I went to the doc today and told her how I have a sweet metallic taste in my mouth and I thought it might be diabetes. She pulled up my records and said that my recent blood test showed that my blood glucose levels were normal so I can’t have diabetes. I don’t really trust my doctor… So is this true?

(not a glucose test or donating blood, just a blood test)

sorry, I meant that glucose levels in the blood test came out normal, as opposed to high levels in the urine test which also revealed high, unsual protein level

I am 29 weeks pregnant. My fasting blood sugar test result was 86. My first result one hour after drinking the nasty glucola (100mg) was 202. My second result was 150 and my third was 136. So I clearly failed 1 of the 3 which according to everything I’ve read means I DO NOT have gestational diabetes. However, rather than the doctor calling to tell me what it does mean, some medical assistant calls to assure me that I don’t have GD but I do have glucose intolerance or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). However she can’t really tell me what that means but instead emails me a meal plan for gestational diabetes and tells me a nutritionist will call me on Monday and then reassures me I don’t have GD. So now I have to go through the weekend with the following questions. Maybe someone out there can help me answer:
1. With IGT am I at risk of having gestational diabetes?
2. How is this going to effect my baby?
3. Why do I have to follow a GD menu plan if I don’t have GD?
4. How can the blood test be the only determining factor for IGT or GD if in my case all my urine samples have been normal, my blood pressure is perfect, I have no family history of diabetes, I’ve only gained 8 pounds in this pregnancy and I have no other symptoms?
5. Does having IGT mean that I am at risk for Type 2 diabetes later in life?
Also, what is the difference between having Gestational Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance if they are treated the same way?

I need to take the test, but i wanted to know if it is like the glucose tolerance test, or is it just a simple blood test. Thanks for your help.

I am 29 weeks pregnant. My fasting blood sugar test result was 86. My first result one hour after drinking the nasty glucola (100mg) was 202. My second result was 150 and my third was 136. So I clearly failed 1 of the 3 which according to everything I’ve read means I DO NOT have gestational diabetes. However, rather than the doctor calling to tell me what it does mean, some medical assistant calls to assure me that I don’t have GD but I do have glucose intolerance or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). However she can’t really tell me what that means but instead emails me a meal plan for gestational diabetes and tells me a nutritionist will call me on Monday and then reassures me I don’t have GD. So now I have to go through the weekend with the following questions. Maybe someone out there can help me answer:
1. With IGT am I at risk of having gestational diabetes?
2. How is this going to affect my baby?
3. Why do I have to follow a GD menu plan if I don’t have GD?
4. How can the blood test be the only determining factor for IGT or GD if in my case all my urine samples have been normal, my blood pressure is perfect, I have no family history of diabetes, I’ve only gained 8 pounds in this pregnancy and I have no other symptoms?
5. Does having IGT mean that I am at risk for Type 2 diabetes later in life?
Also, what is the difference between having Gestational Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance if they are treated the same way?
The value range for the Glucose Tolerance Test is:
Fasting 95 mg/dl or higher
One hour 180 mg/dl or higher
Two hours 155 mg/dl or higher
Three hours 140 mg/dl or higher

And (not including the fasting results) a person only has to pass 2 of 3 to be cleared of GD. So the person who left the comment that a normal range is 80 to 120 is not correct for this scenario.

Okay, so I’ve experienced tingling in both my hands and feet today; and the last few days, it has been my hands. I thought it might be low iron or vitamin B3….so I’m taking those each day, but that hasn’t solved it. So I’m planning to probably go to the doctor on Monday, which is about the quickest it’s going to happen. I probably need a blood test for blood cell count, iron level, blood sugar level, etc. Does it hurt a lot when they draw the blood?
Also, how long does this take? I’ve read some stuff about you have to fast about 8+ hours before the test. Then they do a zero-level sample blood draw. Then you drink some orange drink and wait like 2 or 3 hours, and they may take multiple samples during that time. Is this normal?

I’ve been recently diagnosed with hypoglycemia (unknown cause, waiting for an appointment) meanwhile I’m testing my blood before dinner and 1 hour after i eat. what does that mean if my blood test always shows the drop in the level after I eat (for example, 111 before food and 87 after)?

just what i asked: Is a blood sugar reading of 114 normal if I got a blood test at the hospital 1/2 hour after eating?

I ate two miniature donuts about an hour before my blood test and it came back as a 143. I was also drinking pop.
I am not diabetic. I actually went in to get a random blood test for something else and I am only 31. My diet is not usually that un healthy.

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