GD support thread

[whit.]

Little freaked out now.

 

[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.

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...

Just because yours is still fine doesn't mean it can't happen. I would say the MFM is more qualified than an RN to know what can and can't harm the fetus. The tests may or may not have been related to their demise, but the endo and MFM both think it was the issue that did (and they even came back technically normal for the 1 hour- at least in the 2nd pregnancy). If you get a reading of 212 on the 1 hour there is no reason to have another test. You HAVE GD. It's not going to get better if you take the 3 hour. I was diagnosed based on 1 hour readings only.

 

[whit.]

How would I go about talking to my doctor about it? I'm not even sure if he's in town, I know he's going to Mexico and that's why my appointment was pushed to 5 weeks from my last regular appointment instead of 4.

 

[whit.]

Just went back through the thread to find my posts from my first pregnancy with Sophia.

My 1 hour results were 220 and 2 of my 3 hour results were 236 & 237. Doesn't everyone do the 3 hour test if they fail the 1 hour? I don't know why my doctor would do a 3 hour if it was dangerous. =/

 

[Newt4]

My friend got diagnosed from the one hr test. I think here in Canada there is a upper limit that if you exceed you are diagnosed and treated right away.

 

[HuskyMomWI]

I had 197 on the one hour and was diagnosed and told to not take the 3 hr. I believe 190 was the cutoff. Between 140 and 190 take the 3 hr

 

[whit.]

I'm going to call and see what they say tomorrow. Hopefully they will listen and take the 220 as a basis and diagnose me with that.

 

[daisy72]

I googled this thing a bit, and it looks like there's no common standard. Some docs just proceed as if you have GD if 1 hr readings are above 200 (or even 190?), some go with the protocol and send to the 3 hr test. In my previous pregnancy, my doc sent me straight to the 3 hr test as he said he was sure that I had it (the baby was big). My numbers were above 200 for sure. In this pregnancy I had a reading of 178 after the 1 hr test, but since it was as early as 11 weeks, and I had a history of GD, they just concluded that my GD was back and sent me to MFM for treatment without the 3 hr torture.

 

[daisy72]

I'm going to call and see what they say tomorrow. Hopefully they will listen and take the 220 as a basis and diagnose me with that.

This is what I found in Wikipedia, Gestational diabetes:
When a plasma glucose level is found to be higher than 126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) after fasting, or over 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/l) on any occasion, and if this is confirmed on a subsequent day, the diagnosis of GDM is made, and no further testing is required.[5]

 

[Agiboma]

looks lie I belong here now. my last pregnancy I was diagnoised with gd @ 19 weeks this time around I did better and got t @ 28 weeks.

 

[TTC36]

Little freaked out now.

The OGTT is a pretty extreme test that pushes our pancreas in order to really stress it to determine how well it can handle excessive blood glucose. Your day to day numbers may not be in that range at all, particularly if you are already following the GD diet and exercise protocol (which you probably are already familiar with). I would do that until you get in to see your GD team, and don't stress out too too much about that high reading - it is high, and you are almost certainly suffering from GD, and you will likely end up on some medication considering your history with GD and where you are at in your pregnancy. But you have been diagnosed, you are informed about how you can address your blood sugar levels right now, and you will have medical intervention very soon if required (and it would be immediate if the risk was so great that imminent or extreme harm could come to your baby).

Hang in there.

 

[whit.]

Little freaked out now.

The OGTT is a pretty extreme test that pushes our pancreas in order to really stress it to determine how well it can handle excessive blood glucose. Your day to day numbers may not be in that range at all, particularly if you are already following the GD diet and exercise protocol (which you probably are already familiar with). I would do that until you get in to see your GD team, and don't stress out too too much about that high reading - it is high, and you are almost certainly suffering from GD, and you will likely end up on some medication considering your history with GD and where you are at in your pregnancy. But you have been diagnosed, you are informed about how you can address your blood sugar levels right now, and you will have medical intervention very soon if required (and it would be immediate if the risk was so great that imminent or extreme harm could come to your baby).

Hang in there.

Thank you for that. It's easy to get caught up in others experiences. I know I just have to begin what I was doing before when I was pregnant and take care of myself before I see the team and become "officially" diagnosed.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Little freaked out now.

The OGTT is a pretty extreme test that pushes our pancreas in order to really stress it to determine how well it can handle excessive blood glucose. Your day to day numbers may not be in that range at all, particularly if you are already following the GD diet and exercise protocol (which you probably are already familiar with). I would do that until you get in to see your GD team, and don't stress out too too much about that high reading - it is high, and you are almost certainly suffering from GD, and you will likely end up on some medication considering your history with GD and where you are at in your pregnancy. But you have been diagnosed, you are informed about how you can address your blood sugar levels right now, and you will have medical intervention very soon if required (and it would be immediate if the risk was so great that imminent or extreme harm could come to your baby).

Hang in there.

Thank you for that. It's easy to get caught up in others experiences. I know I just have to begin what I was doing before when I was pregnant and take care of myself before I see the team and become "officially" diagnosed.

I had a reading of 11 (198) when I had my GTT with my daughter, it was quite late on in pregnancy - 36 weeks.

I had no idea I had GD, I have no risk factors and had happily been stuffing my face with everything that I really really shouldnt have.

I think I had definitely developed GD by 28 week though, looking back now and being aware of the signs.

My daughter was fine, she was born at 39+3 weighing 6lb 7oz and with no issues.

If I was to do a GTT this time (I refused it and chose to just monitor my own sugars) I am 100% sure I would get higher than 11, it is a really extreme test. I have managed to get as far as I am on diet control though despite the fact if I was to go on a bread binge I could easily get 2 hour readings of 10/11 +.

 

[Newt4]

It is a extreme test. I failed and my numbers after meals are not even close to being high. The 75g one is like drinking 2cans of cola in 10 mins.

 

[NatalieW]

Oh argh. My levels are beginning to rise!!! Brilliant

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Oh argh. My levels are beginning to rise!!! Brilliant

Anything that is possibly under your control at all????

 

[NatalieW]

Eating the same. Nothing different. It's not over the limit but I'm hitting 7s more regularly.

 

[Newt4]

boo

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Eating the same. Nothing different. It's not over the limit but I'm hitting 7s more regularly.

I realise it is really hard with an older child/work/general life etc - any chance of being able to get out for a brisk walk etc in the day?

Being on mat. leave now and being able to do a good walk is helping so much.

How are your nights with your daughter? If I am struggling with my numbers my husband is really good and deals with the early mornings or night wakes to a certain extent. It is scary how much disrupted sleep messes my sugars up - it isn't just a morning thing either - it is all day.

Lots of though xxx

 

[F0xybabe]

Feeling like I need a bit of support or something today =( I'm still getting the hang of having such a strict diet but it's proven to be really difficult. Not only am I avoiding sugar like that plague but even when I'm eating relatively healthy I'm still getting high readings? Yesterday was okay but after dinner I had a reading of 9.9, and today my readings have been high since breakfast, 7.7, 9.9, and 9.5.

It's so hard to eat healthy when you're running around all the time. I dont have time to cook meals and bring them everywhere I go to ensure a healthy lunch at just the right time so my sugars don't spike. I thought maybe I'd be able to at least have an orange juice once a day but it seems like even 4oz of orange juice will make me spike!

I feel trapped by my diet and like i'm hurting my baby and I really, really don't want to have to take insulin.