How does the Glucose test drink really taste?

Question

I have to go for a regular glucose test on 9/11 and am wondering if I'm going to toss my cookies when I have to drink the liquid stuff....

Answer 1

i was pleasantly surprised that what i had to drink was half a glass worth of a liquid that looked, smelt and tasted like flat sprite.

it was fine, didn't bother me at all.

turns out i do have gestational diabetes, so that drink was my last "sugar" experience for this pregnancy.

Answer 2

it is really sweet when i drunk it they gave me this fruit punch one but i didn't like it because it was really sweet.

Answer 3

They had a few different flavors when I went to have the Glucose test.  I had orange because it's the flavor that I liked the best.  It tasted a lot like orange soda with less fizz and a little thicker.  It's not too bad, but I wouldn't ever drink it if I didn't have to.  I don't think you'll have anything to worry about.  My two year old loved it!

Answer 4

With my 1st and 2nd pregnancies it tasted like orange soda, the last time it was almost like Sprite but a little worse

Answer 5

Me and a lot of people i have talked to about this actually think it taste pretty good. It sorta taste like flat orange soda... i actually craved it later that day and made my hubby buy me orange soda... however if you fail th is test and have to go for the three hour test like i did it is still an orange drink except it has double the amount of glucose and that one isnt very good and made me sorta nauseas... Good Luck

Answer 6

They have upgraded them I had one less then 3months ago. It tasted like hi-c. i am happy about the change. I live in the country so it takes a while to upgrade out here. the drink is not bad now. My first child it tasted real thick and medicini. Now orange soda!

Answer 7

It tastes like a thick orange soda.  When I was pregnant I loved it.  My only word of caution is when you go to the test, don't eat any really sweet food before you go.  I ate two bowls of honey combs.,,, apparently that wasn't a good idea ;)

Answer 8

I won't lie it is not the best thing in the world. If you can I would ask for the lemon lime one. It tastes like flat sprite. The orange one tastes like orange soda syrup. It is a small bottle so don't worry just drink it fast or else the taste will get to you. Good luck and don't syke yourself out or think about it too much.  

Answer 9

The stuff I got tasted like orange soda, and it was actually drinkable, now the stuff I got while pregnant the first time I had a really hard time keeping it down, it has obviously changed since then..

Answer 10

You know, everyone built me up into believing it was going to be the most awful thing in the whole wide world. Then, I went in for it and it tasted like flat Sprite. It was totally tolerable. Not good, but not disgusting. Good luck, hope your levels are low.

Answer 11

It taste like a sweet orange soda.  It not bad at all.  Just avoid foods with sugar beforehand.

Answer 12

I think there are 2 different flavors available. I have had the orange flavored stuff and it tastes like flat, thick orange soda. Just an FYI, ask your doctor if you could pick it up the day before and take it home to refrigerate it overnight, then you can just drink it an hour before you go into your appointment (or 45 mins before, if your doctor's office is like mine and you are guarenteed at least a 15 min wait before seeing him). Some offices will automatically have some cooled on hand, which is nice because it doesn't taste as good warm. At least cold you can pretend its a bottle of Orange Crush without the carbonation.

Answer 13

Honestly? It tastes like orange soda. Well at first it was okay but it made me feel nauseated.

Answer 14

It tastes like a flat orange soda.  It is not bad at all, but very sweet.

Answer 15

I used to take the drink, years ago, but they no longer do that here. There are many more up-to-date ways to track your glucose.

But back then I didn't think the drink was all that bad.

Who knows if you will throw up? A positive mindset may help. And if you start to feel whoosy, take a few deep breaths through your nose.

Good luck to you. Are they doing this test because you are gaining too much weight? Do they think you may have the "pregnancy diabetes?"  It's great that you are checking it out!  

Answer 16

Well I had a couple friends who threw up because of it, me I have done it twice and I get the Lemon Lime one and I actually don't mind it I think it tastes like flat Sprite, which doesn't bother me. It just depends on the person.

EDIT: They told me that if you like sweet stuff to begin with and eat alot of sweets then there shouldnt be any problem keeping it down. I myself love sweets and eat alot of it (bad me when i was pregnant eat candy all the time LOL)

Answer 17

Mine was like syrup with a sickening cola taste.  I had trouble keeping it down.

Answer 18

like soda (50 gram). 100 gram tatse too sweet like a double shot of soda at once. You must drink it in 5 min. if they have different flavors get the one that is lemon lime. The orange one is tooooo sweet tasting.  

Answer 19

It is not the taste that is necessarily bad, it is the thickness (and very sweet). I had a choice between flavors: I could do lemon-lime (which tasted like Sprite) or the orange flavor. I personally don't like orange soda, so I opted for lemon-lime. It wasn't that bad tasting...

I would call to see if you can get it cold (mine were refrigerated by the office, which helped quite a bit). I couldn't imagine having the stuff room temperature.

If you go in thinking it won't be that bad, I am sure you won't throw up..

Good luck!

Answer 20

It tastes like really sweet orange soda, if your not nauseous before you start you should be fine.  I had to drink it while I had morning sickness and still managed to keep it down so you should be fine.

Answer 21

it tastes like really sickly sweet lemonade.

It's not too bad.

Answer 22

to me it tasted like lemonade but a bit more sugary:)

Answer 23

I was dreading it my first pregnancy, but honestly it wasn't that bad. It was like orange soda, but a tad bit more sweet. My problem was drinking the whole thing fast enough. I think you have to drink the whole thing in 2 minutes. I can't chug a drink down, I usually get queasy... but I got it down & was fine. I get light headed sometimes when I get blood work done, but that when fine also. So, there's no need to worry!!

Oh yeah, I believe my doctors office also had a fruit punch flavor... but I opted for the orange.

Answer 24

Mine tasted like really bubbly lemonade...... Heaps of people have complained to me about it but I didn't mind it.

Answer 25

I've had it twice, once in each of two pregnancies. The one I had (I'm in Australia) tasted like a standard lemon-flavoured fizzy drink. I quite liked it actually... The second time it had gone flat which wasn't so nice, but still manageable.  

Answer 26

it taste like orange soda with a little kick, lol...its not that bad

Answer 27

it kinda tastes a bit like really cheap lemonade, its not bad at all. just make sure your sitting down about 10-20 Min's after you have it as you can suddenly become quite dizzy, this happened to me and i came to, on the bed of the dr clinic. i was HUGE while preggers so i have no idea how they lifted me, lol. but seriously its not bad at all. hope it all goes well

Answer 28

It tastes like a really el cheapo version of lemonade, it's not pleasant to drink but it isnt that bad that it will make you vomit.

Answer 29

It tastes like really, really sweet Coke or orange drink; it doesn't taste bad (although I don't like the orange kind, myself).  

Answer 30

It tastes like orange drink at first...and then it kind of burns your throat after the second sip...it really is not all that bad..but it will make you feel a little naseous...you cant drink anything after it..and make sure and sit after drinking it...but what I thought of that made me not vomit...is that if you do throw up you have to take it again...so just relax maybe even lay down if you can...and just try to keep your mind off of it...you might also get a little coldsweatty so just maybe bring a wet rag to put on your head and just lay back and relax...

Answer 31

Oh no, the drink tastes just fine.  I loved it.  It was like orange soda but sweeter.  I laughed cuz I was super hyper for the next couple of hours!