WEll girls,
Double damn and bugger. Had my gd follow up today with registras and specialists. the whole shebang. They have put me on two lots of insulin. Daytime and nightime long acting. Feeling a bit depressed and a failure, but i was totally up front with the doctors.
The doctor said is there anything more you could do to reduce your bsl"s. I said only if i sew my lips together!!There is nothing more i can do, i would starve.
The endocrine guy said it was important to get this all underway ASAP as i could only have another 7 weeks to go. Made it all hit home;a bit to REAL for me!So now we try and not worry and hope for the best.
Pollyanna - don't feel like a failure! I had to go on insulin too. I said to someone on here once before to think of it as medicine for bubs and it made her feel better about it all. The good thing about being induced is you don't have to go through those really uncomfortable last two weeks! GL with it all.
Belfie - Congratulations on baby Xander, what fabulous news!!! I absolutely love the name!!! I was in hospital for 8 days with my DD so I bet you are glad to be finally home. Enjoy every minute of him.
Pollyanna - Bugger about the insulin but like Becci said just think of it as medicine for the baby. Keep your chin up and try not to let it get you down
I had my check up at the hospital yesterday and with my diabetes educator. I have lost 6 kg in the 2 wks I have been doing my bsl's. My body must be in shock, no junk food. Pity you can't tell I've lost weight. Hopefully I can lose weight that quick after bubs is born, doubt it though. My educator is happy how I am managing my GD so far. I told her I am sick of eating the same foods over and over though. She did say some women have trouble controlling it around the 35 wk mark so I guess we'll wait and see how I go. But like you Pollyanna there isn't much more I could do to control it either so if I have trouble I will end up on insulin too.
Hi Ladies,
I have had such a crappola day. Woke up this morning and didnt feel good. Too hard to get out of bed and a headache and tummy sore and achey legs.
Took my fasting bsl it was 5.0. Hmmmm.
Had a small bowl of special k , 4 strawberries and skinny milk. Took bsl's two hours later 11.6. I was thinking what the hell!!Something is really wrong. I was hot,sweaty,tired and really crying. Called the hospital and she said i was hysterical because of the high bsl's. Horrible feeling!!I also told her about the other symptoms and she said my bloods yesterday for my liver function werent good either so i best head straight to emergency.
I was feeling so fragile.
I had to do a urine specimen and they discovered i had a bad UTI-wasnt worrying me at all!! So put me on antibiotics. Hooked me up for monitoring-they couldnt believe a little boy could be that active for so long!For a good 40 mins he made huge movements and his heart rate went up to 202bpm. Freaked me out!He eventually went to sleep and his heart rate regulated at 140's. The doctor was really inexperienced and kept going to get other advice from the doctors. He comes back saying my liver results from yesterday arent back yet,so couldnt understand how the diabetes nurse was able to provide that information. I was just like "Whatever"...Grrr.
Then take my bsl again and its 5.3 after lunch.!! The diabetes nurse firmly believed that the uti was increasing my bsl's and thats why i was feeling so off;yet the doctor completely contradicted her.He says they have decided,they THINK its ok to let me go home!
Anyway nearly home and get a phone call from the doctor and him and the registra have found my blood results,surprise surprise. And yes they arent good. In fact they are all over the place with several red flags! So i have to go back to emergency first thing in the morning for more monitoring and blood tests again.
I've come home and vomitted twice. Not sure if thats the liver playing up,the antibiotics or the stress. Either way not fun.
Feel really angry. Whats the story;did they not have a bed for me over night?Or was the doctor just an idiot?Just so horribly scared that they want to induce me sooner than i ever anticipated and that frightens the hell out of me. One month early is plenty for me;god no sooner please. I know he's a fighter,but he's just too little right now. I'm praying my body can hold on another 6 weeks.
Sorry for the whinge,but it was just such a hard day!!!
Wishing that everyone else was able to enjoy the glorius day that we had!
pollyanna... i found special K would also send my BSL's through the roof.. so stopped having that cereal quick smart....
update on me....
my insulin levels have beeen upped BIG time.. i only have 12 days left!!!!! woo hoo is all i can say.... am SOOO over it... take this baby out now i say...
Pollyanna - sounds like the dr was an idiot to me! UTI's will sent your bsl's haywire and they can make you act and feel strange too (ie the crying). Behaviour changes are the first thing that we notice with UTI's at work, that and strong offensive urine, which youmay or may not have.
Hope everything goes well for you this morning.
Congratulations Belfie!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was a nice size. Just perfect. Did they say he was going to be extra big before? (I forget sorry.)
WOW! 8 days in hospital. Damn!
I'm glad you're home and everything is going great with you and your little man. \
Pollyanna - I hope your UTI gets better soon. You poor thing. What a dodgy doctor. Grrr.
There is nothing more i can do, i would starve.
all hit home;a bit to REAL for me!So now we try and not worry and hope for the best.
Congratulations on baby Xander, what fabulous news!!! I absolutely love the name!!! I was in hospital for 8 days with my DD so I bet you are glad to be finally home. Enjoy every minute of him.
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