The Disgusting Glucose Test

I went for my Glucose tolerance test today at Thomson Medical Centre..
IT IS TOTALLY DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!

Firstly, those who need to be tested are overweight, have family history of diabetic. I happen to fall into both of the 'requirement' for the test.

So, I have to fast the night before, no food and little water after 10pm, no food n little water for the morning all the way till the test.

The test is separated into two part, the Fasting and after the 75g of glucose.

So the first reading is taken and the nurse pass me a bottle of orangey liquid which is actually very concentrated glucose drink. It taste like bubble tea with 150% of sugar level!!!!!! Almost puke after I gulp down the liquid, the nurse ask me if I'm feeling alright, I really feel like asking her to try gulping down that bottle of liquid within 5mins and endure for another 2hrs with just some sips of water for the test...

So during that two hour, I went on with the normal gynae visit, the usual scanning and my complain of swelling of my feet and some backache which takes less than 15mins before I'm sent back to the 'waiting area' where it's a total torture siting there waiting in hunger with the intriguing smell of delifrance just a few steps away.

More on the test, they use a one time needle to prick on one of ur fingertip to get the 2nd drop of blood out for the test. Then, the 2nd drop of blood is to go onto a strip attached to a reader which give u the result in just 5seconds.

That disgusting drink!!!

Strip attached to the reader.

(These two photo above are taken from Google search, I swear that I've drank that same liquid down)

Result after 2hrs of torture.

I'M lucky!! To pass the test in the end, which means I am still able to eat my chocolates, biscuits, ice-cream and all other sinful food as and when I want!!! in moderate.

Heard that if I fail the test I'll need to do a 7 point test where I'll  have to drink 7 bottle of that disgusting liquid the next day. Also to test my the blood sugar level every single days....
(I'm unsure of this as I've pass)

Hope You are as lucky as me!!!