urgh. Hope all is well for you glucose-land.

[recordersmith.livejournal.com]

Ugh, no fun. So far I've never had to have one of those. Tho, when we started the IVF stuff, the number of vials for various tests they did beforehand was truly stunning. Something like 12 tubes (at least that was only one needlestick, tho!).

[airporter.livejournal.com]

With a whack of diabetics in my family, I've had the pleasure of the long test twice in my life so far. That's enough thanks. I went from hungry, to wired and hungry, to bitchy and hungry (oh, wait - that's normal for me.)

[aelfie.livejournal.com]

I swear I must be the only person who doesn't think that orange drink isn't nasty. Although I do admit, it tastes better cold.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

haven't you already done one of those this decade? *hugs* i hope you had good reading material, or an interesting view.