Do I have to take insulin?

[leesha]

I agree with all the above advice and just wanted to let you know that at 36 weeks they did an ultrasound and put him in the 90th percentile, said he weighed 3.7kg and had a very large head! Went on to have all my fundal measurements normal and midwives said theres not a big baby in there! Then went on to have a 40 minute drug free labour paranoid about pushing out a big baby!
So 5 weeks later he arrived and weighed 3.77kg which is what they said he weighed at 36 weeks!
Scans def are not accurate enough for me when it comes to weight and size!!

[indie24]

I am a type 2 and find that Basmati rice is better for my BGL than white rice.

[kateo]

I was really stressed about having GD. Fortunately for me my Auntie is a diabetic nurse and gave me some hints. Most of them have been mentioned here. It seems that everyone has a different type of carb that sets them off. My hubby is on a GF diet and it was his pasta that gave me high readings on the other hand I could eat hot chips without a worry!. My Auntie's advice was that if a reading was a bit high after dinner do a few laps of the living room, bounce about while doing the dishes and do the reading again. She also said to REALLY wash your hands well as anything sweet on your fingers will upset the reading.
I managed to avoid insulin but had a couple of high readings. Perhaps you could ask them to re-assess after you've had a bit more chance to mange your diet?
I don't know what the protocol is with having insulin so not sure if you can check levels before you take it. It was my understanding that the fasting test being high was the biggest problem.
Good luck