x-posted, sorry if you see this more then once! I've not been happy with my OB office, they make me feel like a number and not a person. I know the check up's only ever take like 5 minutes no matter what office you go to, however they don't even give me time to ask questions before booting me out th...

I have the dreaded glucose test tomorrow and my doctor just handed me the drink at my last appointment, told me to drink it and then come to the office for a blood draw an hour later. Being a sneaky little brat who hated the taste of it last pregnancy, I got the idea to substitute jelly beans (as I ...

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That 3 hr. glucose test was the worst thing ever. I drank the glucose drink and felt fine until about ten mins. later when I started getting srsly drowsy. A little bit after I felt faint so I went to tell the woman at the desk who went to get a lab tech who had me lie down. Then it was REALLY hot. I...

Kids who need vitamins usually don’t take them Children who are taking vitamins are often the ones who don’t really need them, while kids who could benefit from supplements because of their poor diets usually don’t take vitamins. That’s the conclusion of a study from the University of Califo...

Oh it was ick! I am still feeling the after effects now some 7 or 8 hours after the fact. Knowing that the procedure here in the UK may be a little different to the US I will do a quick summary. You turn up at 8 am to Day Assessment, they take your bloods (I also had my 28 week bloods taken at the s...

My old doctor just called me to let me know I failed the one hour glucose test by 5 points. My levels were 140 and they weren't supposed to be over 135. She said I had to call to schedule the 3 hour test. I don't want to do the 3 hour test primarily because I know it's going to make me sick. I knew ...

Have you read medical explanations of diabetes and found them a little hard to understand, yet you wouldn't mind knowing "what's going on inside" but can't find the right level of explanation?I've... The best diabetic advice is from a diabetic who has managed their own journey, over ten years from d...

I just went to the hospital on base (my husband is Army) to do my 28 week glucose test,  and my stupid doctor never put the order in for it to be done. I waited 45 minutes and they never did get in touch with her, even though she's right upstairs, and so I just left. I have an appointment ...

A tour of my pregnancy with a fear of giving blood: First appointment, getting blood drawn: A little nervous, a little queasy, but distracted myself and made it through the whole thing. Until I went to get up and PASSED OUT. Second time for my AFP testing: Nervous, but held my husband's hand and dis...