Sorry I didn't reply as promised yesterday - I was frying! It was 44 degrees here in Kalgoorlie yesterday and all I was capable of was sitting doing nothing!
Anyway, in answer to your questions;
1. When I had GD with #1 I was told there was a 40% increased chance of becoming diabetic later in life. With regards to your first high reading, was that a fasting glucose or a random one? I do know of some people who had a high first reading then a normal (non diabetic) outcome from the glucose tolerance test.
2. Well done for improving your diet and including exercise each day. This should really help in maintaining normal glucose levels. The other thing you could do is limit the amount of highly processed foods you eat - like bread, cakes, biscuits etc etc. Change your bread to something like Burgen Soy Linseed bread which is the lowest GI bread on the market. There is a great book out called The New Glucose Revolution which helps to outline what to eat and what to limit. Good cereals to eat include Gardian and porridge (not instant).
3. I had the same questions as to the health of my baby in the preceeding 28 (well 30 for me) weeks of pregnancy while GD was not detected. All I can say is that she appeared to be fine, her blood sugars were a little low for the first few hours but she was given a complimentary feed of a little formula to bring her bsl to normal - while we got breastfeeding established.
4. With both of my beautiful babies (so far!) there have not been any complications other than a few low bsls in the first hours after birth. I have been soooooo lucky!! Cairenn was born 2.5 weeks early and Liam was 3w 1d early - both induced for gd and pre-eclampsia. My bsl's were largely under control most of the pregnancy with Liam as I was self testing since early pregnancy, and I was injecting insulin with both pregnancies (and with my current one). Babies born after uncontrolled gd can be large, have low bsl's and some breathing difficulties when born, but they are well and truly monitored to make sure all is ok. I have also been told (as you mentioned) that they have an increased risk of diabetes (or impaired glucose tolerance) and obesity during their lifetime. As for affects on mum, problems might include increased risk of diabetes, kidney disease and weight problems. There may well be more, but that is all I know about.
Well, I hope that this has helped you. Please let me know if you need any more information!!
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