Borderline GD - looking for some advice

[purplespecs]

Hi Ladies,

I had my GTT on wednesday and my midwife called today to say my results were borderline - 1 point below the cut off. She said she wants me to have another GTT in 4 weeks and to limit my sugar intake between now and then. She didn't give me any other advice so I'm feeling a little bit confused to what I should and shouldn't be eating. I'm presuming chocolate/sweets/junk is now out but I could do with some advice as to carbs etc as to what I can/can't have/should eat in moderation. I won't be measuring my blood sugar between now and the next test so I won't know if my levels are high or low.

Any advice you could give would be very gratefully received

Thank you

 

[amjon]

Can you call and ask if they can prescribe a meter and strips? The MFM had me check mine and found out it was way too high after meals. She had to put me on insulin. She said this is the number one cause of MC/ stillbirth, so was quite concerned. Going 4 weeks could have a bad turnout for the baby if your numbers are too high.

 

[AvianasMommy]

Hi purplespecs! I'm preg with my 2nd and have GD again (wah). My nutritionist gave me the same diet as with my 1st. I'm supposed to have between 30-45g of carbs per meal (but no less than 30g) and about 15g of carbs for each snack. I was also told to pair my carbs with proteins and switch from things like white bread/rice to wheat bread/brown rice. I don't drink anything except water since juices can cause huge spikes in your blood sugar (for me at least). Here's an example of what I eat:

Breakfast: 2 whole grain waffles with egg whites & turkey bacon
Snack: Orange and cheddar cheese
Lunch: Turkey/salami and cheese on light whole wheat bread
Snack: Yogurt and almonds
Dinner: Chicken, brown rice, broccoli or salad
Snack: Varies, sometimes a little ice cream w nuts or crackers & cheese

It is very important to pair any carbs you eat with some type of protein. Hope that helps . Good luck with your next test as well!

 

[AlesiaNicole]

AvianasMommy had great suggestions. It's not just the sugary food you need to watch. It's all carbs. One thing that surprised me is that legumes like chickpeas are high in carbs too. Also if you're like me and have a major sweet tooth, something yummy but not too bad for you is berries and cool whip. The berry sugar is unrefined and the whip cream is very low in sugars so you get sweet without putting your sugars way out of whack. I also remember from my last time around that exercising helps bring your sugar numbers down too, and typically if I ate something carby I'd try to do it before I was going to be active instead of say at breakfast after which I usually am just sitting in my car or at my desk at work.

 

[purplespecs]

Thanks ladies for your help I just felt totally clueless when I came off the phone to the midwife yesterday. I've been doing a bit of reading up today and am feeling slightly happier. I'm seeing my midwife fairly soon so maybe I can see if she can give me the equipment to test my blood sugars as I feel it's hard to know if i'm doing/eating the right things. Thanks again x

 

[dvc2012]

I believe I've seen some meters available over the counter at places like Rite Aid (if you're in the US). It's good to test yourself if they end up referring you to a specialist. I had to see a specialist for a growth scan and he wanted to see my numbers.

I was one point over the cut off for Gestational Diabetes. In addition to monitoring my sugar and diet, I had to go for non-stress tests twice a week. I was also on Metformin to control my sugar, but I also have PCOS so they may just rely on diet to control yours unless it gets really out of control. They did not want me to go over my due date. I was scheduled for an induction on my due date, but luckily, he decided to come 3 days before.

To put your mind at ease if you're worried at all, baby was totally fine, just a little big.

 

[amjon]

I believe I've seen some meters available over the counter at places like Rite Aid (if you're in the US). It's good to test yourself if they end up referring you to a specialist. I had to see a specialist for a growth scan and he wanted to see my numbers.

I was one point over the cut off for Gestational Diabetes. In addition to monitoring my sugar and diet, I had to go for non-stress tests twice a week. I was also on Metformin to control my sugar, but I also have PCOS so they may just rely on diet to control yours unless it gets really out of control. They did not want me to go over my due date. I was scheduled for an induction on my due date, but luckily, he decided to come 3 days before.

To put your mind at ease if you're worried at all, baby was totally fine, just a little big.

You can get them over the counter, but the strips are very expensive that way. If you get a script insurance will cover them.

 

[Jaxvipe]

I had what they called impaired fasting glucose, which was where my fasting glucose was always alittle above what they wanted it at. They treated me like I had GD. It was nice because I did get the extra monitoring and towards the end I did have to watch what I ate more. I would only test my blood in the morning and at night before dinner. I would rather be safe than sorry iykwim.