I've been a bit worried about my sugar cravings this pregnancy. I don't know if it is emotional eating to deal with the stress or if these are extra cravings in this pregnancy. I use baking as therapy, so therefore have sweet stuff in the house unless I give it away.

Anyway, I have concerns about a couple of things to do with GD testing;
1) I hate the sugar drink and hate the idea of introducing that load of sugar and preservatives to bub
2) I am not thrilled about the timing or accuracy. I would normally have it at 26 weeks. However, I have a friend who passed her test at 26 weeks and birthed a very sick baby who obviously had blood sugar issues. I don't think a one of test at a random time in pregnancy is an accurate measure of GD.

Apparently the pee sticks they used to use to measure sugar levels are also inaccurate.

I was thinking about buying a blood sugar monitor and just testing myself. I have no idea what this entails - do I have to test myself multiple times a day or could I just do it first thing in the morning, for example? I'm not thrilled about lancing myself, but I'll suck it up if I need to.

The OB says to just do the normal GD test. Obviously, I should also cut back on the sugar. I would value the opinions of those who have had GD or other forms of diabetes and have experience with regular self-testing.

I see there's a blood sugar monitor that hooks onto the iphone, but it's pretty exxy, and I shouldnt waste money on something I dont need.