Who is ready for some orange drink!? Gestational diabetes glucose screening test today!
I called my doctor’s office and they told me to have eggs before the test, so egg it is! As much as I don’t care for eggs in the morning, this was actually quite delicious. (Although I was eying the nectarines and cherries in our house with envy…)
Served with lots of water
The afterparty! Taking this guy in my purse with a spoon : ) In case of emergency.
Wish me (and the babe) luck!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
Good luck Kath! I hope it goes well. Just think, you can have all the nectarines and cherries you want after it’s over! Are you actually not supposed to eat those 2 foods before the screening?
KathEats says
She told me not to have fruit
Alex says
Eggs? Why did your doc recommend those?
KathEats says
Good protein and fat
Jodi @ Jodi, Fat or Not says
good luck!
OntarioGirl says
good luck! I did mine yesterday…the drink was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Tastes exactly like flat orange pop! Which is not great but I think it could be a worse lol
Alina says
I love how you bring peanut butter! 🙂 Totally something I would do~
I hope everything goes well Kath!
Michelle@PeachyPalate says
Good luck!!! And you can fill up on cherries and nectarines on your return 🙂
Molly @ RDexposed says
Best wishes and cheers! (fingers crossed)
Alyssa (pb and oatmeal) says
Mmm I love eggs in the morning! Good luck!
Khushboo Thadani says
Savory rarely appeals to me in the morning either yet I always do enjoy it on the rare occasions I decide to shake things up :)! Good luck!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Good luck! My sister actually loved the drink. She thought it tasted good! She is a sugar freak though too!
Hope @ With A Side Of Hope says
Best of luck to you, Kath! 🙂
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
An egg? That’s really funny. Could you only have one? I’d be pissed. LOL!
Good luck!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
UGH, the orange drink. That one got me for sure. It was just awful. It’s better to be safe than sorry though, right? Good luck to you and the little one!
Sarah says
You should toss an apple in your bag along with the PB, that would be a way better scooper than a spoon 😉
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
good luck with the test!!!!
Amanda says
My gestational diabetes test is in a little over two weeks! My midwife recommended eating eggs in the morning too. I’m doing the test using 100% grape juice though, not the traditional orange drink version. Good luck!!
Carrie says
sounds much better – the orange stuff really is awful!
Melissa says
I got to choose between the icky orange drink or jelly beans. I thought jelly beans! I love them. Only problem was I had to eat so many of them in a short amount of time. But I think it was still better than the orange drink. YUCK. Good Luck Kath! Hope you passed.
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says
Good luck!
My SIL had gestational diabetes and when we were on the way to the hospital she asked us to stop by the Cheesecake Factory for tiramisu for her to eat in the recovery room! I’ve never seen a piece of cake disappear so fast!
Susan H. @ The Food Allergy Chronicles says
I remember having that test…I was quite worried during my pregnancies as my mother is a Type 1 Diabetic…she became diabetic a few years after my brother was born. I never Gestational Diabetes through either of my pregnancies.
Katie says
You know that it is not your “normal” day when nectarines and cherries for breakfast are forbidden. I didn’t enjoy the drink but I guess it could have been a lot worse. Although, I never had morning sickness and I remember feeling queasy and jittery. I reminded myself how lucky we are to have the medical technology to detect and treat so many conditions like GD. My sister had preclampsyia and delivered my niece early but healthy. Good luck, don’t let yourself worry too much, it will soon be over and then you can celebrate with all the fruit and whatever else you crave.
kathleen @ the daily crumb says
eeek! that orange drink sounds scary. goooood luck!!!!
Jennifer says
Good luck! I’m sure you’ll pass with flying colors. 🙂
The test is a breeze and it will be over soon.
sam says
I can’t do anything if I don’t have my morning eggs. True fact. Good luck!
Theresa says
Best of luck with the results. Even if you do have GD I can not think of anyone who would deal with it better, your lifestyle and food choices are the best! 🙂
lindsay @ prettylittleparadise says
good luck!! i’m sure it will all go juuuuust fine!!! too bad you couldn’t have just eaten tons of donuts and juice, though, instead of that nasty drink!!
Catalina @ Cake with Love says
Good luck, I hope everything is well and please take a photo if you end up eating that PB while still at the doctor’s office! 🙂
Katharina says
Good luck! Hope everything goes well for you and baby!
Cait's Plate says
Ah, good luck! I bet everything will come out just fine 🙂
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
Love the after test snack! 🙂
kate says
I have always wondered, why do you only eat one egg? They are so good for you, you never seem to have two!
KathEats says
To make them last longer? When I scramble them I almost always have two
beth says
I would starve with only 1 egg for breakfast, they only have 70 calories!
KathEats says
I don’t eat one egg for breakfast on normal days. I normally have one in lunches
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
Have an eggcellent day!
violinistag says
Good luck! I’ve been enjoying reading all your old posts–truly love your blog. Inspired by you and a few other bloggers, I finally tried overnight oats, and I AM IN LOVE. Thank you!
Melissa @ Get Fit and Sweat Trying says
Aww, Good Luck! What a fun time…I loved being preggo!! Enjoy it!!
Johanna B says
Will be thinking of you and thinking non GD (gestational Diabetes) thoughts for you and the babe.
Angel7 says
Good luck, Kath & Baby KERF 🙂
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Nikki says
This test confuses me: are they checking to see if your body metabolizes all that yummy orange sugar (uck) the way it should?
KathEats says
Yup
Regina says
Good luck! I had mine last week and had a huge egg omelet with veggies beforehand. Didn’t help though. I still got horribly sick after the test but luckily didn’t upchuck (sorry TMI?) until a few hours later so I managed to finish the test (and pass!!). I wish you the best and hope your experience lacks the sick part. That was NOT fun.
Jessica says
I didn’t want to have any thought in my mind if I failed that what I ate caused me to fail, so I fasted. The lab where I had mine done also told me to fast.
Emily @ Emily's Olives says
Good Luck to you and the babe! Hope it all turns out well! Then you can have all the cherries you want 😉
Diane says
I didn’t get to eat anything before the test, and I usually eat a big breakfast. Good thing you at least got to eat eggs! The drink was gross, but not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Hope all goes well and you pass with flying colors.
Lindsay says
Good luck! It doesn’t taste as bad as everybody says!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
I never had any eggs before mine…just lots of sweet orange syrup 🙂
GOOD luck!!!
Kimberly says
Those eggs look pretty darn good! Good luck!
FactFinderSteph says
Sometimes hardboiled eggs are soooooo good! I love them on that plate! I am again inspired by your place settings 🙂 Good luch mama and baby KERF!!
Karen says
I have taken that test four times, and every time I was told to not radically change my breakfast habits, but to eat something with some protein AND carbs. I would think it would radically skew the test results if you eat very differently than you usually do.
KathEats says
I went by my doctor’s advice..
lynn @ the actor's diet says
good luck with the test! i’ve taken it a few times and it’s so much better when the glucose drink is ICE COLD.
Fran@ Broken Cookies Don't Count says
Wow! I would LOVE to have a reason to carry peanut butter and a spoon in my purse! 😉 Best of luck with the test!
Emily Butler says
Oh my least favorite part of pregnancy, I wasn’t allowed to eat (lame) but I did for my second. After my third baby glucose drink test I celebrated with sushi. I’m sure you are going to pass!
Ellie@Fit for the Soul says
I’m learning so much about the lil procedures that moms have to go through! Who would have thought “eggs”? 😛 And overnight oats (?) are such a genius idea for emergencies!
KathEats says
Just peanut butter in the jar! No oats 😉
Ashley @ Hudson on the Potomac says
Best of luck! I love the little green leaf plate you have your egg on!
Erin Motz says
Hurray! Betting it all comes back perfect!
Lexi @ You, Me, & A World to See says
Hahhaha emergency peanut butter + spoon. Gotta love it 🙂
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
Were you not allowed anything else WITH the eggs? Because that would NOT fill me up….
KathEats says
Just 200 calories of sugar 🙂 I was not really hungry after