Gestational Diabetes General Chatter #3

[gkk33]

Hello every one

I'm living in Ireland but will be moving to Maroochydore in June but i have had GD on all my pregnancy's and had insulin the last time they have me down as diabetic in the hospital and im on the diet already very hard when im feeling so sick food is the enemy at the moment
but i have a few question I hope you can help me with

if you do need insulin is it covered by Medicare or if you are public it is here i got every thing for free.

what way do the doctor / hospital work at the moment I go to the diabetic clinic every 4 weeks i get fasting bloods taken then eat go back and have more bloods taken an hour later then see the two doctors baby and diabetic doc to check every thing else if my blood sugars dont behave they take you in and ten its on to insulin

hope you can help thanks niamh

Hi Niamh,
I live on North side of Brisbane, not far from where you are. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes two weeks ago. There are a few things you need to do:
1) You must contact Diabetes Queensland and get a membership card for the National Diabetes Service Scheme. This will entitle you to get test strips at a really low cost (about $6 per box compare to $30-50 at the Chemist), I would assume that the insuline will also be of cheaper cost once you have your card. See website Diabetes Australia for further details. They have shops in Brisbane as well, one in Cabolture Hospital. Not sure about Maroochydore as I live near Cabolture.
2) Sign up for a Diabetes Seminar at the hospital you are going to. They gave me a booklet with very usefull information about eating and also had eating plans which I have followed and kept things under control. It is very easy to loose focus, so a book like that is really helpful for reference.
3) The hospital should provide you with a gluco meter that you can hire if you don;t have one yourself.

I go and see the doctor and a Diabetes Educator every second week. Not quite sure yet what is done at these appointments as I have my first one tomorrow.

When it comes to feeling sick, try to look at what food you are having. Maybe something is giving you high sugar and making you feel sick? Try to have as much vegetables (not starchy ones though) during the day in various forms. Maybe try some cuppa coups or make your own vegetable soups and have that with burgen bread. I know it's not so exiting.....but it's better and you will feel better too. I found that frozen vegie packs from Birdseye 2 minutes in the Micro sometimes is a good snack to make the energy levels go up or a simple carrot.

Hope you are feeling better soon. Take care of youself.
Gina

[Niamh75]

Hi Niamh,
I live on North side of Brisbane, not far from where you are. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes two weeks ago. There are a few things you need to do:
1) You must contact Diabetes Queensland and get a membership card for the National Diabetes Service Scheme. This will entitle you to get test strips at a really low cost (about $6 per box compare to $30-50 at the Chemist), I would assume that the insuline will also be of cheaper cost once you have your card. See website Diabetes Australia for further details. They have shops in Brisbane as well, one in Cabolture Hospital. Not sure about Maroochydore as I live near Cabolture.
2) Sign up for a Diabetes Seminar at the hospital you are going to. They gave me a booklet with very usefull information about eating and also had eating plans which I have followed and kept things under control. It is very easy to loose focus, so a book like that is really helpful for reference.
3) The hospital should provide you with a gluco meter that you can hire if you don;t have one yourself.

I go and see the doctor and a Diabetes Educator every second week. Not quite sure yet what is done at these appointments as I have my first one tomorrow.

When it comes to feeling sick, try to look at what food you are having. Maybe something is giving you high sugar and making you feel sick? Try to have as much vegetables (not starchy ones though) during the day in various forms. Maybe try some cuppa coups or make your own vegetable soups and have that with burgen bread. I know it's not so exiting.....but it's better and you will feel better too. I found that frozen vegie packs from Birdseye 2 minutes in the Micro sometimes is a good snack to make the energy levels go up or a simple carrot.

Hope you are feeling better soon. Take care of youself.
Gina

Hi Gina,
Thanks so much for that , i think my MS is easing well fingers crossed any way have had a good two days always feel sick at dinner time but i struggle through ive actually been eating lots of veg and fruit i only eat brown bread but im not eating much of that at the moment im actually wanting food i wouldn't normally eat in the first 3 months . strange thing today i had a sandwich pepper chicken a tiny bit of cheese i had half an orange and after ward i got that feeling you get when you get high sugars i drank two bottles of water after felt really weird not sick though.

ive ordered a glucose meter on line im going to keep a good eye on my sugars dont want any other problems from high blood sugars like last time i kept getting sick any way i bstter stop going on a bit thank you!