2 hour Glucose screening

[Bluenpinkmom]

So i had my 2 hour glucose screening for gestational diabetes before two days. (25 weeks)

Sure enough my results came back abnormal.

My values are as below:

1. Fasting = 83 mg/dl (max 92)

2. 1 hour = 175 mg/dl (max 180)

3. 2 hour = 176 mg/dl (max 153)

According to my lab values the first two are ok but the last one (2nd hour) is way out of range (max should be 153 mg/dl)

I have some questions:

1. How bad are these values?

2. Are these enough to conclude i have gd?

3. Whats confusing is how the hell can 2nd hour value be greater than 1st hour value? I took a nap after 1st hour. Can this be a reason?

I wont be able to talk to my obgyn until next 3 days.. any input/support is highly appreciated

 

[teenpregnant]

I didn't want to read and run, I have type 1 diabetes so not exactly sure on gd. However from experience even as a type 1 I really wouldn't want my blood sugar to be that high two hours after? It wouldn't be down to having a nap it would be as your blood sugar would have still been rising 2 hrs+ after. I honestly cannot say whether you have gd or not but I didn't want to leave without any input! Sorry I wasn't much help! Hope everything is ok, please update when you know. Good luck! X

 

[Bluenpinkmom]

hmmm.. So according to my lab/doctor I have GD (officially)... right now i hate my life because it is very very difficult for me to accept it.
I donot want to belive i have GD. Infact i hate why do they put this stupid tag on pregnant woman terming their perfectly smooth pregnancy as "high risk"

They refused to give me another test. Bunch of morons. I dont know what the f**k do they lose if they prescribe another test.

I am now asked follow diet/profiling

 

[teenpregnant]

I thought the blood sugars were a bit high as I said. I'm sorry this has happened! Just a bit of light to the situation I was considered high risk all the way through my last pregnancy yet I have a happy healthy little boy playing with Lego in front of me! Have they said when you are going for your next scan? And have they asked you to test your blood sugars? I'm sorry they won't test again for you and it is a very hard thing to accept. So so sorry you are going through this. Please message me if you need to! X

 

[rayraykay]

Hi there-

I just got diagnosed with GD about two weeks ago. I did the three hour test, and although none of my numbers were sky high, I did fail. Although I am not a doctor, I would think your numbers would at least get you looked at again. I, like Bluenpinkmom was and still am so upset over this diagnosis. It worries me, it makes me think I did something wrong, etc. No signs, no symptoms, not overweight, she isn't measuring bigger....no precursors. After I failed my one hour my doctor even said "I have no suspicion you have GD but we have to be safe.." Thanks for the false hope, doc.

Anyway, I am here to try to give anyone diagnosed with this hope. I have needed to give myself a whole lot of hope, and I am hoping to be able to pass it along. So your questions.

1. Not bad. This values are NOT bad. Yes, it probably means you have GD but your numbers were similar to mine & I have been able to completely control it with diet & exercise. It means that you will probably be able to do the same. I don't think you will need meds or insulin. Don't quote me on it, but I don't think you will.

2. I don't know for sure these are enough to conclude you have GD but it might be, or at least they will screen you again.

3. A nap couldn't be the reason. The reason the second number is so much higher is because your body is having trouble processing the high sugar drink which is a sign of GD. The purpose of the drink is to flush your system with sugar to see how your body digests it. A body unaffected by GD it won't be a problem and the number will be under the max, a body affected will not be able to. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. Your placenta hormones make your processing of glucose and use of insulin hard to do. It's NOTHING you did.

Please try and stay away from the internet if you can. There is so much scary information out there that more than likely doesn't apply to you. If you do have GD, based by your numbers I would say you will without a doubt be able to control it with diet and give birth to a healthy baby. It's GD that goes uncontrolled or poorly controlled that gets out of hand and dangerous. I have been controlling mine for two weeks now and since then my blood sugars haven't been over 109. You will totally be able to do that too. The information the dietician will give you if you have it will be helpful, honestly, it will be information I will use after I am no longer pregnant. It's just teaching you how to be more mindful about when you consume carbs and what kind of carbs you consume. It's a healthier way to eat.

I am so sorry this has happened to you. I am in the same boat & I am also devastated about it, but I am trying to make the best of it. Please let me know what happens, and I am always here if you need me. You can always private message me if you need more information.

xoxoxo

 

[rayraykay]

ah okay, sorry, I missed the part where you officially have it. I am so sorry, once again, if you need anything I am here for you completely. I was also pissed, shocked and very upset over my diagnosis.

 

[chulie]

Hi ladies!

Let me see if I can help you all a bit. With my first dd I was diagnosed with GD. I had 2 numbers "ok" but the 3rd was horrific. At first I was just like you. I was SO angry...so frustrated at this stupid diagnosis. I was a healthy female with a very low bmi. Gained very little weight, ate healthy, exercised...how the F did I end up there. The lowest point for me was attending this nutrition class...I had to listen to some old lady try and explain what a whole grain was. It was awful, I seemed to know more about proper nutrition than this woman...I was PISSED...

But ladies....let me assure you. Of ALL the things to deal with..this is by far the smallest issue to have. I don't mean that to sound like I'm down playing anything. I just mean that, really it is completely controllable and for the health of your baby in the long run. So try not to be angry...as moms it's what we do for our babies. We suck it up and get it done. Having GD with 99.99% have no effect on your baby..so of all the issues it's why I mean it's the best to have..because the only person who suffers is us unfortunately. Hahaha. Not our baby..and really isn't that the best option in a bad situation????

The other upside is..your gonna get to see your baby SO much more!! You get u/s to measure growth so while everyone is complaining they haven't seen their baby in soooo long..your gonna see your baby probably twice a month? It's what I would focus on for all my appt's. I just couldn't wait to see her again.

Ironically for me I had a small 6 lbs 10oz baby.....

This baby I'm probably gonna fail that f'ing test again. My dr's convinced it's just a genetic thing I cannot control no matter how hard I try (tell that to my personality haha)
So I'm trying to remember all the positives now so when I fail again I don't go postal.

It's ok to be upset..but don't blame yourself. These things happen and we have no control...my advice is just to find the silver lining and focus on that. Good luck!!

 

[daizee]

I donot want to belive i have GD. Infact i hate why do they put this stupid tag on pregnant woman terming their perfectly smooth pregnancy as "high risk"

They refused to give me another test. Bunch of morons. I dont know what the f**k do they lose if they prescribe another test.

no one wants to get it, its a right pain but be thankful that they tested you and can watch you more closely.

and yes you are now high risk your baby can grow larger, especially in the head and shoulders, and your baby's shoulders can get stuck during birth and die.

sorry but im extremely thankful to those 'morons' they are helping me to keep my baby safe

 

[rayraykay]

Only in VERY extreme cases of uncontrolled GD does a baby die. I went to my doctor yesterday, my numbers are very well controlled and she said I basically have zero chance of anything happening to the baby.

If you catch it, and yes, you have to catch it, regulate it with diet and exercise and meds if you need them, the chances of anything bad happening to your baby are very low.

 

[surprisepg]

I had GD with my first pregnancy and because of that I was tested in 1st trimester. Low and behold I have it again. I know it can be disappointing and frustrating but its not as bad as one might think. Most women can control it with diet and exercise and if need be insulin will be given. Again it can be controlled.

You will get more monitoring, more scans because it can affect blood flow to the baby but I wouldnt stress about it. The baby wont have diabetes because of GD but the mother should be careful because she can end up with type 2 diabetes afterwards although most cases sugar levels drop after delivery.

It has to do with the pregnancy hormone that blocks the receptors therefore the pancreas cant create the necessary insulin. Try not to stress, everything will be fine. I would rather it be caught and monitored than ignored.