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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="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1702522" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>I would ask you why you are worried about being forewarned? It is what it is, and an OGTT at home won't change things. Why not just ask for the HbA1c when you see your doctor and accept what it tells you.</p><p></p><p>Home OGTT</p><p>The solution I used when I did my home OGTT was Rapilose, as DCUKMod said. It is a drink that contains exactly 75g of glucose and nothing else at all. You just pour it into a glass and drink it in 5 minutes. It is used in many surgeries now that Lucozade has gone reduced sugar. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.gpsupplies.com/rapilose-ogtt-glucose-solution-300ml-pack-of-1" target="_blank">https://www.gpsupplies.com/rapilose-ogtt-glucose-solution-300ml-pack-of-1</a></p><p></p><p>You do need to be organised when you do the test. You should also eat 130g carbs a day for 3 days beforehand or the test may be inaccurate. You will need to pick a morning when you have nothing else to do. Fast overnight, no food. Test your fasting BG. Drink the liquid. Sit quietly for at least 2 hours - no food, no water, no moving about, no smoking, no stress or disturbances. Then you test at whatever frequencies you chose, but as a bare minimum at 1 hour and 2 hours after finishing the drink. If you want extra information you can test half hourly and keep going after the 2 hour mark. You need to record all these readings with the times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1702522, member: 94045"] I would ask you why you are worried about being forewarned? It is what it is, and an OGTT at home won't change things. Why not just ask for the HbA1c when you see your doctor and accept what it tells you. Home OGTT The solution I used when I did my home OGTT was Rapilose, as DCUKMod said. It is a drink that contains exactly 75g of glucose and nothing else at all. You just pour it into a glass and drink it in 5 minutes. It is used in many surgeries now that Lucozade has gone reduced sugar. [URL]https://www.gpsupplies.com/rapilose-ogtt-glucose-solution-300ml-pack-of-1[/URL] You do need to be organised when you do the test. You should also eat 130g carbs a day for 3 days beforehand or the test may be inaccurate. You will need to pick a morning when you have nothing else to do. Fast overnight, no food. Test your fasting BG. Drink the liquid. Sit quietly for at least 2 hours - no food, no water, no moving about, no smoking, no stress or disturbances. Then you test at whatever frequencies you chose, but as a bare minimum at 1 hour and 2 hours after finishing the drink. If you want extra information you can test half hourly and keep going after the 2 hour mark. You need to record all these readings with the times. [/QUOTE]
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