Glucose Test

Currently Craving: Grapes

Today for my appointment with Nancy i had to do the 28 week glucose test. My appointment was at 12:30 so she counted backwards and set me up for the test. First, eat breakfast (happened around 8:30), then around 9:30 a protein snack. then at 10 the two-hour fast started. of course, this was a bummer for me because at about 10:30 i started to get pretty hungry.
then at 1200 i had to chug the drink she gave us the last time we were there. it wasn't SO bad. it tasted like flat orange soda but not too horrible. then i was a little late to the appointment and she was running a little late so thank goodness she plans for that. at a few minutes past 1 she did my finger stick.

for the glucose test you want to score below 140. she said she waits a few minutes past the one hour mark to give time for the score to come down a point or two because a score of 143 will require the 3-hour test while a score of 139 is totally fine. she said usually folks test around 120 if they aren't having any real issues and don't have quick blood sugar drops.

i scored around 100.

ugh! no wonder i felt AWFUL when i got there, and still don't feel quite right three hours later. so what happened was my blood sugar spiked and my body took care of it super fast and it dropped very quickly. she'd told me to bring a snack and i ate that right away.

and she said this tells us that i'll probably need to have some protein during labor/delivery so that i don't start to feel faint. and also that we'll definitely plan to have protein food on hand for after the birth.

we talked a little bit about my diet because i was telling her i'm having a hard time eating these days. i'm either not interested or starving. when left to my own devices i don't really eat meals but just have snacks all day. and she said that was perfect. she said at this point in the pregnancy and especially in the heat of the summer grazing is perfectly acceptable instead of trying to get in real huge meals. she just said fruits are great and then pair them with protein. so a peach and cottage cheese or nuts. some crackers with cheese... that kind of thing. essentially she told me to feed myself as if i'm trying to feed a two year old and to always carry snacks. she finished up by saying i'd probably do better if i was served rather than trying to take care of myself. so if i have to go to the kitchen to get it i'm less likely to eat but if max or someone walks over with a plate of food already prepared i'll sit and eat it and feel fine. i might even be hungry and not even all that interested unless someone else is taking care of the preparation.

maybe that's why i ate so well in Charlottesville this week. Yum!