Hi Becci - sorry don't know much about the insulin drip during labour but I was reading about it as a general way of managing diabetes yesterday (I received my NDSS new member package and they had info about insulin in there). Apparently a drip is a common way to administer insulin. Sorry don't know much more about it than that.

Thanks for your response Megan. It's nice to not feel so alone with all of this.

As far as induction goes - I don't think it is always necessary. It needs to be assessed on each individual level. I was induced at 38 weeks in my last pg because I had a 'large' baby (DS was born weighing 3.8kg) and they are already trying to get me prepared for having an induction this time as well. I don't believe it was necessary for me last time. I had the gel inserted on Tuesday night and started having contractions straight away. When they did an internal on Wednesday morning, they concluded that my uterus was irritated by teh gel and therefore contracting but they weren't the type that caused dialation. They inserted more gel. They allowed me to go on like that for another day before finally breaking my waters. That got labour started and DS was born 48 hours after I had the first gel inserted. I would really like to avoid going through all that again. Especially since i don't think DS was unusually large. I haven't made any decisions this time as far as induction goes because I want to wait and see the baby's measurements and see how my GD goes, but I don't trust my endocrinologist and I have no other choice but him so I am just waiting to see what happens.

Well, my sugars have been fairly unmanageable so far this time. I have only been monitoring BSL so far (I had my first appointment a week ago and have my next one in a weeks time). They are not hugely sky rocketed, but I am getting readings around 8 one and a half to two hours after eating. I have been really careful with my diet and nothing seems to be helping. I am a bit worried that I am going to end up on insulin. I weigh about 5kg less than I did this time last pg and was hoping that being a lower weight would mean that my BSL was a bit better. Unfortunately, it is higher and diet is not doing the trick. I think it must just be the hormones. Damn!

I am also getting a bit sick of people feeling sorry for me. I even got a big sympathetic speech from the midwife at the hospital that told me I was GD again. I felt like I was consoling her in the end. My family (not DH and the kids but extended family) have also been too sympathetic. They keep reminding me of all the things I can't eat. Seriously, it doesn't bother me. I think about all the things I can have and how I can enjoy them and I really don't mind. I do mind having to constantly convince people that I am ok with it all. I am going on holidays in a couple of weeks and they keep telling me it is so hard to eat really healthily on holidays. I don't agree. I think it just takes planning and I wish they would stop being so discouraging. I don't have a choice. This is what I have to do to have a healthy baby, it is not a big deal. Anyway, that is my vent for the moment.