GD support thread

[NatalieW]

Hopeful. You have 8 more weeks to slow the baby's weigh gain down. When your GD is controlled. I didn't have a section. I had a "normal" delivery. I say it in speech marks as I was induced at 38wks+3days.

Don't rule it out yet. Most decisions get made at 36wks.

 

[daisy72]

I'm not enjoying pregnancy at all. Two like this and it sucks. Sorry bummer mood!!

I feel exactly the same

 

[amjon]

How much are you ladies supposed to gain, according to your doctors? Mine said 20 lbs, I've gained 15 so far (will hardly gain much more I guess, no way with this torture of a diet), and she didn't say a word... My pre-pregnancy BMI was 23.

Mine told me 30-40lbs (as it's twins), but I don't see that happening. I've already lost 4lbs.

 

[lch28]

i have a question for you ladies. for 2 weeks i was getting high readings , 8 high readings in 14 days. However, since the beginning of starting my GD diet, ive always had readings after meals of at least 100, and highs up to 165. The past 6 days my after meal numbers have been low, like no more then 90..

this is concerning to me. i feel like its cause there is something wrong with my placenta. i havent changed my diet at all...

 

[daisy72]

Have you recently started a new pack of strips? I was once in the same situation, and it was due to the new strips (readings can vary within 20% or so). But first I was like you worried if the placenta is failing or something... So I called my diabetic consultant, and she told me after discussing it with some of her colleagues that if the baby is active like always (based on my daily kicks counting), everything should be ok.

 

[hopeful4bfp]

Hello ladies

I'm a little worried, I started glyburide Thursday night and take it twice a day but it makes me feel on the wrong end of drunk (fuzzy, headache, nausious, tired) so I was reading up on it to try to see if there was something to do to try to reduce the side effects
And during my reading I read that you should not take it if you have disorder called g6pd, now I do not have but but oh dies and its genetic so there is a possibility that Noelle has it too. I called the after hours clinic to ask if I should continue to take it but haven't heard back yet.... I'm really worried that I've harmed my baby... what should I do?

 

[NatalieW]

i have a question for you ladies. for 2 weeks i was getting high readings , 8 high readings in 14 days. However, since the beginning of starting my GD diet, ive always had readings after meals of at least 100, and highs up to 165. The past 6 days my after meal numbers have been low, like no more then 90..

this is concerning to me. i feel like its cause there is something wrong with my placenta. i havent changed my diet at all...

It's probably a hormone change. Mine changed at 36wks last time. And I could eat more.

 

[NatalieW]

Hello ladies

I'm a little worried, I started glyburide Thursday night and take it twice a day but it makes me feel on the wrong end of drunk (fuzzy, headache, nausious, tired) so I was reading up on it to try to see if there was something to do to try to reduce the side effects
And during my reading I read that you should not take it if you have disorder called g6pd, now I do not have but but oh dies and its genetic so there is a possibility that Noelle has it too. I called the after hours clinic to ask if I should continue to take it but haven't heard back yet.... I'm really worried that I've harmed my baby... what should I do?

Can you call them again at the hospital?

 

[AmeliePoulain]

i have a question for you ladies. for 2 weeks i was getting high readings , 8 high readings in 14 days. However, since the beginning of starting my GD diet, ive always had readings after meals of at least 100, and highs up to 165. The past 6 days my after meal numbers have been low, like no more then 90..

this is concerning to me. i feel like its cause there is something wrong with my placenta. i havent changed my diet at all...

Were you unwell or sleep deprived in that time when you were getting high readings?

I have had a virus over christmas that really took it out of me/combined with a poorly and wakeful toddler.

My readings were really elevated in that time but now I am well and I am getting decent sleep everything has calmed down.

 

[NatalieW]

And stress can affect the readings too.

It is pretty much a mind field.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

And stress can affect the readings too.

It is pretty much a mind field.

I HATE how everything affects it

 

[NatalieW]

I spent a stressful week at work and readings raised so took a couple of days off and they lowered!!

 

[lch28]

thanks ladies, it wasn't a new box of strips.. havent been ill. i do stress a lot though =\ im interested to see what my next reading is. i send in my numbers tonight so im going to mention it. ive also felt weird.. i feel almost as if im not eating enough. i just hate it because the diabetic counselor takes days to get back to me about my results. i have an ultrasound tomorrow - they should be looking at the placenta then?

 

[lch28]

not tomorrow, monday. lol. is it okay to wait till monday to ask them about the sudden low numbers?

 

[AmeliePoulain]

thanks ladies, it wasn't a new box of strips.. havent been ill. i do stress a lot though =\ im interested to see what my next reading is. i send in my numbers tonight so im going to mention it. ive also felt weird.. i feel almost as if im not eating enough. i just hate it because the diabetic counselor takes days to get back to me about my results. i have an ultrasound tomorrow - they should be looking at the placenta then?

They should check the placenta, mine is checked at every growth scan.

Are you eating more now (and getting the low readings) than you were when you were getting the high readings?

I think a few weeks ago I wasn't eating enough, or not enough carbs at least, and I was actually getting higher readings than I am now since I have been told I have to eat more because I was getting ketones in my urine.

 

[lch28]

id say im pretty much eating the same. a few of those high numbers were around the holidays.

 

[Newt4]

Question about fasting numbers. All my readings have been really good except this morning I woke up and tested and got a reading 5.1 that was higher than what I went to bed with? A little confused. Normally my fasting reading is at 4.6-4.8.

 

[NatalieW]

Did you eat anything before bed? After testing?

 

[Newt4]

yes an half of a pomograite at 9pm and then at 10pm I did 7km on my elliptical. I was in bed by 1 ish. Maybe Im not eating enough to support the exercise.

Im doing my 2 hr after breakfast test in 20 mins. Curious to see what it is.

 

[Newt4]

4.5 2hrs after breakfast. I had toast with butter, 3/4c scrambled eggs and 2 pork sausages.

weird.