GTT with a cold?

Hi

Should I wait until I have got rid of my cold, (sore throat, runny nose and aches) before I go for my 3rd GTT? Will it effect the result?

I have had two, 3 months apart, and it's time for my 3rd this week, but with feeling rough I have put it off, but this cold is lurking so don't know if I am going to have to go and do the GTT anyway.

Bit of background, I had Gestational diabetes with my 2nd pregnancy, ended up on insulin in the last 8 weeks of pregnancy, but it went after the birth. I asked if I should be tested regularly as they told me I would more than likely end up diabetic, but the doctor never sent me for a test, until I mentioned it (5 years after birth). Came back 'borderline' can't remember exact result, think the fasting was 6.7 an 2 hours later 6.9 , 2nd test the nurse said my fasting had gone down (6.2 I think) but my 2hr reading was higher, so I would need a 3rd GTT and if it came back the same I would have to see the doctor and probably end up on medication. I was just told by the nurse to use diet control....given a quick portion size talk, cut out sugar and that was it! Should know it all from gestational diabetes but I seem to have forgotten most of it! I do have my meter from then, so got a new battery and some test strips from ebay. So I am going to try for myself and see what results I get.

Thanks for any advice!

Well, after ending up on anti-biotics for a chest infection, I finally got tested on Tuesday! Had a phone call to make an appointment with the doctor, fasting was 6.8 and 2 hours later it was 7.2 ... So see what the doc says on Tuesday....

Seen the doc, I am not 'diabetic' but 'insulin resistant' when fasting....
Told me I could go on medication if I wanted, but wouldn't be classed diabetic. Told me to lose weight, asked if I wanted to see a Dietician, to which I told him I had done the vitality course, so knew what I 'should' eat and portion control etc, so he said to keep trying to lose weight, offered me tablets if I wanted them, ones that bind the fat but have severe side effects, to which I said no, my sister had been on them and I didn't want them!

My HBa1C was 44, he said 40 and below was normal, 48 and above would class me as diabetic. So got to have another test on 3 months and see.