The Truth About the Glucose Test

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Today we are diving deep into something that almost every pregnant woman has heard of… but somehow still feels like it comes out of nowhere:

That moment your provider says,
“We’ll need to schedule you for a glucose test.”

Cue the panic and the posting of your questions to the Facebook group (AND the horror stories about that orange drink).

Seriously tho — if you searched “glucose test” in our Facebook group, you’d see miles of posts.

So many women panic after getting their test orders or results and come to our group instead of Google, asking things like:

“What is this drink? Will I throw up? What if I fail by a few points? What happens next?”

If that’s you — you are not alone.
This post is for you.

Let’s break it all down so you can go into your glucose test informed, confident, and a little more at ease.

What is the glucose test anyway?

Around 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy, your provider will screen you for gestational diabetes (GD), a temporary form of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy due to hormone changes that affect how your body handles sugar.

It doesn’t mean you did anything wrong.

And it doesn’t mean you’ll have diabetes after birth — in most cases, GD goes away after delivery.

But untreated gestational diabetes can lead to complications like a larger baby (which may increase the chances of interventions during delivery), early delivery, or blood sugar issues in the baby after birth.

So the test isn’t just one more hoop to jump through — it’s an important way to make sure both you and your baby are staying on track.

How does the test work?