GD support thread

[NatalieW]

It would be the pomogranate. Very high in sugar, but you should have burnt it off.

https://www.naturalnews.com/023145_pomegranate_juice_cancer.html

 

[AmeliePoulain]

My sugar is always higher in the morning than right before bed, I think it is normal and your body naturally raises your sugars in the morning, I find it varies by how much depending on how much sleep I have got mainly!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I have just googled it, it is called the dawn phenomenon and down to hormone changes in the night which occur in all people. Obviously if you have diabetes your body won't be able to bring your sugar level down as low as someone without diabetes.

It can also be due to not eating enough and your sugars really dropping in the middle of the night too - so make sure you are eating enough.

Maybe test your OHs sugars before bed and first thing in the morning for a comparison as to what happens to theirs!

 

[daisy72]

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.

This is a very common thing. 7 km is a lot, and you go to bed late, so probably by that time you BS is very low. You body is receiving a signal that you are starving. What happens in such case is that your liver starts pumping up sugar into your blood. It results in higher morning reading.
What helps me is having a high-protein snack about an hr before going to bed. It can be a piece of lean chicken with half a tortilla (those weird fiber tortillas with almost no taste). No physical activities after that. Some people have a serving of full-fat ice-cream, some eat in the middle of the night, I also tried it all, didn't help much . But it's worth trying.

 

[whit.]

:wave:

Hi ladies.

I was in here with my first pregnancy and I have a feeling I'll be back in soon. I was having awful pains last week and I went to the hospital for it. When they tested my urine they said the glucose should have been negative but it was 300! So, I have my testing tomorrow at 23 weeks instead of 28 weeks. With Sophia I was diet controlled for the most part but ended up on a low dose of Glyburide. I'm preparing to eat a lot of salad, chicken and eggs!

 

[Thaynes]

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.

This is a very common thing. 7 km is a lot, and you go to bed late, so probably by that time you BS is very low. You body is receiving a signal that you are starving. What happens in such case is that your liver starts pumping up sugar into your blood. It results in higher morning reading.
What helps me .

This could very well be the problem. See if your doctor can get you set up with some key tone test strips. They came with my insulin and things. I had to test with my first morning urine. When I got my BFP I though I was done POASing

 

[Newt4]

I see my doctor today so I'll let them know. I had a later snack and only did 5k and got a reading of 4.5 so back to normal.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I see my doctor today so I'll let them know. I had a later snack and only did 5k and got a reading of 4.5 so back to normal.

They might want to give you the ketone sticks just in case, seeing as you do quite a bit of exercise.

They aren't given here in the UK as standard but I bought some from Amazon just because I have had a couple of instances of ketones (I am fairly small already and quite active)

No harm keeping an eye

 

[Newt4]

Yeah they are not given out here in Canada either.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Yeah they are not given out here in Canada either.

Mine were £7 (11 canadian dollars I think) for 100, I just test FMU.

 

[TTC36]

I'm in Canada and the ketostrips were part of the 'diabetes package' I was prescribed after meeting the diabetes team. As Ameliepoulain mentioned though, they are very cheap and were on the shelf at the pharmacy (around 10-12$ for 100).

 

[daisy72]

I see my doctor today so I'll let them know. I had a later snack and only did 5k and got a reading of 4.5 so back to normal.

I'm very happy for you hun!
In my previous pregnancy I never tested myself for ketones, only in the lab (I got small amounts from time to time), but my doc assured me that small amounts happen from time to time even in healthy pregnant women and they are not dangerous. Now we are in the US, and here ketostix are available and cheap in pharmacies, so I buy them. Again, the MFM specialist told me that only moderate and high amounts together with not gaining\losing weight are dangerous.

 

[Newt4]

Doctor is not concerned at all. I see my diabetes in pregnancy team on Thursday again so I'll bring it up with them. Everything else is on track and looking good.

 

[whit.]

Had my testing today, should have my results tomorrow! :/

 

[kintenda]

Had my testing today, should have my results tomorrow! :/

Good luck x

 

[whit.]

Well, my results came back today. Failed. It was 212 and she said it should have been under 120.

I have my 3 hour testing on the 22nd, I'm sure I'll fail it, too. -sigh-

 

[daisy72]

Well, my results came back today. Failed. It was 212 and she said it should have been under 120.

I have my 3 hour testing on the 22nd, I'm sure I'll fail it, too. -sigh-

So sorry hun... I am not 100% sure, but I think if you get a reading above 200 after the 1 hr test with 50 g of glucose, you don't have to have the other test, you are already diagnosed. It is not very healthy after all, to have such BS. Please ask your doctor. Or was it not the 1hr test but 2 hrs? I think it is a good question to ask anyways.

 

[amjon]

Well, my results came back today. Failed. It was 212 and she said it should have been under 120.

I have my 3 hour testing on the 22nd, I'm sure I'll fail it, too. -sigh-

I would refuse the 3 hour and tell them they need to treat you now. 212 is VERY high and dangerous to the baby. The MFM told me anything over 200 can damage/ kill the baby. Do NOT let them put your baby through that again! My stillborn and MMC both died just a few days after I had GTT.

 

[lch28]

that is high hun and you should be treated right away. My 1 hr was 134

 

[hopeful4bfp]

Well, my results came back today. Failed. It was 212 and she said it should have been under 120.

I have my 3 hour testing on the 22nd, I'm sure I'll fail it, too. -sigh-

I would refuse the 3 hour and tell them they need to treat you now. 212 is VERY high and dangerous to the baby. The MFM told me anything over 200 can damage/ kill the baby. Do NOT let them put your baby through that again! My stillborn and MMC both died just a few days after I had GTT.

I'm not sure that is entirely true. I asked the RN on my diabetes team if one high number can cause damage and she said no... that high readings over a period of time is what causes problems...Ive had reading of 200, 221 and 236 and little one is just fine... Im being put on insulin to control it cause im having these spikes no matter what i eat it seems so hopefully it wont continue to happen...