GD support thread

[Newt4]

AP thats tough. My 2 hr after target is 6.7.

Well apparently the doctors are letting me go past 40 weeks which is why i am confused.

Sham yay for a good scan!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Wow, your targets are meaner than mine! I am supposed to test at 1 hour and my target is below 7.8, but if I have to test at 2 hours instead it's below 7.0!

Sorry, didn't notice how many weeks you are, but I am 32+5, and have noticed my numbers rising with the same foods I have been eating.

I am 37+3.

My lunch and dinner were not high technically but they were a hell of a lot higher than they would have been this time last week after the same meal.

I know the target my hospital give is strict, they say it is because non GD pregnant women generally have lower BS than the non pregnant population.

I know what I need to do but I just feel worn down and a bit miserable, this has been since 16 weeks really on strict diet control. I just feel tired, worried and daunted by 2 more weeks of eating eggs, eggs, eggs, and maybe more eggs.

My induction is booked for 39+4 which is fine by me - I just hate feeling like I am letting the baby down with my numbers going up and equally I don't want to force her out before she is ready

 

[shambaby]

Wow, that's a long time to be doing this, well done you for doing so well. At least the end is in sight now. Hang in there, it will be worth it x

 

[karolynca]

I have been keeping my sugar levels on target...I think mainly because I am walking about 10 minutes after each meal...I notice when I don't do that the reading is slightly high (not above range but higher). I also think the food diary is helping me identify food that even if they are in the list the endocrinologist gave me and I eat them in the suggested amount...still my body does not respond good to them...

What ranges were you given as safe?. My Dr. said 90 when I woke up and 130 one hour after each meal...

 

[whit.]

Mine are less than 99 when I wake up and 129 after a meal.

 

[karolynca]

Are you in insulin or just diet control?

 

[whit.]

I take pills at the moment.

 

[shambaby]

I am feeling really low today, been trying to plan what to eat for the week and do my online shopping, and I am just so sick of trying to think about what to eat. I'm obsessing over food, and it's actually making me crave the things I know I shouldn't have, and it's so hard not to. And I'm worried it's affecting Hayden, as he is usually pretty good with food, and lately he doesn't want to eat anything but cake and chocolate. Ugh, has anyone else felt like this? Really, I think I just need to get over myself and get on with it, I know it's not forever, but it does feel like it sometimes.

 

[Newt4]

I do that. I really really want Chinese food. Some of my dinners I eat are chicken Caesar salad, chicken hummus veggie wraps, chicken small bake potato and garden salad. I find uncle Ben 10min brown rice is really good for me. I hope you get out of the food funk.

 

[NatalieW]

Well I changed hospitals. I didn't like my levels being too high.

So now on insulin at lunch and dinner.

Growth scan is much better this time, he is currently 4lb 1oz and has a full head of hair!!! And fluid is normal Feel much happier now.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Well I changed hospitals. I didn't like my levels being too high.

So now on insulin at lunch and dinner.

Growth scan is much better this time, he is currently 4lb 1oz and has a full head of hair!!! And fluid is normal Feel much happier now.

I am glad to hear you are happier with your care now

The growth scan sounds great

 

[midori1999]

I'm just saying Hi really. I was on this thread at the start in my last pregnancy and had GD. I had a problem with all my readings, but especially my fasting and post breakfast ones. I'm newly pregnant (and will hopefully stay pregnant) and should be tested at 12 weeks this time. However, I thought I'd check my sugars this morning out of curiosity and my fasting reading was 6.9, so I think it's pretty likely ill be diagnosed again this time.

If it reassures anyone, with DD I was insulting controlled. At he end I was on 58 units of levemir (slow acting) at night and still never got a fasting reading of under 6, they were mostly around 6.5-7, and 24, 8 and 12 of novorapid (fast acting) before each meal and was still getting post breakfast readings of over 9 most mornings, I just couldn't increase my insulin fast enough.

My clinic told me they took each case on its own merits, but generally it would be induction by 40 weeks. I was booked for induction at 38+2, because I pushed of fit due to personal circumstances and went into labour naturally at 37+6. DD was 6lb 15 1/2oz. Scans had up her at about a pound or so bigger. As a comparison, my second son (when I was tested and told I didn't have GD) was born at 38 weeks exactl weighing 10lb. So try not to worry too much.

 

[shambaby]

Midorri1999, have you had your blood sugar tested when you weren't pregnant? I have been told that, since I am now high risk for getting type 2 diabetes I will need a fasting level done every year to monitor for it. Seems rather early for gestational diabetes. Good luck, thinking sticky thoughts for you x

I am feeling much better today, got my shopping done, figured out the week's menu. I just don't get my post breakfast readings, though. 2 slices of granary toast, with just butter, the other day gave me an 8.2, today I had one slice and a yogurt and it was only 5.2, barely above my fasting of 4.8. Guess it's the combination of different types of foods / carbs Maybe I can afford to go crazy next time and have some fruit, too.

 

[NatalieW]

Shambaby two slices will generally send you over. I eat a low GI bread called Burgen Chia and sunflower and I can just about get away with two slices.

You are also more insulin resistance first thing in the morning, so have more protein than carbs.

Fruit, stick to the large oranges or gala melon. No grapes, blueberries or strawberries..

 

[midori1999]

Midorri1999, have you had your blood sugar tested when you weren't pregnant? I have been told that, since I am now high risk for getting type 2 diabetes I will need a fasting level done every year to monitor for it. Seems rather early for gestational diabetes. Good luck, thinking sticky thoughts for you x

I am feeling much better today, got my shopping done, figured out the week's menu. I just don't get my post breakfast readings, though. 2 slices of granary toast, with just butter, the other day gave me an 8.2, today I had one slice and a yogurt and it was only 5.2, barely above my fasting of 4.8. Guess it's the combination of different types of foods / carbs Maybe I can afford to go crazy next time and have some fruit, too.

Yes, I was tested a few months ago and was told I don't have type 2.

I did occasionally check my levels pre pregnancy and they were just over 'normal' but not as high as 6.9. Regardless, obviously if they carry on like that ill be diagnosed, but I expected that anyway.

Have you been told to count carbs or anything?

 

[Ginger_Bee]

I just tested my fasting blood sugar. . . and it's really high! I called my Dr's office to speak with either the nurse or the doctor. The receptionist asked me to hold for a minute, then got back on the line and asked for a good number to reach me at. . . I don't know how long this is going to take so. . .

I need to know. . . do I eat breakfast?! What do I eat? Why is my blood sugar so high? They just upped my insulin yesterday, from 5 to 8 units Humalog pen at dinner and from 18 to 22 units of NPH pen at bedtime.

I'm kind of scared, and I even told the receptionist what it was about. . . I want to talk to my doctor or nurse NOW.

Fasting blood sugar tested 3 times to make sure: 135, 129, 134

 

[midori1999]

I just tested my fasting blood sugar. . . and it's really high! I called my Dr's office to speak with either the nurse or the doctor. The receptionist asked me to hold for a minute, then got back on the line and asked for a good number to reach me at. . . I don't know how long this is going to take so. . .

I need to know. . . do I eat breakfast?! What do I eat? Why is my blood sugar so high? They just upped my insulin yesterday, from 5 to 8 units Humalog pen at dinner and from 18 to 22 units of NPH pen at bedtime.

I'm kind of scared, and I even told the receptionist what it was about. . . I want to talk to my doctor or nurse NOW.

Fasting blood sugar tested 3 times to make sure: 135, 129, 134

Are you due on the 24th? I know it's easier said than done, but I would try not to worry too much. Your sugars can go crazy high in the last weeks of pregnancy and that's actually a good thing as its what they expect. It's when they suddenly get much lower you need to worry, as at the end of pregnancy that can indicate placental failure.

In UK readings yours are about 7.5 I think, so that is high, but it's not dangerously high. I think as non diabetics when not pregnant the readings always seem crazy, but I had loads of readings in the 10's or 11's last time, despite insulin and strict diet control and my team always just told me they were great.

Hopefully the nurse or doctor will get back to you soon.

 

[padbrat]

Hi all,

Am hoping I can join please...

I am 28 wks pregnant with my first and a high risk pregnancy due to...

I have endured 6 m/c
I have sky high toxic thyroid levels (overactive) now being treated
I am apparently of 'advanced maternal age' lol
I have a translocated X chromosome
I have a high family history of diabetes... my Sis, Dad and Dad's Mum (Nan) are all diabetics on insulin 4 x a day...

So I had my GD test... my baby has always been at the top of his growth curve, so I had my suspicions...

And I got a phone call today from the hospital to say I have GD. I have an appt with the diabetic team at hospital on Thursday. The MW said I wasn't bad for levels.... apparently the cut off is 7.9 and I got 8.4, but I just don't know what to expect... we eat healthily already although I do love my carbs.. nawty nawty I know.

Can anyone give me any advice?

 

[whit.]

I have really been struggling lately, ladies. Everything I can't have - I want and have caved a few times. It's so hard being told what you can and can't eat!

I'm being put on insulin tomorrow because my fastings are still too night. We're starting with a night dose. I'm so nervous!

 

[Newt4]

Hugs whit!

Hi Padbrat. The food change isnt that bad just eat more veggies and protein and meals and less carbs ect. Also you wanna spread out the food so you dont have large meals.