Gestational Diabetes General Chatter #4

[Petals]

Hi all

Glad to hear everyone is going well. My BSL's have been pretty good.

I could be away from the PC for a while, my Ob is headed off on holidays, and b/c of the insulin wants to induce me before he goes (ie tommorow night) at 37.5 weeks. I am trying to decide if I do that, or take my chances with whoever his relief is bearing in mind that I could be in the same position in another week with an Ob I don't know.

So I will either post baby news when I get back home and have 5 mins for the computer or will be chatting with you over the next few days.

Pascha - according to the litriture only 10-15% of GD girls need insulin.

[Jewel]

Good luck with the decision, Petals.
They say babies are fullterm 37+ weeks.

[Becci]

Petals - Thinking of you possum.

[Becci]

Hmmmm nothing from Petals. Maybe she's had bubs?

[Becci]

I have been quite naughty lately. Not so much with what I have been eating, more so with skipping meals and forgetting to take my bsls during the day. I always take my fasting ones (which are the one's I have trouble with) and my bedtime one so I can take my insulin. But I get too busy during the day and forget to eat and then forget to take my bsl.
So my aim for the next however long is to eat regularly and remember to take my bsl.

[Jewel]

I'm not sure how Petals got on.
Either way I hope everything is going great for her and the baby.

Becci - Somedays I get like that.. and it puts me right out of whack with when I test during the daytime. I always do the before breakfast test and however I feel for the rest of the day depends on when I test next. Lol. I usually test after breakfast, or before lunch mostly. Sometimes after lunch or before dinner aswell. Most the time it's twice. I can't stay awake that long to get the night one, so that's why I just do it every morning. lol.

I had this new nurse lady today take my BP, test my urine, and do my weight, etc etc.
I was so happy I'd only put on 7kgs all pg, aswell as losing some at the start, but she put a damper on that one.
Also how I'd actually controlled this with diet the whole time since finding out at 10weeks too. I'm happy and pleased with myself, but she didn't seem very supportive about that either. I was like "whoa. wtf?"
I was shocked. Way to go, lady.

[Becci]

That's excellent news Tenny!
Some people just have no bedside manner and have no idea how what they say makes us feel.
Forget about her darl, I think your doing wonderful!
I don't know how I would cope having to deal with it for that long.

Wow! Only 3 weeks to go for you now! Have they mentioned anything about an induction to you?