Whats the first thing that comes to mind when you think Tang?

For me, its to sugary, to orange-y, and all around nasty.

So its no wonder that when my mom told me that the orange drink that i was going to have to drink tasted like tang, i immediately threw up a little bit in the back of my mouth.

When you hit twenty eight weeks in your pregnancy, you get the wonderful (wonderfully nasty) Glucose test, to check for gestational diabetes. They tell you to drink this orange, clear, or lime drink, as fast as you can mind you, and then come to the doctors office no more than forty five minutes after you’re done with the drink.

Orange drink

Why?

Because exactly an hour after you’re done with the drink, they have to draw blood. Also not one of my favorite activities.

Don’t think that your in luck if you have no history of diabetes in your family. Every pregnant woman gets tested.

My aunt Robin had gestational diabetes in her last pregnancy. I watched her several times check her blood sugar and give herself insulin.

Now I dont know about you, but i am not such a big fan of needles. They scare me quite a bit. (Don’t ask me how i made it two years on Depo-Provera.)

I am hoping beyond hope that i pass this test next week.

Otherwise I am at risk of going into diabetic shock, because i was to scared to check my blood pressure.

-Teenage Mom