Gestational Diabetes General Chatter #4

[Becci]

I got my results yesterday and I have GD. My fasting bsl was 5.4 and my 2 hour was 7.6. My 2 hour was under the allowed 8 but my fasting was high.
So I see the Diabetic Educator at the drs surgery on Thursday and the Dietician on Friday.
So will see how that all goes.

[Jewel]

Hi Becci.
Sorry to hear you have GD.
What was the max level you're allowed for the fasting one?

Good luck with the appointments this week.
I hope everything goes well, and you get lotsa helpful information.
It is alot of information to take in all at once, but once you get used to it and know what foods work well for you, it gets easier.

We're for you and we'll try and answer any questions you may have too



Uh. So I've had an interesting weekend... I'm a private person so I don't share that I have diabetes with people, so I just do my own thing, yeah sort of hiding it.. but it's my own choice.
I did ok with the inlaws here this weekend, considering they eat all that nice food and bread from the bakery alot.
I did have a bit of a meltdown in private with just my DP, and I took it out on him alot cause I really need him to help me stay strong alot of the time. + Hormones too.
But anyways, it's all good.

Hope you all had a great weekend.
xx

[Becci]

Thanks Tenny. The max I was allowed was 5 so I wasn't too much over, but I guess every little bit counts.

[Jewel]

You were only just over, and were under the allowed 8.
Hopefully that means you'll be able to keep it all diet controlled easier and no insulin, cause it was only just over.
Even though they give you time to try and control it by diet firstly anyways.

Fingers crossed!!

[Becci]

That's what I'm hoping for too. Guess we'll see how we go.

[Jewel]

I'm sure you'll do fine.

[Niamh75]

I got my results yesterday and I have GD. My fasting bsl was 5.4 and my 2 hour was 7.6. My 2 hour was under the allowed 8 but my fasting was high.
So I see the Diabetic Educator at the drs surgery on Thursday and the Dietician on Friday.
So will see how that all goes.

Hi Becci im in the same boat my fasting came back High as well at 5.7 mine second blood was an hour and a half later and was 6. something cant remember now I already knew I had gd though Ive been diet controlled so far but my fasting keeps going up so im insulin now

interested to see how you go my doctor has me checking my bloods an hour after i eat instead of two

Good luck this Thursday and Friday

[Jewel]

Wow. Only an hour after you eat?
Did you ask why?

[Becci]

Went really well today. The DE save me a brand new glucometer too. I have to test four times a day and two hours after my meals. At this stage anyway.
The lancettes didn't hurt as much as was expecting either which was good.
Am thinking of setting a timer on my phone or something so I don't forget to do my bsls later on too.
Will see that the Dietician has to say tomorrow.

[Niamh75]

Wow. Only an hour after you eat?
Did you ask why?

Think they the way they do it here im in Ireland at the mo Ive to aim for below 5 before I eat and below 7 and hour after i finish eating

what does the level have to be two hours after you eat

[Jewel]

Becci - That's great to hear! When I started testing I was on 3 to 4 times a day, at different times that my Educator told me. Now I do it at least twice a day whenever I sort of feel like it. Lol.
Good luck with your appointment tomorrow too.

Niamh75 - The range of levels I go by are;
Before meals is between 4 and 6. The 2hrs after meals is between 4 and 8.
Oh, I forgot you were in Ireland still.

xx

[Becci]

I have to be under 5.5 before breakfast and then below 7 two hours after.
i have only just started so still getting my head around what I can and can't have. I'm going to start a diary today and write in what I eat, how many serves of carbs it is and what my bsl was. That was whaen I get a meal that doesn't affect me I can repeat it. I can also see what meals have been affecting it too much. With my pregnancy brain I think I'll get too confused with it all other wise.

[Jewel]

Good idea with the writing it all down.
Good luck with it all.



I'm finding lately I want to eat the things that don't work for me very well. Lol.
I hate it!
I'm so over this. Haha. I hope after I have this bubba that things go normal and the pg just made it all worse.

[Becci]

I know. I think I'm going to be the same soon enough. It's all new at the moment so not bothering me just yet. But give it a week or two....
Especially when I have my baby shower....But one night shouldn't hurt me too bad, I hope anyway.lol