Glucose Tolerance Testing after WLS

[Guest guest]

I've read in numerous different sources that Glucose Tolerance

Testing after Gastric Bypass surgery is a no-no. Obviously, I would

think, that drinking sugar water would certainly make me dump. Has

anyone done the test since WLS and how did it go? I've heard there

is some sort of alternative test that can be done...does anyone know

what that test is called? I want to talk to my doctor about it when

I go in a couple weeks. Hubby and I are planning to start trying

soon and I am having a consult with an OB Dr. to discuss which of my

meds I have to come off of before trying and to dicuss being a

gastric bypass patient. Please, any help would be greatly

appreciated. Thanks

[Guest guest]

I did NOT dot he glucose test but instead did a 2 hour fasting test. It is

where you fast after midnight, go in the morning and have blood drawn, go eat

breakfast and tehn return 2 hours after taking the last bite to draw blood

again.

God Bless, Robin

Wife to Pup for 15 years

Mommy to-

and

(twin boys, 8 years) and

Daughter Madison- age 5 1/2

and new Mommy to-

Emerson Roger born

July 28, 2004 at 4:11 am

8lbs 7 oz, 20 1/2 inches long.

[Guest guest]

I did NOT dot he glucose test but instead did a 2 hour fasting test. It is

where you fast after midnight, go in the morning and have blood drawn, go eat

breakfast and tehn return 2 hours after taking the last bite to draw blood

again.

God Bless, Robin

Wife to Pup for 15 years

Mommy to-

and

(twin boys, 8 years) and

Daughter Madison- age 5 1/2

and new Mommy to-

Emerson Roger born

July 28, 2004 at 4:11 am

8lbs 7 oz, 20 1/2 inches long.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/14/2004 7:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mamaslilqueen@... writes:

I did NOT dot he glucose test but instead did a 2 hour fasting test. It is

where you fast after midnight, go in the morning and have blood drawn, go

eat

breakfast and tehn return 2 hours after taking the last bite to draw blood

again.

They had me originally do a 1 hour fasting and they made me draw 1 hour

after my first bite, No wonder it came back High then they made me do the 3

hour

with the Glucose And now there trying to make me do it again, Can they

refuse to treat me if I refuse it

Jessie

momma to

& Tyler

6/1/94 3/1/02

A new pumpkin sproutin

11/15/04

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Wyatt

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/14/2004 7:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mamaslilqueen@... writes:

I did NOT dot he glucose test but instead did a 2 hour fasting test. It is

where you fast after midnight, go in the morning and have blood drawn, go

eat

breakfast and tehn return 2 hours after taking the last bite to draw blood

again.

They had me originally do a 1 hour fasting and they made me draw 1 hour

after my first bite, No wonder it came back High then they made me do the 3

hour

with the Glucose And now there trying to make me do it again, Can they

refuse to treat me if I refuse it

Jessie

momma to

& Tyler

6/1/94 3/1/02

A new pumpkin sproutin

11/15/04

..-.

..1 2 3./_/.4 5 6.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

.. . .15 16 17 18 19 20 21 sesm

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32 33 34

35 36 37 38 39 40

*~*~*~*~*Y*~*~*~*~*

Wyatt

[Guest guest]

on the *home page* of this group is an article about the Glucose

tolerance test and you should print it out and take it in to your 1st

OB appt. I took the test and got sick of course. We aren't supposed to

have over 2gms of glucose at once, and that has 60 in it.

It depends also on the amount of the stomach that was bypassed.

Good luck in hoping you dont get sick if you do go ahead with it.

According to the article on our home page, the results are invalid

anyway b/c of the surgery.

sheila

[Guest guest]

on the *home page* of this group is an article about the Glucose

tolerance test and you should print it out and take it in to your 1st

OB appt. I took the test and got sick of course. We aren't supposed to

have over 2gms of glucose at once, and that has 60 in it.

It depends also on the amount of the stomach that was bypassed.

Good luck in hoping you dont get sick if you do go ahead with it.

According to the article on our home page, the results are invalid

anyway b/c of the surgery.

sheila

[Guest guest]

Now I know you do not like testing but this is for the health of your baby

and yourself during pgcy. I dont think the dr's are trying to be mean by doing

this. Your level should be 90 first thing in the morning... 1 hour after you

eat, you level should be 140 or lower. 2 hours after you eat it should be

120 or lower.. and so on... if your levels are elevated, you would want to take

the proper precaustions. I understand about not wanting to do the GTT with

the sugar stuff, but I would really do the fasting just to be sure... Thats

JMO though.

~Ginny, Proud Mommy of Wally and y

Born 10-19-03

[Guest guest]

Now I know you do not like testing but this is for the health of your baby

and yourself during pgcy. I dont think the dr's are trying to be mean by doing

this. Your level should be 90 first thing in the morning... 1 hour after you

eat, you level should be 140 or lower. 2 hours after you eat it should be

120 or lower.. and so on... if your levels are elevated, you would want to take

the proper precaustions. I understand about not wanting to do the GTT with

the sugar stuff, but I would really do the fasting just to be sure... Thats

JMO though.

~Ginny, Proud Mommy of Wally and y

Born 10-19-03

[Guest guest]

Since I am already Type II diabetic, I presume that I

will not have to take this test.

If asked, I will refuse and just get a HbA1C test to

cover it. The HbA1C is a blood test given to

diabetics to test their blood sugars over a period of

the past three months. There is a range of responses,

but some are much better than others. No drinking of

sugar water is involved.

Blessings,

Herlean

--- dlpnjlp wrote:

> I've read in numerous different sources that Glucose

> Tolerance

> Testing after Gastric Bypass surgery is a no-no.

> Obviously, I would

> think, that drinking sugar water would certainly

> make me dump. Has

> anyone done the test since WLS and how did it go?

> I've heard there

> is some sort of alternative test that can be

> done...does anyone know

> what that test is called? I want to talk to my

> doctor about it when

> I go in a couple weeks. Hubby and I are planning to

> start trying

> soon and I am having a consult with an OB Dr. to

> discuss which of my

> meds I have to come off of before trying and to

> dicuss being a

> gastric bypass patient. Please, any help would be

> greatly

> appreciated. Thanks

>

>

>

=====

" Wherever I AM, GOD Is...and All is

Well. "

[Guest guest]

Since I am already Type II diabetic, I presume that I

will not have to take this test.

If asked, I will refuse and just get a HbA1C test to

cover it. The HbA1C is a blood test given to

diabetics to test their blood sugars over a period of

the past three months. There is a range of responses,

but some are much better than others. No drinking of

sugar water is involved.

Blessings,

Herlean

--- dlpnjlp wrote:

> I've read in numerous different sources that Glucose

> Tolerance

> Testing after Gastric Bypass surgery is a no-no.

> Obviously, I would

> think, that drinking sugar water would certainly

> make me dump. Has

> anyone done the test since WLS and how did it go?

> I've heard there

> is some sort of alternative test that can be

> done...does anyone know

> what that test is called? I want to talk to my

> doctor about it when

> I go in a couple weeks. Hubby and I are planning to

> start trying

> soon and I am having a consult with an OB Dr. to

> discuss which of my

> meds I have to come off of before trying and to

> dicuss being a

> gastric bypass patient. Please, any help would be

> greatly

> appreciated. Thanks

>

>

>

=====

" Wherever I AM, GOD Is...and All is

Well. "