HI girls,
How's it going? I have been messing about and have been keeping most of my fasting readings under 5 and brekky around 5 lunch around 5.5. I have discovered Gluten Free pasta sets my levels high :-( I got a 7.1 after dinner the other night. I have to make separate pasta for me and hubby now. We have been walking the dogs after dinner (which is really COLD!!! as we live near Canberra). This helps keep my evening numbers low.
Hopefully I can manage to avoid insulin for the next 7 weeks.
I have been adding up the days and weeks and ticking off the finger *****s.
How's it going for you Kimbles? Have you been finding the diet makes you waaay full?
I find I'm always super full after main meals, but I tend to get peckish in the hour before or after snacks. Still getting used to which snacks etc fill me up more effectively.
Slowly starting to get used to the finger pr*cks, but only 9 weeks max to go!
I've been controlling my GD with diet for the past few weeks which is going well, but on a couple of occassions I got a really high reading after breakfast (like a 8.4) when I'm eating practically the same thing every day...it had me baffled until I went to the GD clinic last week and they said you can grow more sensitive as pregnancy progresses. Thing is though, I've gone back to normal readings with only one high one (8.2 after breakky again) so now I'm confused. Has anyone else experienced this?
Hi Andi,
Sorry to hear you have GD but glad to hear you and managing with diet.
I have had a few"odd" readings and I rang them yesterday but the woman I spoke to didn't seem concerned.
I get slightly higher readings (like 6.7) after dinner in the evening but I reckon it's 'cause I sit on my butt in the evenings instead of moving about like I do during the day.
The weirdest ones I've been getting lately is like a 5.2 fasting then a 4.4 after brekky!
My auntie said sometimes the machines aren't very accurate so if you get a reading that's a surprise it's sometimes good to check the reading again. I have done this a couple of times if they seem a bit high or too low.
I am pretty annoyed that when I ring the endo dept at Canberra hospital they don't call back. Yesterday I waited for them to ring for 4 hours and being on a farm with no mobile access this meant I wa stuck in the house....grrrrrrr....... Then when they did finally call back they didn 't really care that I was concerned and wanted some guidance ........ggrrrrrrrr.......
Yeah I've redone some of them but they don't seem to change (maybe by .2 sometimes). It's all a little overwhelming isn't it? It's quite frustrating when you're out and your menu choices are quite limited...not only avoiding the pregnancy foods but also having to think about the GD too! I guess the one good thing about it all is that it reminds you to eat well!
Your fasting and after breakfast readings sound very odd. How far along are you? Not sure how often you're seeing your obs / clinic but I'm now at a week apart and I'm kind of starting to feel a little lost in between appt's as a week at this stage is quite a long time. Doesn't help if they're not calling back when you have questions! No-one's talked to me about the size of the baby yet...is that normal? I've got an appt on Thurs so I'll definitely be asking then...
I just got a reading of 6.9 after brekky today so I rang hubby and he suggested doing it again.....5.4 .......aarrggghhh!!!
I just see a midwife and I don't seem to be in a GD clinic or anything. I have had ultrasounds but nothing much has been said about baby size. I am 33 weeks this week.
I feel kinda like they've said "here's this serious thing you have to manage really carefully but you are on your so own please don't bother us"
My last baby, Ellen, was born still at 41 weeks so I am very very stressed about anything going wrong this time. Not that I don't think people who haven't had a loss aren't stressed over GD but this adds extra pressure for me.
I rang them again today as I have to go back to the hospital today for another appointment and they said call in and they'll check my machine.
We don't eat out much 'cause of where we live and also 'cause my hubby needs gluten free food but it is tricky to avoid listeria and manage GD.
Have you gained/lost weight?
I have lost about 3 kgs but noone seems to think that is a problem either.......
Andi - I'm pretty similar. 5.5 fasting, and below 7 2 hours after main meals.
So far the highest I've gotten was 6.8, and I panicked, but I email my diabetes educator every week with numbers, and while I was stressed, she was perfectly happy as I rarely go above 6.1/6.2. Generally dinner is my highest reading.
33 weeks today, have an appt with my OB for the first time since finding out about my GD, so will be good to find out her opinions on whether she likes to induce early etc.
The plan for me was to induce early because my daughter died at full term. I am expecting to be induced at 38 (ish) weeks.
I have gained about 7 kgs overall this pregnancy and have lost about 3kgs (depending on hat I'm wearing and time of day etc.)
I have to be under 5.5 for fasting and under 7 for 2 hours after meals
When I was pg with Ellen I gained about the same amount and was back to my normal weight after about 6 weeks.
I went to see the diabetes people about the inconsistent levels today and they weren't that worried because none have been over. They did think I need a new meter so I ordered one this arvo as the other one was so inconsistent when I double checked readings.
Andie, if your OB induces early with GD you only have 2 weeks to go.....how exciting!
Kimbles, I hope everything is going OK for you. We have the same due date but I expect to have my baby home by the time my due date arrives.
Have either of you found any particular foods that make your levels go high?
I have found Gluten Free Pasta is not so good and a certain brand of crumpets.
Are either of you doing more exercise? Most nights we walk to dogs but I'm not so sure tonight as the weather here is AWFUL!
The highest reading I had was 8.9 at my glucose tollerance test which the dietician at the diabetes clinic said was very high, but when my obs asked what my highest had been she said "oh that's not that high, high is usually around 13"... Geez this is so confusing! Glad there's only a couple of weeks or so left.
My obs said that she may induce at 39 weeks but won't let me go over 40 weeks and 2 days (I don't get the 2 days bit!). Hopefully I'll know a little more tomorrow after my appt.
I haven't found any foods that I'm particularily sensitive to...if anything I seem to tolerate sugars better than carbs which is quite surprising. When I first found out about the GD I pretty much cut all the sugar out but then every now and then would test to see what a small piece of cake or a sweet drink would do and I always still seem to stay under which is quite odd. I'm thinking that my muesli is starting to become a suspect though...
I'm finding that I don't do much exercise at all. I finished work last week so I've been taking it easy since then (my feet and calves are really swollen now - how attractive! My DH told me I have cankles!). I find that just doing the simple things like the food shopping or bits and pieces around the house is enough to tire me now. I walk the dog down to the park at the end of my street then sit on a bench and let her do the roaming on her own.
HI girls,
How's it going today?
I just went out to lunch with a friend and the only thing other than soup on the menu that I could eat was beef and quinoa balls.....which they ran out of. I ended up having soup so that might be interesting 'cause I think there was a fair bit of potato in it.........
Andi, tell your hubby that in some cultures cankles are considered very attractive!
My exercise has reduced because I'm pg as I no longer ride one or two horses a day but I am still mucking out three stables, teaching horse riding (have 4 hours to do tomorrow) and just generally doing housework. I just filled up the wood box for the fire this evening and because I have a sore back I've been going to to pool every now and then for physio. I am going to stop swimming soon though because I can't be bothered to buy a new pair of swimmers when I get too big for these ones, just seems too expensive for only 4 weeks. So once they are too tight swimming ends!
Hope everything goes well for both of you. Have your OB's told you anything about what will happen to your bubbas after birth. I have been told mine will have a heel prck and have blood levels checked for up to 48 hours....poor little baby getting poked on arrival in the world......I have heard some hospitals take the babies away for closer observation. I really want my baby to stay with me so I hope this doesn't happen.
I think at my hospital they do the heel ***** standard for all births regardless of the GD...I think there's a few tests that they take from it (the only one I can remember is Cystic Fibrosis). They have told me that there is a risk that the baby can have low blood sugar levels when she's born due to the GD but they said they try to get them on the boob straight away to get the levels up. But if it's really bad they may need to take her to neonatal and maybe tube feed but I think that is worst case scenario.
I agree, it would be awful having our little ones taken away so early but I guess you have to remember that everything they do is for the good of the baby... It's funny how the maternal instincts kick in hey? I have so much love for my baby and I haven't even met her yet!
I agree Kateo - it makes you think so much more closely about what you consume, when and how often.
I also notice now on non testing days (I'm down to twice a day, 3 days a week) when I'm more relaxed, I know pretty quickly when I've had too much sugar. I can also tell when my readings are going to be quite low (closer to 3.4 or below 2 hours after a meal) because I feel shocking and can barely focus or concentrate.
Thankfully I'm mostly in the 4s and 5s now without much variation from meals.
Kimbles, I haven't heard of people with GD having "non-testing" days.
I have been under the impression that I have to test 4 times a day right up until I go into labour and the same in labour then I have to test until numbers "settle" after bubs is born.
I think different hospitals/doctors must have different systems of managing GD. I say this also because the #'s Jenna spoke of are different to the ones printed on my GD tracking booklet.
I went out to dinner with hubby this evening and tried to be very aware of what I ate. It will be interesting to see how the #'s go!
I have had an extremely "busy" baby today.....perhaps too much sugar?
I reckon I'll certainly pay more attention to sugar and carbs once I'm through the GD so in one way it's been a good thing.
I think maybe because I was so marginal with my tolerance test (8.2, they wanted 8 or below), I can control it quite well. If I score over 7 two times, I go back to testing 4 times a day, everyday.
My original testing limits are sane as you though, >5.5 fasting, and >7 two hours after meals, so i guess that's standard.
I had my GD test today.. The OB at the hospital called me with my results and said they were high, but she didnt give me a level.. She said I would have to go back to have another test.. Have any of you, or do you know anyone that has had a high first test and then gone back for the second one and it come back normal...??
Hi Mollie,
During my first pregnancy I had a high reading on the first test then did the 3 hour test and they found I didn't have GD. I hope this turns out to be the case for you. Like Kimbles I had fairly low but "just over" readings for this pregnancy after the 3 hour test. Based on the comment Jenna has made above there do seem to be different protocols with different hospitals/doctors regarding the numbers too. If you do end up with GD I hope you can easily manage it with diet. I was really stressed to start with but I have managed to control my sugars with diet so I'm not too worried now. I have been out for meals, had all sorts of different foods and really had no major spikes. The one thing that seems to make the numberss a little high is gluten free pasta because you can't buy low GI GF pasta. Usually I eat what my GF hubby eats but I've just cooked separate pasta for the last few weeks.
Good luck with your 2nd test. Please pop in and let us know how it goes. I have been tempted to count finger pr#cks as I only have a couple of weeks to go........
How's it all going for you Kimbles?
Hi Mollie, my first was 9.2, and my second (fasting) test was 8.2 - so not quite normal, but pretty darn close! I started modifying my diet slightly after the first one, which seemed to help.
I figure worst case scenario, the GD is forcing me not to get too out of control near the end when I just want to pig out!!
Hey ladies...
Just thought I would pop in.. Firstly thank you for the support. I rang my GP after I did the GCT test and when I told her what had happened she was quite cranky as something with my PCOS can effect the level anyway. So on Monday morning I did the GTT (3 hour test).. I rang the midwife clinic that I am going through, adn the receptionist told me that one of the midwives would need to talk to me.. Oh my heart pretty much stopped you know when you have to talk to a midwife or dr, something is wrong.. Anyway the midwife got on the phone and was told "yes Mollie your level is high, so you have GD" i didnt say much but she said she would go and get all the information for me and give we a call back.. 45 minutes later she called me back and said "ohh im so sorry ive made a mistake, I was reading your GCT results, I didnt know you had had a GTT done, everything is normal you dont have to worry, you dont have GD" I could have reached down the phone and strangled her!!! that was the longest 45 minutes of my life!!!!!
Hope all you ladies are going well.. Im still going to stick to the GD diet though! I dont want to go to mental.. although Im pretty healthy to start with looking forward to seeing some BA's very soon
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looking forward to seeing some BA's very soon 
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