Lab Instructions

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Instructions for Fasting Lab Work:

Lab work is scheduled at 8:15 am. Please plan to be here between 8:15 am and 8:30am.

Do not EAT...DRINK...CHEW.... or SMOKE ANYTHING after MIDNIGHT prior to your lab work.

NO cigarettes...water...juice...coffee...or chewing gum

You may brush for teeth if you are careful not to swallow any water or toothpaste.

OB Challenge Instructions:

Be sure and eat a normal breakfast or lunch before you come. Try to avoid excessively sugary foods such as soft drinks, sugary cereals and candy, etc.

Be prepared to stay one hour. You may want to bring a book and also leave small children at home if they will be hard to occupy. We ask you not to leave the office before we draw your blood.

You will most likely have a pelvic exam at this visit.

You will drink 5 oz of a sugar drink called "glucola" and wait one hour to see how your body processes the sugar. At this time we will draw blood and send it to the lab for testing. This is only a screening lab for gestational diabetes. If it is elevated, you will be contacted for further testing.