Hi ladies - I popped my head in here a few weeks back when first diagnosed, then got distracted .... it's pretty full on getting a handle on all of this!
Quick me update - controlling levels with diet alone wasn't as effective as hoped, so after about 10 days was put on metformin twice a day. They're a bit bleeeeurch but I think I'm getting used to them now. My after meals levels are fine the vast majority of the time - it's mostly my fasting levels that are misbehaving. I've only ever had it below 5 twice the whole time - most of the time they're 5.4/5.5 but this week had a couple of 5.8's (eek). I think my ob is opting for the stricter end of the glucose level maximums by the sounds of it - my post-meals maximum is 6.5, and I've noticed that lots of you are allowed up to 7? Funny, isn't it ....
Was also told by ob that as I'm now receiving treatment bub is now arriving no later than 38 weeks. Ob is pretty confident that induction will work, as my induction with ds was very successful. On Tuesday I have my first of 3 f/n growth and wellbeing scans, and on Monday I am off to see the endocrinologist - very likely that I will be put on insulin to address the fasting levels. Really seems like this pgcy went from zero to 100 in a very short space of time!! Keep remembering with amazement my pgcy with ds that I just sailed through!!!
I lost 3kg in the first 2.5 weeks which ob said was fine but I find a bit disconcerting - any other time I'd be cheering but just feels weird to be going backwards and be 7 months preg at the same time? At least it shows that I am doing everything else I can...
Anyway - sorry for rambling!
BD - just wanted to say that last night I too had the weird 3 completely different levels after dinner - 7.7, then 8.1 then 5.9 ???? I've got the accu-check performa. I had no idea about the food residue on fingers factor so will be super-vigilant about hand-washing. Don't normally test more than once by the way, only when I am in disbelief that a reading seems a tad too high!
CAH - sorry to hear that your scan has given them a little bit of cause to be concerned, but great news that the ctg went well. Fingers xd that the rest of the upcoming monitoring goes well also...
sloane - like the others have said, don't feel it is something you could have changed .... I know the amount of variance I get in readings after eating the same thing on different days just shows how much is outside of our control.
inov - welcome! Sorry to hear you've been fairly info-less so far - hope the appt on Monday goes well. I've found reading back through the old posts in the previous thread has been very helpful. Maybe also try the Diabetes Australia website?
hello to eternalbear, artechim, melbel and anyone else out there...
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