hi Archie and all ,

my results came back not looking too good ...

i have been put on iron supplements since i seem to be having anemia .....

the more concerning result is my GTT , my nurse said that the level was 142 and the optimal level is 135 ?? iwould be going for another 1 hour test in my 32 week visit , Archie, can you shed some light on what these levels mean ?? i did see apost on nov board from you abt GD diet , i will read up on that also ...

take care all of u ,
-P hopingfortejas replied. Thanks Ritu and Archie for your comments ...

I am trying not to get too alarmed with this , specially since i had PCOS and glucose intolerance can also be related to that ...

palnning to avoid desserts :( , eat healthy and try to get in asmuch walks as possible ..!!

Archie, my doc nurse did not montion the 3 hour test today over phone, but i will be having my doctor visit in my 30 weeks , so i will ask her abt that then .....

Ritu , you know, after reading your mail, the first thing i did today after coming abck from work was to make spinach ..:) ..guess my hubby is going to have that everyday from now on ...

Anyway , thanks once again and take care,
-P archie replied. Dear P,
I won't be alarmed by low HB or by 142 GTT reading.

The optimal is below 139 for GTT and 142 is not a radically high. Besides 139 is not a magic number. There is good possibility that one with 139 has GD although test refer it to be negative and at the same time one with 142 has no GD although test predicts possibility of GD.

It might have to do with timing of test, if you had it after lunch or after some sweet fluid besides 50g dextrose solution that you drank an hour prior to blood.

Your best bet at this time is 3 hr glucose challenge test, which is what I would recommend. This is where you will be asked to fast for 12 hours before taking test and a 100 g dextrose solution will be asked to drink within 10 minutes. Blood will be taken one hour, 2 hr and 3 hr from the time point you started first sip of solution. They will also have a blood taken before glucose solution. If you get two of three readings from 1hr, 2hr and 3hr above the levels signify GD in your case, if it's only one of the reading is off no GD is concluded.

wait for 32 weeks test.

include iron rich diet to help best absorb in blood and improve HB.

Archie ritu replied. Hi P,
For iron you can eat iron fortifide cereal and fruits like apple,pomgranate which are full of iron.Spenich(palak) is also best source of iron.if u try to eat all these i hope your HB level will go up.

For sugar i think u didn't get too much high and in the next Glucose test it will be ok.It is not necessary that u will get high in the next test.For precaution u can take low carb diet.try to avoid all carb food like rice,potatoes,sugar etc...
The most important thing don't get tense.
Take care
ritu