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As Lucozade has changed its recipe is there something else that I could use to do a DIY OGTT?
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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1702249" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>Well, the OGTT isn't used as a diagnostic tool any more, except for gestational diabetes, but it can be done at home.</p><p></p><p>If you chose to use Lucozade, you just need to take a bit more of it, to add up to the required carb level. I won't do the calculation for you as I made a mistake when I did my own and actually took on board a few extra gramms of glucose. Doh!</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, there's a preparation called "Rapilose" which is pre-prepared, in a sachet, which you just squeeze into your mouth. You can buy it online. That's what [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] used when she did hers.</p><p></p><p>Surgeries vary, but I imagine if you're not on a diabetes radar, they might ask why you wanted on if you just asked for it. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what your fear is relating to having it done and your low carbing? It is what it is, and even if not exactly as you would like, it would inform you if you were progressing, and if so, by how much. </p><p></p><p>As a pre-diabetic, you may not have to go Ninja-LC (OK, you get the drift!), you might find just trimming back the carbs a bit is enough to keep you away from a diagnosis. We're all so different, which is both the beauty and the infuriating nature of diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 1702249, member: 345386"] Well, the OGTT isn't used as a diagnostic tool any more, except for gestational diabetes, but it can be done at home. If you chose to use Lucozade, you just need to take a bit more of it, to add up to the required carb level. I won't do the calculation for you as I made a mistake when I did my own and actually took on board a few extra gramms of glucose. Doh! Alternatively, there's a preparation called "Rapilose" which is pre-prepared, in a sachet, which you just squeeze into your mouth. You can buy it online. That's what [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] used when she did hers. Surgeries vary, but I imagine if you're not on a diabetes radar, they might ask why you wanted on if you just asked for it. I'm not sure what your fear is relating to having it done and your low carbing? It is what it is, and even if not exactly as you would like, it would inform you if you were progressing, and if so, by how much. As a pre-diabetic, you may not have to go Ninja-LC (OK, you get the drift!), you might find just trimming back the carbs a bit is enough to keep you away from a diagnosis. We're all so different, which is both the beauty and the infuriating nature of diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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