Glucose Drink 050: Orange Kool-Aid or Sugar Attack?

Last week I had a routine glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes. According to Google Health Gestational Diabetes is a glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Intolerance meaning high blood sugar levels. In pregnancy these levels are dangerous for both me and baby Rudy. From my light reading it looks like I have 4 out of 7 primary causes of gestational diabetes. The test & post-test experience was wild enough to right about.

First I had to fast for at least 2 hours. Then they gave me a 50 gram bottle of liquid sugar, a.k.a. orange flavored Glucose Drink 050
. I had 5 minutes to pound it down. It was like taking a shot or maybe a sake bomb but much more intense; sweeter than southern sweet tea. After chugging my glucose drink, since I had to wait 1 hour before the testing phase, I walked back to work. There was an extra pep in my step. Even Rudy was kicking around. I also typed faster and talked faster. I walked back to the doctor's office and was tested. They will call with the results if and only if there is bad news. Bad news being a blood sugar level of 140+.

The rest of the day I kept using the bathroom and was thirsty. Then that night I couldn't sleep because I was being attacked by a nomadic spider - biting me from neck to foot. Of course there was no spider and no spider bites. The next day I Googled-it and discovered these issues were symptoms of HBS (High Blood Sugar). Hmm, sounds like Glucose Drink 050 has some unpleasant hangover effects. After this experience, I had to know my test results. The no-news-is-good-news plan wasn't going to work.

My results came in today...my glucose levels are perfect. Rudy and mommy are OK. The Glucose Drink 050 was a definite sugar attack on my system. Would you believe it comes in 75 and 100 grams?