visited the OB today and have been told that i failed the glucose test. blech. i hoped that doesn't mean i need to do that horrid test again. probably not, but it did mean i might be a candidate for pregnancy-related diabetes which is NOT an ideal thing. i was referred to a diabetes specialist who will tell me what to do. what? at 32? diabetes doesn't really run in our family although my mom was told a similar thing last year and had to cut down on her sugar intake (and she probably takes 2x the amount of sugar i take).
i have been also informed that i am anemic (according to the same set of tests from last week). no surprises on that one. i was anemic when i was ten years old and learned to eat chicken liver--which by the way is nicer than pork liver. to add to my collection of supplement pills, i now have to take Sorbifer which is an iron supplement. on top of continuing the folic acid (for more iron!) which is usually discontinued by the end of the first trimester for most pregnant women.
we're scheduled for another scan this weekend.
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