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One of the detested exams in pregnancy is the gestational diabetes test. There's not much online information on how this differs in Israel from the United States, where a pre-made white lemon flavored (kind of like Sprite) or flat orange soda is given.  In Israel, a plastic regular-sized cup is distributed with a sugar powder. The woman is asked to then add about 2-3 tablespoons worth, mix and then drink it within 3 minutes (I heard prior, 5, so unclear). The nurse wanted to make sure food was eaten before the exam. As a favor, I took a little bit of my banana (in the United States this first test is sometimes done without eating). After looking into it, it's still unclear if eating is a recommendation or actually mandatory. The straw trick didn't help as much given the consistency of the solution (which is super thick) but adding a small squeeze of fresh lemon really improved the process. Overall, would grade the experience an A-.  Another interesting difference is providi