Just letting you all know that I have a reprieve for now from the insulin. Called my levels in yesterday and as I have had no 2hour levels over 7 and only 2 out of 3 fastings over the amount, they are happy for me to keep testing then to call back on thursday as see how we go then. So Yay a few days more without insulin!
Becci, good luck, hope you can stay off the insulin.
TK, congrats on the birth of your little girl - there has been a bit of a freak out in the Sept 1-15th thread that someone due after us has already popped out a baby lol
Just to give you all a bit of hope - I had GD last pregnancy on about 120 units of insulin per day by the end of it. This time round, not a single sign
The only real difference between pregnancies was a little bit of weight that I lost. With DS I started out at 76kg (164cm tall), so bit chunky but not massive, this time round I started at 71kg. Not sure if that was the deciding factor but I am not complaining!
After the stress of managing every scrap of what I ate, insulin, induction etc it has been sooooo great to have a normal pregnancy - it is so nice to eat when I am hungry and I can even have dessert/junk food if I want.
Thanks fantastic Artechim, it's nice to hear it doesn't always happen. I've lost 8kg and plan to TTC fairly soon, so hopefully that will help. My GP told me that losing 5% of body weight can make a big difference
Becci - how are you going? GL for today, hope you don't need insulin.
Thank you all for your congratulations - I think my GD helped Caitlin to be of a good size when she was born early... lol I never thought I would be thankful for having GD!!
Artechim, I love hearing that it's possible not to get GD in subsequent pregnancies. All through pregnancy I was being told I would have it again next time. I was on about 20 units of insulin towards the end, but would love to avoid it completely next time. Hopefully it helps that I am 10kg lighter now than I was when I was first pregnant 12 months ago.
Girls, I wish you the best of luck avoiding GD next time. I am sure the effort you are putting in with the weight loss will make a difference. I haven't come across anyone who was on as much insulin as I was, everyone assured me that I was guaranteed to get it the next time round and yet here I am.
I did make a couple of minor lifestyle changes - traded white bread for wholegrain, basmati rice, always mix kumera with potatoes but nothing major. I still eat heaps of junky food
I will keep my fingers crossed for you all as it makes such a huge difference to be GD free.
That's fantastic new Artechim! And Congrats on the pg!
Belfie - escaped insulin yet again!!!! Until Monday anyway. I did have 1 fasting at 5.6 but only just over, and two of my post meals were just over too, but one of them I ate two sandwiches (I was sooo hungry) and the other I tried spag bol with a slice of garlic bread, was obviously too much for me. So they were happy that there were reasons for my levels being over.
This time has been so much easier to keep under control than last time. I have found that I can have more carbs for brekky than I could last time, but lunch and dinner are about the same.
Have dr app tomorrow so will be asking about the chances for induction and if I need another scan to check sizing and fluid levels.
GL TTC too.
Well guys thought I'd best post an update. Very quiet here though. Hope that means everyone is well.
Well I've had to go on insulin. Was only protophane at first but noe Novorapid with lunch and dinner too. I'm currently on 11 protophane and 4 Novorapid, but expecting that to go up as my levels still aren't low enough.
Also means that I will be being induced next week sometime. Either wednesday night or thrusday morning depending on mode of induction, will know for sure on friday.
Who has had their bubba's, who is still waiting...
Last post from Becci was 22 days ago... so quiet which of course is great as that means no one having GD issues but no updates either...
Hey there SnowChickie!
Been meaning to pop by for a while but life has been rather busy.
My levels didn't do too badly. Had to up the Novorapid to 6-8 units and the Protophane was fine as is.
I was routinely induced at 37+6 by having my watersbroken. Had to have the drip put in as my labor started then stopped. 2 hours and 50 minutes later Eli Graeme was born. Weighing only 7ln 13oz (nice size but yet again not a huge GD bub).
My bsls actually dropped down to 4.4 during labor so didn't need an insulin drip, instead I was prescribed raspberry cordial. Can't tell you fantastic that tasted. Have since bought myself a bottle and have the odd glass lol.
Eli's levels dropped to 2 and hour after he was born and his temp dropped too, so he was given a bottle and put in the humidy crib for a few hours. He was back in our room and levels were fine about 5 hours after his birth. We were able to visit him and touch him which was nice.
My day 4 levels were all under 6 so just waiting for my 6 week check where I'll be given my papers for another GTT.
We're all going really well. Eli's a dream. Ethan's loving him to bits but is a little jealous. Has become even more of a Daddy's boy.
Eli's calling for a feed so best be off. Hope everyone else is ok.
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.
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