Bottoms up! The timing yesterday was a bit ridiculous so I had to work backward from my appointment time to figure out when to eat breakfast (1 hour before drinking half the bottle), drink the Glucola (30 minutes before arriving for my appointment) and leave the house. Breakfast a bit after 7, drink at 8:10, appointment started at 8:30 and blood draw was at 9:10 (I knew I'd have to wait an hour after drinking it to have the blood draw and wanted to make sure I had enough time for my appointment before it was time for the blood draw...I did). The appointment was super short as usual but I was a bit tripped up because though I was seeing "Michele Quinn" a 20-something year old guy walked in. Med student I think. I don't do well with dude docs...they make me nervous and squirmy. Luckily all he had to do was listen to the heartbeat and ask if everything was going okay (yes, it is...and even if it weren't I probably wouldn't have told him anything different...bad, I know). Heartbeat is still strong and solid. Had to wait a few minutes until 9:10 to get the blood draw which went well because when I said, "If you can just tell me when you're done that would be great" and she actually understood that I meant DON'T SAY "You're going to feel a pinch". The results were just posted and my level was 107 mg/DL (reference # for normal is 70-140). I do have mild anemia but most pregnant women have mild anemia so I'm not concerned about it. It's very slight and I'm sure they'll call me if I need to add an iron supplement. That's all for today!
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