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i'm not an expert by any means but i am a RN and i've also had supposed blood sugar problems with my first pregnancy. i was borderline for the one hour and also borderline for the 3 hr so they wanted to do another one but i refused. it's diff to determine what is your normal PREGNANT blood sugar level if you don't know your normal PRE-PREGNANT blood sugar level which most of us don't know. if you really think about it too, if you gave that much "glucose" to someone who really has a glucose problem you would probably send them over the edge or at least make them very ill. this time around my midwife did a finger prick but i just had a bagle w/cream cheese and juice prior to the test (a much more realistic intoduction of suger) usually the "LIMIT" for high-normal blood sugar is 140. however the research that supports that number is nonexistant. 140 is an arbitrary number that was basically chosen out of thin air. there are a couple of books that can really help are written by henci goer "obstetrical myths vs research reality" and "the thinking woman's guide to a better birth" they are both easy reads in the sense that you can flip thru to the subject you are looking for and she has the explination of the procedure, the pro, the cons and any things to think about if you decide to have the proc. done, she also has all her research in the back of the books. hope this helps
jenny
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wife to bill if 5 1/2 yrs
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, mom to payden 3 1/2 yrs
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, and new baby due beginning of august
jenny
