Thursday, August 16, 2007

3 Hour Glucose Test

I had to get up extra early this morning, 5:20 AM to get ready to go to the hospital for my 3-hour test. I arrived at the hospital at 6:55 AM. My test began at 7:15 AM. They took my fasting blood level, then made me drink this ultra sweet orange drink within 5 minutes. Then at 8:15, 9:15, and 10:15 they took blood samples. It was a long wait in that waiting room. I passed the time by reading a book I brought, reading some magazines, watching Buffy the vampire slayer, the Waltons, and the beginning of Little House on the Prairie. I had four different woman take my blood throughout the ordeal. The first one to take my blood was a dwarf, she was so cute and the nicest person there. She had to go to a meeting then though, so I did not get to see her again until the very end of my test. I am not sure how I did, I felt dizzy and light headed during the test, followed by a bad headache and tired. These are all symptoms of high blood sugar, which naturally it was high at some point after drinking all of that drink. I am not sure when I get the results back. I will update as soon as I receive the results.

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