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i have heard a few friends in Australia who had to do the 3 hour straight away. so i would guess it's not just NT! not sure if that makes it any better though!!

I wonder what their reasoning is. is the 3 hour one more accurate?

Hmmmm I did mine in WA @Ree723: and the standard was a two hour test! Ha go figure. I'm presuming every state has a different standard?

I'm in Austria. I am very low risk but had to do a 2hr test. I had to be fasting when I arrived (since the night before). They wanted a urine sample right away, but I just couldn't do it. When I saw the lab tech she did a blood draw, measured my initial fasting glucose level with the finger prick tester and then had me drink two cups of the glucose drink. After one hour I went back in, she drew more blood and I gave a urine sample. After the second hour, I went back in and same thing, another blood draw and another urine sample. It honestly wasn't that bad, just really time consuming, and after three blood draws my arms started looking like I was a drug addict.

@Ree723: interesting, I think they still do the one hour here but I am not even looking forward to that one!

@Ree723: I failed the one hour and unfortunately had to take the three hour (I passed). I would definitely bring a lot of reading materials or something else to help pass the time. Also, ask them to alternate arms with each blood draw so your veins aren't as sore during and afterwards. I also agree with taking a snack. I didn't do this and I was literally shaking and sweating by the time I got home to eat.

I'm in Canada and we still have the one hour test. Since I was with a MW and had no risk factors it was very much optional for me. I ended up doing it but would never do it again, it just seemed like a really terrible way to test one's ability to process sugar. http://evidencebasedbirth.com/gestational-diabetes-and-the-glucola-test/

I don't remember the 3 hr being that bad. Other than be hungry right afterwards, it was just time consuming and I'm not a fan of getting my blood drawn.

@Ree723: My OB said she doesn't bother with 1h because it more than often concludes false positives. It is so inaccurate that many times the patient has to come back for the addition screening of the 3-hour test. This is time consuming and costly, obviously.

@Ree723: my doctor has all of her patients do the two hour right away, but said that the "trend" is to start having patients do the three hour right off the bat. I see a high risk doctor, though, so I know she's extra cautious on most things. I'm in Seattle.

What makes me grumpy is that I have talked to a lot of people who didn't have I fast before their test! I had to for 12 hours!

I passed the 1 hour with my DD who's 18 months old. No idea if my OB will try to make me take a longer test this time, but I'm going to try and get out of it--I meet none of the risk factors, and I'm way too sick this time around to try and drink that crap when I can barely get water down. I crashed hard and was sick for a day and a half last time, and that time I went into the test feeling good. No thanks.

@Adira: I'm in MA too but I just did the one-hour test about a month ago!

So sorry!

I never took an one hour or 3 hour test for my last pregnancy....I got diagnosed with GD at my prenatal intake appointment from my A1C blood test.

I hope everything is ok!

@Ree723: Can you take the test in the morning? That way part of the 12 hours can be time you are asleep?

I'm in CA, and did a 2? hour. It wasn't that bad for me at all.

@Ree723: That might be just your midwife's group's thing.

I was given a 2 hour. I'm in WA with a pretty large health group. It was just a one test determination. Nice compromise