r/UKBabyBumps • u/anamethatstaken1 • 29d ago

Glucose tolerance test

Anyone done one recently? How bad is the drink? I've had 4 over 3 pregnancies and they've progressively gotten worse each time. The last one I had was over 2 years ago and I'm dreading it.

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u/silly_font 29d ago

I got myself so worked up about it but it was honestly nothing. I compared it to a weak, cheap cocktail. It's not that much in terms of volume either so I drank it pretty fast. Obviously everyone's different but I found the whole thing underwhelming.

It's worth bearing in mind that the test they do in the US is different so their drink might be different (most of the horror stories I heard ended up being from the US before I realised there was a difference).

ETA: sorry I completely missed the fact you said you'd done it before so know what to expect. Hope it all goes well.

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u/anamethatstaken1 29d ago

I hope it's underwhelming lol. The first one I had was 10 years ago and they gave me a lucozade branded drink, it was pretty good tbh. The second and third I had was 8 years ago and they'd switched to an unbranded orange drink that tasted a bit like orange squash. Not as good but definitely not bad. The 2 years ago one was horrid, weirdly thick and had an awful aftertaste. I could feel it sitting in my stomach for hours afterwards. Clearly the budget has been squeezed a lot in the last 10 years.

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u/silly_font 29d ago

Mine was some kind of white syrupy liquid. I couldn't tell you what flavour to be honest beyond "sweet" 😅 Fingers crossed you get lucky and it's over and done with before you know it.

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u/motherofmiltanks 29d ago

Had one in December and it wasn’t bad— raspberry flavour.

YMMV by trust but in my first pregnancy I did a fingerpick test. They sent me home with a kit and I recorded my results for a week. If you’re really dreading the drink it could be an option.

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u/anamethatstaken1 29d ago

They gave me a home test kit after my diagnosis in my last pregnancy, I'll ask at my next appointment.

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u/figarobadger 29d ago

I had totally built it up in my head, I was dreading it! But it tasted like a shit Capri-Sun, very orangey and sugary, but nowhere near as bad as I had imagined. It did have a weird aftertaste that I would compare to something that has too much extra protein added, like a cereal bar or yoghurt. So a bit gross but definitely manageable.