Sloane - Hi there I am in shared care which means I see my normal GP (who does obstetrics around here) one week and the next week I go to the hospital clinic. At the clinic so far I've seen a midwife, a diabetes educator, a diabetes physician (although he thought I wouldnt need to see him again), and I've seen an OB too. I am not sure who I'll be seeing next Wednesday! Its a tad confusing to me. Seems everyone I see is able to adjust my insulin dose!
Snowchickie - thanks for the the info. Thats quite a relief to hear that because after speaking with my friend I was quite worried. It sounds like a lot of procedures you ad with your bub, but I guess if you got her back within 24 hours thats pretty good. I'm quite worried about being separated from my baby, so its good to hear stories like yours so I have some idea of what to expect.
My BSL's have gone up the last 24 hours, I think I've eaten too many slices of bread! I find that GD has made me similtaneously not want to eat anything, yet also be a little careless about what I eat too. I knew that when I had two slices of bread for morning tea yesterday it would elevate my readings but I did it anyway. I really need to take this more seriously.
Anyhoo - time to go. I'm going out today and already I am worried about how to handle lunch in a shopping centre food court! I guess I'll nip out to the loo to inject and then come back and find some food??? Maybe I should get the food and then inject at the table - hopefully subtly so no one can see? Can't wait for this to be over...............
Hope everyone is feeling well and having a good day!
BD - so you get a surprise when you go for an appointment?! at least they're all qualified though
hope the food court didn't present too many problems! i have a friend with type 1 & she will inject anywhere - cafes, restaurants, bars...i've even seen her inject at the cricket! i love the reactions of people around her who obviously aren't familiar with diabetes
snowchickie79 - thanks for that i asked the ob & they said that my hospital doesn't automatically induce, but they go on a case by case basis but they do hope you can go into labour naturally. i guess i'm happy with that for now!
Hi I am new to this forum and wanting to know if any one can offer any advice for gestational diabetes. I am in my second pregnancy and need to decided betweeen oral insulin tablets or insulin injections, it will be my choice, injected on first pregnancy and wasn't a happy girl, tablets sound good but the information on the net is a little conflicting and is only in its early stages of being used for gestational diabetes and just wanting to know if anyone has done the oral medication verses the insulin injections.
i'm also no use, I injected, wasn't offered the tabs as an option. I know there was a girl in here earlier with GD who was on tabs =- cos she was the first I've heard of with 'em. Tough call though, I can understand not wanting to inject again! good luck with your decision.
Hey anna, I am 23 weeks have been taking bloods for the last 5 weeks due to my Dr's receptionist, turns out I should not of worried about them till about now anyway, since I am not in my 3rd trimester. Any way my morning fastings suck failing about 2o r 3 a week and that is the reason I need the insulin, should be under 5.5 but just not getting there most mornings, daily ones are fine mostly under 6.8 which is my goal. the oral tablets are for type 2 diabetes metiform (close to that). cja
Thanks for your replies, I would like to think that taking the oral tablet would be a lot easier and keep me sane through to the end of my pregnancy but there is not enough research on the affect of the baby after it is born to reassure me that I should take the tablets. I have a week or two to decide before I start either one, I just want this pregnancy to be a happier experience then the last. Will keep looking for information to help me make the right choice.
Hi cja,
What are your bsl currently averaging? Are these tablets the same that type 2 diabetics can use before insulin? It seems a little odd that you've not only been given the choice, but have another week or so! It sounds like your sugars are not terribly out of control yet, which is great. I imagine if they were consistently high, then they'd be hurrying to get them under control before your bub feels the effects of long term poor management.
I'd cautiously suggest that the decision is best made with the status of your sugars currently, how far along you are, and how hard to maintain it is with 'sensible eating' (as if that is possible during preg!). Don't be shy in asking for numerous opinions if you are hesitant on these tablets and have found there is not sufficient research for you to be comfortable.
Hi Ladies,
Saw the diabetes educator on monday and feel better now that i at least have some info to read.She gave me my monitor, and took my BSL there and then (8.2...not good) but i havent been able to see the dietician as of yet, will see her this monday coming, so i'm pretty much playing things by ear at the moment, with a lot of guess work as to what i can and cant eat without my levels going too high. Have had some beauties too, day 3 was 5.1 after brekky, 10.2 after lunch and 5.4 after dinner... somehow i didnt think my salad sandwich at lunch was that bad...
I'm really hoping i can keep this under control with diet, as i'm not very big at 33 wks, and would prefer to keep bubs in there as long as possible, so hopefully no insulin. Will hopefully keep everyone updated as i go by, but am stuck with archaic dial up internet at the moment while i get a new modem, so posts will be few and far between.
Just dropping by to thank everyone here for keeping my sanity throughout my horrible, depressing GD experience. Thank you thank you thank you SOOO very much!
Gave birth to a healthy 3.3kg (7 pounds 7 oz) baby girl, Mia Dahlia at 4.30pm on 21.04.09. Went in for an induction at 8pm on 20.04.09 and had prostaglandin gels inserted at 9.45pm (no one told me those bl**dy internal exams HURT!! hated it soooo much!). Unfortunately it wasn't enough to make me dilate, though it kept me awake all night with backpains, so they tried again very early the next morning. By 10am I still wasn't dilating at all so they decided to break my waters with epidural.
Epidural went in and 15 mins later they break my waters (it still hurt a little, epidural hasn't fully kicked in, but not too bad). Then all I can remember is waiting and waiting and waiting. Midwife came in and sat in to monitor baby's heart rate. Only much much later I learned that baby's heart rate was constantly high. They're worried baby might be in distress.
4pm ob came in for a final bl**dy internal exam and confirmed I wasn't dilating at all. Only 1cm! They broke the news of suspecting baby might be in distress and they're gonna have to perform an emergency C-sect. At this point, I'd go for anything to deliver this baby! 4.30pm baby Mia Dahlia was born weighing 3.3kgs. Not too bad, eh?
So now I've 6kgs to lose and trying to adjust to this new little bub in our family. Still a bit sore from surgery but recovering well. Baby's doing fine and my endo came in on the 2nd day after the birth to check my BSL levels. All in the low 7's yippee! Am still waiting for the GTT test to fully confirm if I'm over it. Hopefully it'll go away! *cross fingers*
Once again, thank you everyone here for your support, advise and well wishes Wouldn't have gone through this pregnancy without it. Especially this being my first pregnancy. Thank you again Those new with GD, I sincerely with you well and hope delivery will be a breeze for you. Hopefully it wouldn't feel like eternity like mine
Gotta make this quick, I wasn't really here for long but things def happened last weekend! They were worried about my little girl & started doing daily CTG monitoring, heart rate etc, then Sat morning after the CTG they said baby was in trouble I was admitted 2 hours later & 2 hours after that I had a C section!!!! Goodness me what a day Anyway all is good I have a beautiful little girl, weighing in at just over 5lbs, she is 4 weeks early so had a few probs but all is good now & we finally came home yesterday!! So officially introducing Attie, Skye (Attia meaning gift) she's an IVF baby, 3 years in the making & the best bit her sugar levels are great & so our mine, .
Wishing you all the best with diets, jabs & of course your pregnancies. Thanks for all your advice in the last few weeks.
Wow Clare - CONGRATULATIONS!!! Welcome to the world Attie Skye! I am so happy for you sweetie and am super glad that both yours and Attie's BSL's are normal. All the best
I'm bang on 33 weeks and was diagnosed with GD the day before Easter... good timing, huh?! I'm still a bit grumpy about the first Diabetes Educator I was sent to - I feel like she gave me incorrect/incomplete information. After two weeks of trying to control with diet, my Ob wasn't happy with my levels and gave me the choice of being referred to a private Endo, or a public diabetes clinic. I chose public - Dandenong Hospital. They've been absolutely fantastic. I started on insulin - 4 before lunch, 4 before dinner, went up to 6 & 4 after a week, and now on 8 & 6... and it just doesn't seem to be getting any better!
It just doesn't seem to matter what I eat - I can get a great result one day and a shocker the next. The only results that are fairly consistent are my breakfast readings, and then it just goes bananas
Also, what's with the recommended diet? I reckon I have a fairly healthy diet normally, but seriously, for a growing girl, the 'snacks' - a yoghurt or some celery sticks or some such nonsense - they're just not happening ya know?!
I've been used to being a 'grazer' - eating every 2-3 hours - but with having to wait for 2 hours to test my BSLs ...
Sorry about the rant - I'm just finding this so much harder than I anticipated! At least I finish work this Friday so hopefully I can use the extra time to really focus on eating well and looking after myself and bub.
lovelycate - i totally understand! it seems like the first reaction is to feel sorry for yourself - it was certainly mine! i spent a good couple of days sooking from what i understand, as you go further into the pregnancy, you may be less able to control your levels with diet, so there's not a lot you can do about those crazy blood sugar levels without insulin & maybe some gentle exercise? i was put on insulin a couple of weeks ago & it has been increased twice (once a week) as the endo explained they were starting me on a low-ish dose so as not to freak me out by sending the levels too low & me into a hypo!
i finshed work last friday & i have to say i'm finding it much easier to control. no longer am i sitting all day in front of a computer which means i'm moving more & helping lower those post-meal readings. it also means a greater choice about what i eat & when.
and if you're right on 33 weeks today - snap! we have a belly buddies group (1-15 july EDD) as well if you fancy chatting with people due around your due date. i think there's two of us with GD in the group
I am in shared care which means I see my normal GP (who does obstetrics around here) one week and the next week I go to the hospital clinic. At the clinic so far I've seen a midwife, a diabetes educator, a diabetes physician (although he thought I wouldnt need to see him again), and I've seen an OB too. I am not sure who I'll be seeing next Wednesday! Its a tad confusing to me. Seems everyone I see is able to adjust my insulin dose!
at least they're all qualified though 
Anyway all is good I have a beautiful little girl, weighing in at just over 5lbs, she is 4 weeks early so had a few probs but all is good now & we finally came home yesterday!! So officially introducing Attie, Skye (Attia meaning gift) she's an IVF baby, 3 years in the making & the best bit her sugar levels are great & so our mine, 
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How frustrating is this?!
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