GD support thread

[shambaby]

Yeah, not expecting great things from the pump really, as they say colostrum tends to get lost in the tubes, but kind of want to try the pump out! No one has mentioned colostrum harvesting at any of my appointments so I have a feeling they might be a bit puzzled by it.

 

[GGC]

Hi. Excuse me for gate crashing your thread but I've been pondering a question and thought you ladies in the know might be best to go to for advice.

I'm 34wks with my second baby. At my last midwife appointment my urine showed Glucose +++ and Ketones ++. My midwife has sent my sample off for analysis and booked me in to retest urine in one week with possible bloods if it still looks funny.

My dad has diabetes and I asked home to check my sugar levels this morning. 2.5 hrs after breakfast (granola, yogurt, orange juice. And a midnight cereal snack 5 hrs earlier!). My levels were 1.8! Majorly low right?

Otherwise ok, measuring a couple of weeks ahead (although feeling about 10x bigger than with my first!). Very tired but have also just been put iron tablets as levels are low. Eating well but drinking lots (2.5l+ a day).

Should I be calling my midwife on Monday to push for more tests? Should I feel as anxious as I do?! Or is it reasonable to wait until my next appointment on Thursday to discuss with her then?

Thanks for listening to my ramble!

 

[BroodyBlair]

Those of you who are taking insulin, what kind of units are you taking?

i take 10 units of Humulin I at night and take differing amounts of Novorapid before meals. between 6 and 12 depending on what I am eating

Hi, i take 5 Novarapid at breakfast, lunch and dinner and 8 Levimar in evenings. I met a girl at hopsital lst wk who takes 98 at night!!!

I'm for hospital tomorrow - 29&5. When did everyone get their induction dates? I'm being told induction around 38wks but haven't been given a date yet. Wondering will i get one tomorrow or later on? I go every other Tuesday at the mo.

 

[kintenda]

Hi, i take 5 Novarapid at breakfast, lunch and dinner and 8 Levimar in evenings. I met a girl at hopsital lst wk who takes 98 at night!!!

I'm for hospital tomorrow - 29&5. When did everyone get their induction dates? I'm being told induction around 38wks but haven't been given a date yet. Wondering will i get one tomorrow or later on? I go every other Tuesday at the mo.

Hi hun, not sure if it will work differently for you as you're in NI but we are booking my induction at my 36 week clinic appointment - all I know at the moment is that it'll be after 38 but before 39 weeks. There's no point in them booking it super early in case you have to have intervention for other reasons etc. xx

 

[NatalieW]

I got my induction date at 36weeks. If on insulin they normally induce at 38-39weeka.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

My induction was booked at 36 weeks, I had a growth scan, diabetes consultant appointment and obstetric appointment and it was ultimately an obstetric decision when I would be induced x

 

[pinktiara]

Had my second app today with the specialist ugh the first was 2 hours 3 days ago this one i waited for 40 mins and than another 20 after seeing the first girl don't know why they bother making appointments. my morning levels were high but that's because I have been missing my evening snack not on purpose but just by habit of not eating before bed. gotta go back again next week hopefully once I eat better my numbers should be good. i hope I dont have to go in every week it will all depend on my numbers baby is measuring right on I am only up 15 lbs so thats good 7 more weeks to go until my c section!

 

[bumpsmum]

Diagnosed today with GD although borderline fasting bloods were 5.2 so only just over the limit after an hour they were 6.6 then 6.0 at 2 hours not sure if that's high.

Any advice on what I can eat/drink while in waiting to see diabetic team/dietician totally clueless here and here I thought all I had to watch out for was pre-eclampsia catching up with me again TIA xx

 

[izzy29]

Those of you who are taking insulin, what kind of units are you taking?

i take 10 units of Humulin I at night and take differing amounts of Novorapid before meals. between 6 and 12 depending on what I am eating

Hi, i take 5 Novarapid at breakfast, lunch and dinner and 8 Levimar in evenings. I met a girl at hopsital lst wk who takes 98 at night!!!

I'm for hospital tomorrow - 29&5. When did everyone get their induction dates? I'm being told induction around 38wks but haven't been given a date yet. Wondering will i get one tomorrow or later on? I go every other Tuesday at the mo.

I was induced at 39 weeks. One consultant did say I could go to my date but saw someone different the next week and they booked me in for induction at 39 weeks. I think I was told I would get my date at 35 weeks but wasn't given it until 36 or 37 I think

 

[080509]

Hi ladies, i'm actually type 1 but i'm needing to go low carb, and i figured the best place to write would be here, as i know if alot of you are diet control, it means cutting carbs.
Basically i'm having a rough time blood sugar wise, i wish it was as easy as eat whatever and cover with insulin, in reality its not like that at all, my numbers are consistently between 1.8 and 14mmol.

I'm basically asking advice as to what you all eat, i know for breakfast i can eat things like eggs/cheese/sausage type things, but what do you have for dinners/lunches etc?

Having a down night, as once again i'm high after having a severe low my OH nearly needed to get an ambulance. I just feel like losing hope, i'm only 15 weeks along as each week isn't getting easier.

 

[bumpsmum]

no advice Hun as I've just been diagnosed I have the diabetic nurse tomo to discuss things n will post the suggestions she has. Hope that helps and hope your sugar levels even out quickly xx

 

[BroodyBlair]

Hi, i take 5 Novarapid at breakfast, lunch and dinner and 8 Levimar in evenings. I met a girl at hopsital lst wk who takes 98 at night!!!

I'm for hospital tomorrow - 29&5. When did everyone get their induction dates? I'm being told induction around 38wks but haven't been given a date yet. Wondering will i get one tomorrow or later on? I go every other Tuesday at the mo.

Hi hun, not sure if it will work differently for you as you're in NI but we are booking my induction at my 36 week clinic appointment - all I know at the moment is that it'll be after 38 but before 39 weeks. There's no point in them booking it super early in case you have to have intervention for other reasons etc. xx

Thank you everyone Seems we're the same here in NI as Doctor advised me on Tuesday that they would give me my induction date at the 36wk appt (which will be 35&5), for around 38wks. My little man is still measuring ahead by head and behind by tummy and below the average/normal range, however they aren't concerned. He did say that if at the 36wks i'm measuring bigger/smaller then that would affect induction date which is why dn't give me it now at 30wks. Thanks xx

 

[BroodyBlair]

Diagnosed today with GD although borderline fasting bloods were 5.2 so only just over the limit after an hour they were 6.6 then 6.0 at 2 hours not sure if that's high.

Any advice on what I can eat/drink while in waiting to see diabetic team/dietician totally clueless here and here I thought all I had to watch out for was pre-eclampsia catching up with me again TIA xx

No, your 1hr and 2hr readings were actually good! Mine were around 11 and 9ish, with fasting being over 8. I 'think' if you weren't pregnant, those readings would actually be normal.

Just keep an eye on your sugar intake. I enjoy crisps/nuts for snacks instead of chocolate/buns etc. Personally yoghurts and fruit spike my levels therefore keep those to a minimum. Good luck xx

 

[pinktiara]

Well I cant seem to get my morning fasting numbers under control so I will most likely end up doing insulin at night ugh. My daytime numbers are awesome no problems at all and I have tried several different bedtime snacks with different ratios of carbs and protein and nothing is changing. The nurse said it was like using an epi pen well I have never used one of those man I hate needles hope its not to bad thank goodness its only 6 more weeks till my c section!

 

[NatalieW]

Do you need a bedtime snack? Could you cope without it?

 

[pinktiara]

I eat dinner at 530 so ya they want me to have one about 4 hours later I tried not having one my number were still high blah and going that long without eating puts the body into starvation mode not good

 

[NatalieW]

No that's no good.

Have you tried just protein and not carbs?

 

[bumpsmum]

Have no clue how to control sugars, only been testing since yest, everyone is high! Even my fasting no was 6.2 and haven't had a thing since dinner last night have between trace and + ketone in urine. I thought ketones were a sign of low sugar

I think i have done ok food wise diabetic nurse just said to cut back on sugary things n watch portion control not had anything 'naughty' cheese on burgeon bread at lunch and baked potato with beans and a sprinkle of cheese.

Where am I going wrong? X

 

[NatalieW]

Try cutting your carbs down. You should only have 1/4 plate of carbs.

You shouldn't have a large baked potato, very small one. Beans are full of sugar, I avoid the reduced sugar ones. They spike me considerably. Did you eat the skin as well?

 

[bumpsmum]

yes Natalie had the skin beams were low
sugar but prob still not great and potato was big lol

2 hours after breakfast I was 9.1 I had small bowl of porridge with 6 blueberries and I slice burgen toast with flora light. Think I need a lesson in carbs/protein etc I'm totally lost nurse never went thru any of that.

I'm the sort of person, give me a specific meal plan ill follow it but useless on my own. Levels were better before and after lunch tho which was just Heinz veg soup and about 5 tea spoons of natural yoghurt. I want to at least be able to enjoy the odd savoury treat I feel I've cut back everything no in between snacks nothing n struggling to control things grr

if anyone wants to plan a days meals for me feel free lol

RANT OVER lol xxxxx