GTT and being sick

[tracy1975]

Hi,

I'm 30+2 weeks pregnant and am booked in to have a GTT at surgery next Thursday.

My problem is I'm normally wide wake at 3 or 4 in the morning, even if I goto bed late. I've got first bloods at 8 when they open and second lot at 10. Which means going about 7 hours after waking with just water. If I don't have breakfast then I feel really sick. I tried having just water yesterday morning and was physically sick within a couple of hours so just had to eat something. So there is no way I can see me lasting the 7 hours from waking.

I just really can't see anyway round this as obviously being sick will mean then won't be able to do the test as it will affect the results.

Tracy.

 

[CollieBoy]

Welcome to the wonderful flexible world of surgery appointments
I'm the same as you (early riser, not pregnant).
I can usually get a practice nurse appointment by about 8:00 - 9:00, but never a HCA for phlebotomy before 10:30, so in away you are "lucky" to get that 8:00 slot!.It's not as if the NHS is run for the good of the patients <lol>
Good luck with the GTT

 

[jack412]

can they do it at an out of hours surgery at 4am and give the results to your dr

 

[anteater2012]

No such thing as an out of hours surgery in the uk unless it is a doctor on call situation and A&E wont entertain this test. Recimmend the OP has a chat with the surgery and see if a better arrangement csn be agreed upon.