I've decided to decline the GD test...tell me I'm not crazy?!

[skybie]

I passed both my GD tests, and ended up getting GD AFTER 28 weeks with izzy which was undiagnosed and i then developed Type 1 diabetes, so please be careful. My placenta failed because of my diabetes,and now Jack's gone. it can happen if u have undiagnosed GD. dnt mean to scare u but whats so hard about going and getting a blood test done?
If you're looking for reassurance with ur decision then u clearly arent 100% happy with it

[Cassius2]

dnt mean to scare u but whats so hard about going and getting a blood test done?
If you're looking for reassurance with ur decision then u clearly arent 100% happy with it

because then the hospital run HB program will most likely tell her to get stuffed and force her to birth in the hospital.

I didnt get the GD test done. as others have emphasised, it isnt the be all and end all of tests. you can develop it later, get false positives etc.
We decided that careful monitoring of myself and bubs prenatally and postnatally (the sort that can be achieved with an IM for example) was the best route (considering the low risk factors for myself etc etc). this came however after HEAPS of discussion with my IM and my support IM and my DH and of course with myself . it's ok to question your decision, it's about awareness and keeping an eye on yourself and baby as well.

[PumpkinZulu]

I passed both my GD tests, and ended up getting GD AFTER 28 weeks with izzy which was undiagnosed and i then developed Type 1 diabetes, so please be careful. My placenta failed because of my diabetes,and now Jack's gone. it can happen if u have undiagnosed GD. dnt mean to scare u but whats so hard about going and getting a blood test done?
If you're looking for reassurance with ur decision then u clearly arent 100% happy with it

Nothing hard about it, it's just not something I agree with. I have anxiety issues and the thought of being placed in a 'high risk' category freaks me right out, all the intervention, and I'd lose my homebirth, and nothing stresses me more than a hospital birth at this stage...I mean, if it came to that I would probably scrap the hospital all together and scrape the $$ together for an IM...but that would be very hard. I totally understand what you are saying though It's all about weighing up the pros and cons for each situation I think. I guess for me, it's that only a max of 25% of GD needs to be controlled with insulin injections, the rest is controlled by diet and exercise which I've decided to impliment on a 'GD' type level anyway; good low GI diet, good exercise routine etc. Something that I would most likely be told to do *if* I did have GD, DTMS?

I like the idea someone mentioned about blood ***** tests and urine testing later on, also my midwives will keep an eye on it, as will I. I just figure, so many people aren't even offered the test (like Bea), I find it odd and stressful that I was with no risk factors for GD. Thankyou all so much for your input - from both sides of the fence! I believe I have made a balanced decision based on the information I have