I took a glucose tolerance test last Friday. This is something that every pregnant women has to take around 6 months pregnant or so. Apparently, pregnant women can easily develop gestational diabetes, which is a type of diabetes that only occurs while you're pregnant. Something to do with the way a woman's hormones effect the body. Those pesky hormones! So, you go in and drink this super sugary liquid and wait for an hour while the sugar takes it's course. After an hour, they take your blood to see your body's ability to tolerate sugar. I knew it was a bad sign when later that morning I felt so sick. I tried to convince myself that it was because I didn't have anything to counter act the sugar (you're not supposed to eat or drink anything before the test). Well, I got the results back today and low and behold, my sugar levels were higher than they would like. So now, I have to go back and take a 3 HOUR glucose test, where I have to drink even MORE of this disgusting sugary substance. Honestly, it tastes like flat, thick orange soda.

I'm bummed about this development: A) because I don't want to have any kind of complications that come along with gestational diabetes and B) because Thanksgiving is this week! I am going to eliminate all possible sugars and carbs out of my diet until we get the results back from this next test. This of course stinks because Thanksgiving - the holiday of sugars and carbs - is Thursday. No mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls or pecan pie for me. Honestly, it is worth not having any of things to make sure that the baby is safe. They tell me that if the diabetes are managed as soon as you find out, there should no be any lasting side effects on myself or the baby. I'm just a little worried and stressed though. It's very nerve racking to have any complications...even minor. So, if you think about it, please pray for me the rest of this week and especially, Tuesday morning, while I take the test. I would LOVE for this to just be something I ate the day before I took the last test and not something that will effect my pregnancy!