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@bluestriped bee: they told me I couldn't eat or drink anything after drinking the glucose drink.

I've had two kids and have had to take the 1-hour and 3-hour glucose tests for both. (I was diagnosed with GD with LO1 so I had to take the GD 3-hr with LO2) I was initially worried about drinking it in 5 minutes but when I got there it's not like they were chanting "chug, chug, chug" to get me to do it under 5 minutes. It was a small amount of liquid, maybe 8-10 oz and tastes like fruit punch or orange Crush depending upon the color. I had to fast from food and water the night before so I made sure to go to the clinic first thing in the morning to get the test done. Once I drank the liquid they told me I could sip water after waiting 30 minutes. I felt slightly nauseated (I had nausea during both of my pregnancies) but sitting down helped and I just sipped water after the 30-minutes mark. Not all clinics do it this way, but this was my experience. Hope this helps!

ETA: Bring a snack with you to the test so that when you are done you can eat immediately!

Would your Dr allow you to do an alternate option? I know some people's dr's allow a big pancake breakfast or OJ instead of that drink...

I asked my midwife about declining the GD test as I had no risk factors and she just about fell off her chair. I decided I should do it, and turns out I actually have GD so lucky I did. They do the 3 hour test fairly routinely in Australia so that's the one I did, and you can't eat or drink during that time as it can affect your results. I took Zofran prior to drinking the sugary drink and had a book with me as a distraction and while I felt pretty yucky and nearly spewed a couple of times, I got through it and didn't. They told me if I was sick, I would have to repeat the test as that obviously can affect the results too. Do whatever you can to make yourself more comfortable- if that means taking your mum, do it for sure! Good luck x

@QBbride: I had HG and ended up having GD as well. If I hadn't done the test I never would have known - it ended up that baby needed to come out early and it would have been a dangerous situation to let me go too close to my due date because of problems caused by the GD. Problems that they never would have checked for if it wasn't for the GD diagnosis. I would definitely not recommend skipping it just because it might make you throw up.

@babycanuck: I had pretty severe HG and I didn't get sick from the one hour test, but I did from the three hour. Fortunately it didn't happen until like 1.5 hours into it, so they were still able to go forward with the test...but I had already failed it anyways, so it didn't matter much. If you do end up being unable to take the test you might want to consider checking your blood sugar like an hour after meals for a few days - that is another good way to gauge whether or not you have GD.

I'd ask about alternative options, like jelly beans if you think that would be better. The drink isn't horrible but it's not great if you aren't feeling well, let alone have HG!