Gestational Diabetes Chatter #6

[~mamaspice~]

I have just been put on 4 units of insulin in the evenings, Boohoohoo

[belfie]

Aaaw noes that's a pain! Is that your first insulin? How's it going?

Well I'm off to see my endo on Fri arvo... will be interesting to see what they say!

[~mamaspice~]

Yep belfie, first time on insulin. I was a little freaked about doing it tonight but it wasn't that bad. I just wish I didn't have to go on it! Hopefully the 4 units at night is enough to keep my fasting BSL's down.

Good luck with your appointment on friday.

[belfie]

ooh I remember the first one at home was hard. I did it ok in front of the DE, but on my own the next day... I made DH cheer me on! Well done for doing it, you've got the hardest one out of the way

[~mamaspice~]

ooh I remember the first one at home was hard. I did it ok in front of the DE, but on my own the next day... I made DH cheer me on! Well done for doing it, you've got the hardest one out of the way

Aww, thanks belfie!

[belfie]

Well i've been to see my endo, and as expected, he wants me monitoring BSL's and suggests we don't bother doing the OGTT. So i've just picked up more testing strips and tonight the fun begins. He said if i'm getting BSL's over 8 than I definitely have it, and commented that I was on insulin relatively quickly last time. I think we all expect I'll probably get over 8 within a week or so.

My plan is to also see a dietician (assuming it's confirmed I have it) and to cycle/swim for exercise as my osteo has said I'll probably need to be on minimal walking until bub is born (due to SPD/bad hip). And I've been feeling ok all week but I think it's sinking in a bit now and I'm just a bit . Plus I just popped into my Belly buddies group and one girl has JUST celebrated not getting GD this time (she's had it twice before - so she's rightfully over the moon)... but it just made me burst into tears. I guess I just frustrated to have this messy diagnosis process again... and I feel I can't rightly be upset YET cos it's not definite... but I am upset anyway. My mum is over helping out (cos I was struggling to manage toddler and walk)... and she's great... but I feel so useless sometimes, and I miss walking, and now I'm gonna miss chocolate, and have to remember to do all those friggin' BSL's. And I know if I whinged on FB they'd all just tell me to look on the bright side, and think about the beautiful bubba at the end of it... and I will. I just can't tonight .

[~mamaspice~]

Aww belfie s Hun. It'll be okay. Whatever happens, you'll get through it!
I've got my your BSL's stay nice and low.

[belfie]

Thanks MamaSpice it's much appreciated. Well first BSL tonight 7.7. So not over the 8... but certainly nowhere near an ideal BSL either

[Jewel]

Awh, I'm so sorry Belfie. Big hugeeeeeeeeeeee hugs.
Cry all you like. We understand. I cried a ton. People can say "oh look on the bright side yadda yadda yadda beautiful baby blah blah" but until they've had to go through it they can't fully understand. Yeah at the end you'll be holding your gorgeous bubba but it's the hard yards beforehand that are tough!

I'm going to go YAY for your 7.7 cause it is still under 8.


xox

[~mamaspice~]

Thanks MamaSpice it's much appreciated. Well first BSL tonight 7.7. So not over the 8... but certainly nowhere near an ideal BSL either

As Jewel said, it's still under 8! And is that from just eating "normally" or have you started eating "diabetes friendly"?

[didispunk]

I am so not sure what is going on.. but with only a couple weeks left till c-sec, my levels have gone up. i mean not over 10 but still its higher then they want them to be. I go to see Endo on Tuesday and I am sure they will want to put me on insulin.. BUT... i cant do it.. same with DS. i just cant inject myself for the life of me... regardless.. YES I KNOW ITS BEST FOR BUB... but they can also ceser me earlier if needed.. I cannot get my mind over it..

i know its mind over mater.. but goodness. I can only do so much...

I am not eating much at all as I have heartburn something SHOCKING!

and my levels are still high...

just having a rough time... gosh this is hard.

[belfie]

oh Didi, I'm so sorry to hear your levels are going up - they often do go up because of the placenta, nothing to do with what you're eating. Can you ask if the endo can put you on tablets instead of insulin? I'm sure i've heard some PG women in here on tablets and not having to inject. Or can you get your DH to do the insulin for you if need be? All the best for Tues I'll be thinking of you

Jewell - thanks so much hun, your post gave me one of those pathetic smiles amidst the tears! Totally agree with the yadda yadda!!!

MamaSpice - I'm not officially eating for GD yet... but I'm not eating normally either IYKWIM. Tbh, if I'm gonna get over 8 I just wanna get it over and done with it - I hate all this mucking around. This morning was 7.8.... creeping ever closer. Haven't done lunch yet as I had a HUGE row with DH and didn't eat till really late. So saying, felt a bit funny so did some randoms and they were 9.9 and 10.4... . I had baked beans on toast for lunch (TWO whole pieces of bread) mainly cos that always sent me high last PG (even with only 1 slice bread) and according to my endo, if I wasn't GD, I should NOT go over 8... so yeah sounds kinda stupid I guess, but I wanna know one way or the frickin' other! Then I can bawl my way through the grief stage and onto acceptance...
How is the insulin going for you? How are you finding the jabs?

[~mamaspice~]

Sorry to hear you're having a hard time Didi Like belfie said, I too have heard of preg mummies going on the tablets instead of the injections so why don't you ask them about that. Try not to stress about it. I'm on insulin injections now and my BSL's weren't even really That bad IYKWIM. So I guess every endo is different. And you are nearly there.

s Belfie, it doesn't sound too promising matie. But at least you know what you have to do. Injections are going okay. I'm on the Protaphane Innolet and they recon it's not supposed to hurt but I can feel that needle going in. It's longer than what I imagined. I'm on 4 units but the endo said to increase it to 6 if my fasting BSL's creep over 5.5 again.

[belfie]

Another 7.8!!!!

[~mamaspice~]

Another 7.8!!!!

Oh Bugger! Try not to stress and see what the endo says.

[didispunk]

Ya i know of the tablets.. Metformin. i was on them prior to having a baby.. and well the side effects are HORRIFIC and its a class C drug so i am not happy taking them unless class A... (a little particular sorry)


I hope they can just csec me earlier.. like in 13 days or so..

[belfie]

Ya i know of the tablets.. Metformin. i was on them prior to having a baby.. and well the side effects are HORRIFIC and its a class C drug so i am not happy taking them unless class A... (a little particular sorry)

No need to say sorry! I didn't know that they were Class C drug, and had always wondered why insulin injections seemed typically to be the first choice. I totally understand that you'd not want to take them. You're not far off full-term, when were they planning to do your c-sec?

MamaSpice - afm settled down, 6.6 tonight. And yes, you're right I just need to wait & see (both for BSL's and endo - who is monday week)... but I always was impatient lol. So saying we went out for dinner with friends tonight (very rare & special event) and I had a yummy steak with good GD-friendly veggies. So feeling a lot calmer about the world after a great evening!

[didispunk]

Thanks girls.

They change my C_sec date every week as i have my check up every tuesday and and c-sec would be booked for the thursday so right now its the end of the month and it can be a week forward etc.

My mum arrives on tuesday THANK GOODNESS!!