OGTT - the diabetes Oh Gosh Truth-be-known Test

Today I embarked on the PCOS right of passage known as the 2 hour glucose tolerance test.  I've actually never had one before even though I suspected that I would be a little insulin resistant.  I'm on the thinner side for a woman with PCOS but I figured the family history was going to hit me in the end.  I have always watched my weight and how much carbs I am eating in any one meal, but I never had it really tested out.

At my IVF intake my RE doc asked me if I was in insulin resistant.  I looked at her with a dumb expression.

Conversation went something like this:

RE: you mean to tell me you've never had a gtt?

me: um . . . nope

RE: Why not?

me: well my primary just wanted to do a fasting and and a1c which were both normal, but ..

RE: I certainly hope you order them on your pcos patients

me: Well I do but...

RE: take a week off your metformin and try to get it done before we get going.


SO anyway - today I went.  The amount of complaining and moaning that I have heard over the years about 1 hr and 3 hr gtts you would think that they were the most vomit inducing terrible experiences of anyones life.  I'm here to say now - really not bad, actually not bad at all.   I do look a little like a heroin addict with track marks but seriously just a sweet drink and 3 little pokes.

Thankfully - it was normal which means my fingers wont be pricked in the first trimester and that I can stop my metformin earlier if I want to.  I celebrated with potatoes for a snack and mac and cheese for dinner (it was a lean cuisine so not full fat . . .but I almost never eat carbs alone!) I am just really blessed that I am not diabetic (yet).  I am sure I will be at some point but for now I am just going to enjoy one less thing to worry about.

And with that I will keep taking my metformin and my birth control pills.