New comments on 'Blacking out during GTT'

New comment from Keller0422

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:43:41 -0600

Hi Hope,

So glad you are feeling better now hun and I am so sorry that happened! But it looks like everything you went through is normal and dont worry... your little one is nice and comfy cozy inside:)

Keller0422

New comment from claire

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:42:19 -0600

awww .. glad it helped a little, all these new things to worry about can drive us crazy..lol i remember worrying about this test myself while i was having callum, but as u saw on the link, its all ok aslong as its picked up and controled, so please dont worry about that, maybe it was the quickening that made you almost faint, when baby turns, i cant remember how far u are but i fainted in super market when i had mine with my first son, but just felt weird when happened with second..lol , just another thought..lol

claire

New comment from HopeN

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:38:32 -0600

Thanks claire, that was informative exactly what Im tested for. I dont think I have gest diabetes coz they did a 1 hr Glucose Challenge test done in the 16th week and it was a super normal. But since I am having recurring YI and ++++ sugar in the urine, they want to do this 3 hr test to make sure everything is ok.

I love chubby babies..u dun hafta wait for 2-3 months to see them that way, they are there right from day 1 :)

HopeN

New comment from claire

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:31:41 -0600

sorry it got mixed with messahe lol..love ya xx

claire

New comment from claire

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:31:23 -0600

http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/diabetes_in_pregnancy.html

claire

New comment from claire

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:30:54 -0600

hope, i had this test done with my second son due to having alot of A/fluid and big baby, it was thought i had pregnancy diabities but turned out as nothing just a porky baby n lots of water..lol i looked up it for you to try and help hhttp://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/diabetes_in_pregnancy.htmleres the link , lots of love xxx

claire

New comment from HopeN

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:12:00 -0600

Thanks ladies and Dr Q. I feel much better though not completely alright. Dr Q always makes us feel assured. I would have gone crazy without this site with these experiences. I cant wait to talk to my dad later tonight who is diabetic and big time into all this and how this all works, he told me not to go alone as this might happen, and I was so arrogant that I told him nothing can happen to me :( Ladies, preggo or not, when u get a GTT done, please have someone alongside you always.

HopeN

New comment from Mrs. Trgn

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:31:35 -0600

Aww HopeN, you got ur answer frm the good doc now. Rest easy! I'm sorry you got such a scare but like Chels said the baby is sooo snug and protected this little time probably didn't affect anyone but you. Feel better!!!

Mrs. Trgn

New comment from Dr. Q

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:25:18 -0600

little to worry about the pregnancy HopeN, hope you now feel better...

Dr. Q

New comment from AliKK

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:16:10 -0600

You piqued my interest, so I looked around online, and it looks like passing/blacking out isn't that unusual of an event...particularly if you fasted and particularly with the 3hour test, where they give you a higher dose.

Granted, I don't know what this means in regard to how your body is dealing with glucose, but, if women can pass/blackout during the test (and they do), I wouldn't think doing so would put the baby at risk, or doctors wouldn't do it.

Also, I know lab techs aren't doctors, but, if it was something dangerous, I'm sure they'd have a procedure down that would alert your doctor to the event.

AliKK

New comment from oliver12

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:12:32 -0600

Oh HopeN!! I'm so sorry about what happened! I don't know anything about this and can't add, but wanted you to know I'm thinking about you.

Keep us posted, please!

oliver12

New comment from HopeN

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:51:16 -0600

Thanks chelsea, my concern is abt the baby not getting enough oxygen or something coz I was blacking out. Its the one where they give u glucose and measure ur sugar levels every hr for 3 hrs

HopeN

New comment from chelsharmony

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:44:39 -0600

what kind of test is this? Im sorry that you had to go thru it, hope you are feeling better.

Im sure the baby is a-ok, the mom is usually the one who gets the crap while the baby is nice and cozy in the uterus :)

chelsharmony

New comment from HopeN

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:41:31 -0600

PS: I have had this test 3 times before and never once had an abnormal result or this kind of incident.

HopeN

Blacking out during GTT

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:40:08 -0600

Dr Q, I had my 3 hr GTT today and everything was ok the 1st one hr after I took the 100 g of Dextrose.

After about 1.5 hrs, I started getting very nauses and restless and as I was telling this to the lab tech, I started blacking out and lost my footing though I didnt faint per se or fall down. Then they made me lie down on the bed for sometime and I was ok in 15 mins.

My question will this type of incident hurt the baby?

Is this because the sugar level increased a lot or because too much insulin lowered my sugar levels?

Any advise appreciated. Thanks as always

HopeN