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Louise N
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I had an antenatal appointment and everything was fine apart from there was sugar present in my urine sample. I scored ++ for glucose
My midwife called the maternity day unit to see if they wanted me to go in and have blood tests with the view to having a fasting blood test later in the week but the day unit said I should monitor my diet closely for 1 week and return to my midwife with a urine sample. If i'm still showig sugar next week then they will take further tests.
I'm really confused and the midwife was too. My BMI is 21 so i'm definitely not overweight and i'm not a big eater either. Infact since becoming pregnant i'm eating probably 1/3 less each day than I used to I have been craving sugary snacks and have had a fair few buscuits and chocolates over the past week but could that have pushed my sugar up? I didn't show sugar at my booking appointment and i've not previously.
It has come as a big shock. I'm not going to eat any cholcolate or sweets for 1 week, which is going to be hard but since I got home i've looked through my kitchen cupboards and there's sugar where you never thought sugar would be - I don't know what i'm going to eat?!
Has anyone else had this? and so early?
I'm totally confuzzled
My midwife called the maternity day unit to see if they wanted me to go in and have blood tests with the view to having a fasting blood test later in the week but the day unit said I should monitor my diet closely for 1 week and return to my midwife with a urine sample. If i'm still showig sugar next week then they will take further tests.
I'm really confused and the midwife was too. My BMI is 21 so i'm definitely not overweight and i'm not a big eater either. Infact since becoming pregnant i'm eating probably 1/3 less each day than I used to I have been craving sugary snacks and have had a fair few buscuits and chocolates over the past week but could that have pushed my sugar up? I didn't show sugar at my booking appointment and i've not previously.
It has come as a big shock. I'm not going to eat any cholcolate or sweets for 1 week, which is going to be hard but since I got home i've looked through my kitchen cupboards and there's sugar where you never thought sugar would be - I don't know what i'm going to eat?!
Has anyone else had this? and so early?
I'm totally confuzzled