Gestational Diabetes Group - Us vs. the Carbs

[Christina86]

My numbers keep going up again. I have some random ones in the 80's but most are over 100 (a lot over where they are supposed to be). I am 37 weeks today. I sure hope I can get them to level out. I don't want to be put on meds for the remainder of the time. I wonder if she'd deliver the baby earlier than 40 weeks. At my 36w4d appt. baby was around 6lb 15oz.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I do know people who have gone onto insulin very late in the game.

Your baby is still a very normal size so I'd guess they wouldn't be too worried about that.

Have they said what your number needs to be for labour? I have to be under 6 for labour, which puts me off eating too much right now as I'd hate it to be high and need an insulin line in.

 

[Christina86]

No. My doctor really hasn't said much about anything lol. I don't know if that's good or bad. My dinner last night was good - I was at 84. Which is nice because I ate a lot (those holiday dinners always get me lol)

I guess I'll keep going with what I'm doing unless im told otherwise. It just makes me feel so lost at times.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I don't think your doctor has been very good after diagnosing you with GD to be completely honest Christina.

It isn't really clear if you have it and also they aren't giving you a clean plan on your care

If your numbers stay high I'd maybe call and ask to discuss it with someone. But on the plus side having high numbers (if you have GD) is an indicator the placenta is doing well!

 

[Christina86]

No I really feel lost. =[ I mean my diet sure did change which is good and my husband is doing it with me and since we started he's lost 45 pounds which is good. but it's driving me crazy! Then whenever I bring anything up I get a response along the lines of sometimes I'll have those higher numbers but the diet seems to be controlling it. It's just I eat the same foods most of the time for meals bc I'm picky and it's what I like and the numbers range so much! In the beginning I was in the 70s and 80s and now I'm between 110 and 170 most days. My cut off is 120!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I am lucky as I have a normal midwife and consultant for the pregnancy stuff but also a specialist GD midwife and access to diabetes consultants if I need them.

How is your diet at the moment - are you eating exactly the same as a few weeks back? Maybe your GD is really peaking and you need to be super restrictive/careful with your diet?

Other than that I would say maybe you have a virus or feel stressed? That mainly accounts for my wacky numbers.

It isnt far to go now but it is worth avoiding meds and the needs for an early induction if possible

 

[Christina86]

I'm feeling fine and don't think I'm stressed lol. Usually I can tell when I'm stressed out. i haven't done anything dratic with my diet for main meals At all. And the random day that I had a cheat day because I just needed to- was the day my numbers were where they used to be! But even that cheat day wasn't horrible food, just a bit more carbs than usual. Snacks have changed a little but it's still the same carbs. Or none at all as I went to more veggies. I just really want to avoid medication- especially since I'm so close to the end. I'll just keep on keeping on.

 

[eventerjj]

I've found the timing of my meals is huge to keeping my numbers down. Like at night I have to eat something before bed or my morning numbers are at the high end of the range. I also wait to 'cheat' on anything until after I have tested and know exactly where my numbers are at. If they are super low, I might add just a bit in at snack time, if they are high, it's all veggies and a cheese stick.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Try eating little and often Christina maybe?

I was diagnosed at 36 weeks with DD1 and pretty much told it was too late for metformin to work (it needs to build up in your system they said?)

I bet if you cut back on carbs just a little more and reduce meal sizes but increase frequency you'll be fine x

 

[Christina86]

I cut out the bread in my breakfast this morning and just had ham and eggs without the 1 slice as usual. Sugar was 74 2hrs later. Late last week. Same meal with bread my sugar was 145!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

It sounds like you are how I was with DD1, probably worse and worse until the end

In some ways I've found it easier with DD2 and this baby that it was hard from the outset. You get used to a life of carb free living (sort of)

 

[Christina86]

I'm gonna play around with different carb portions again. I wish it would just stay the same =[

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Baby might be having a big growth spurt or something and it could calm back down - I've known that to be the case too x

 

[AmeliePoulain]

How are things now Christina?

Nothing much to report here. GD clinic don't want to see me again now (though I noticed they did bloods for another sneaky HBa1c test) I haven't changed my diet at all so I'm not worried.

It feels very odd for me not having a huge amount of appointments at this stage and not having an induction date. I'm really happy about that though, it just feels like I'm a bit 'alone'.

 

[oneway]

Good luck Amelie! It's great that your little one has stayed in as long as she has. I am sure she will come when she is good and ready. It will be nice for you not to be induced this time round.

I am surviving. Barely! My older one had a bout of stomach flu and I was super stressed about baby not getting it from him since baby already has a cold. But looks like it was just a 24 hour bug and the older one is on the mend now. I need to not think of worse case scenarios all the time. I keep telling myself that life is a marathon, not a sprint and I need to pace myself.

 

[Christina86]

They are okay. My numbers are in between 75 and 95 most days. So strange!

 

[northern_me]

Hope everyone is doing well!!

 

[Letsgo]

Hi ladies,
Just caught up on the last month. Congrats to Northern and Amythyst on your new darlings, and thanks to Oneway for sticking around to encourage us.

It sounds like many of us are nearing the finish line, with quite a variety of experiences.

My numbers make me feel stupid...and i hate it. I have really struggled because I've heard so many stories of women finding things that worked well for them and my food window is so small in comparison, yet I still tried to duplicate their experiences. Bad idea. I was diagnosed near 30 weeks and put on glyburide at 34 weeks. It seems if I go beyond eating only low carb breads, yogurts and dairy, meat and vegetables I skyrocket. My morning fasts tend to be near 100 rather than 85, which I attribute to poor sleeping (yesterday I had to get more sleep, so I was in bed after dinner and slept from about 9-11 pm, and again from 2-6am, so when do I test? Today it was when I got out of bed at 7), be fine in midday and get miserable after dinner so I've had to get more and more strict. When I'm tired I tend to be more hungry, so I've been miserable and surrounded by folks wanting to celebrate the baby with treats. My cholesterol has nearly doubled since last year, so I have to have that checked 6 months after baby to see if it calms down again.

I miss fruit. I miss all forms of carbs and crave things I don't normally enjoy, like brownies. I miss my ankles, which went missing this week.

Mostly I'm just freaking out over being 10 days out from due date and still feeling clueless and out of control. Baby is not dancing so much today so I am going to lay down on my office floor for a bit and see if I can right myself.

Please share your good news!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Letsgo

My food window is miniscule as well but I guess I expected it as I was the same with DD2. My main difference is that I'm not so horribly thin and exhausted this pregnancy. Despite this mad diet I've gained 18lbs and I'm really proud of that!

GD is so hard as it is so unpredictable. Are you still working?! I'd be a wreck if I was at work right now.

 

[eventerjj]

I was working until 9:30 am yesterday when we left for our dr appt. But now I ma laying in a hospital bed with potential preeclampsia. Yesterday was my original EDD but the doctor moved it to April 26 early on so they want to push anything to Sunday at 39 weeks at least.

Around 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. One night blood pressure was 138/81 but then at 4 am it jumped back to 150/91 or something like that, but what do they expect when they wake you out of a dead sleep?

At least my sugars are still good. They brought a sandwich, rice soup and a huge potatoe salad for dinner last night... Not exactly GD friendly...