Panthalily, it is possible to get a high reading in the GTT which shows that your body is having trouble producing enough insulin but the test is a massive sugar load and I have known others that fail the test but very rarely have high readings with a normal diet. My limits were 5.5 for fasting and 7.5 after meals but they didn't really worry until it was hitting 6 fasting and 8 after meals. You may find that your levels creep up as the pregnancy progresses - apparently it is at its worst around the 36 week mark. It isn't that common to have lows when diet controlled, it is mainly when you start playing with insulin that you can have lows ie if you have enough insulin to ensure a good after meal level, but then don't have a snack the BSL continues to go down until you are hypo. I had a couple of ill-timed naps that resulted in waking up sweating, sick and nearly unable to move because I didn't snack. Also if you take your normal amount of insulin and then do extra exercise you are asking for a hypo (but I was on a lot of insulin)
Belfie, I was always chasing my BSL's, after the first week of stressing that it wasn't enough and they were still going high I started adding a couple of units every time I got 2-3 high readings for a particular meal. My doctors were happy enough for me to do that. Sorry you are back in here, I was really hoping you could skip it this time round.
. I think I feel oddly at peace now I'm on the insulin - that if I need more insulin I know it's not my fault (even though I grapple with starting the insulin being my fault - which is contradictory really lol). I remember doing something similar last time, I'd just chat on the phone to the DE and they'd tell me to up it by a few units. So saying, I've already finished work this time and still have DS in some care, so I'm finding it easier to fit in all the appts.
but i can feel it coming. With my last pregnancy i was on insulin within the first week. I have my appointment with the Endo Specialist this Tues and i have a feeling that they may look at insulin at night as a majority of my BSL in the morning (fasting) are above 5. I am also having at least another 1 or 2 BSL through the day over 7 so lets see what happens but i sense the insulin is coming if not now it will be coming towards the end of this pregnancy 
. When are you due? 
But I'm not back to see my endo till next Mon, so shall just see how they go. We had indian takaway with friends the other night.. and I thought I'd done ok. I bought the ONLY dish on the entire menu that I can eat, small serve of rice and still got an 8.6 bah! Then last night I tried a gluten free wrap from this new shop I've found... thinking that'd be good, protein, salad, wrap for carbs - finally some takeaway I can have... and it was FOUL. So stodgy and tasteless 
. I threw it out and made an omelette instead! I seriously need to find some takeaway that we can have for "those" nights when you just need something quick!
that's just wonderful news. I'm thrilled to hear he's thriving and glad that the how and when's of your son being born worked out well 
- you have done an amazing job! Have a wonderful babymoon, I'm thinking of you all and sending your little man a BIG hug!
my guess is insulin up by 4... as for mat leave.... lol I ended up finishing at 27 weeks!!! But admittedly there was a lot of reasons at the time.
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