The placenta plays havoc with your body while pregnant and family history does play a significant role. In my case, however, there was no family history but I do have polycystic ovaries which puts you at higher risk of GD and other diabetic conditions.
If I remember correctly, the steroid can affect your blood sugars for a day or so afterwards. I had the steroids with #2 and the ob warned my about the effect on blood sugars and my insulin dosage.
Good luck with your test! Hopefully it will all come back ok on the big test.
Well Just had the 2 hour test and I am now waiting on my results. It would be nice if I got them today so I can stop worrying.
Apparently yesterday's test was 9.5, god knows what that means????
I was so hungry by the end of it all. At the hospital they have a coffee shop and I was eyeing off this delicious choc muffin but thankfully my brain told me to stay away from the sugar. This is going to be so hard but I guess you get used to it and I will be a lot healthier for it.
My Ob doesn't seem very worried about it so I guess I should just wait and see.
I guess after struggling with fertility, then losing a baby and now thankfully reaching the 30 week milestone I guess you wonder what else!!!
You have gone through a lot of difficult obstacles to get where you are now! You must be estatic to be at this point, don't worry about the GD its nothing compared to the pain you have had in the past and finally to the beautiful baby thats on its way.
Just take each day as it comes and then the food and drink you have won't look so daunting, I noticed if I tried to plan the weeks meals ahead of time I would get stressed wondering how I could make sure they were satisfying, but if I just looked at that day or two it was a lot easier. I went to a health store for all my snacks, the people in my local store helped me so much and were able to show me what I could eat, there is even chocolate you can have!!
A really excellent book that you could look at is "The New Glucose Revolution". It has heaps of advice and recipes that would help you in meal planning. Also, the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diets Books 1 and 2 are excellent for low GI eating.
Well I got a call from my OB and he said that the test after the 1st hour was 4.8 which was fine but after the 2nd hour it was 8.3 where they would really like to see it under 8.
He didn't seem overly concerned but did say I need to cut back on my sugar intake which includes fruit. I also need to try and get a bit more exercise as for the last 15 weeks I have done very little due to having a stitch of the cervix to prevent early delivery. He always said at 30 weeks I can begin to be a bit more mobile so I might try a little bit of swimming.
Since being told I have really tried to drink just water as I do have to admit I was probably drinking to much wasted sugar in cordials and soft drinks. Hopefully doing these things will help.
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