congrats on having Jaylan - love the name. Will read your birth story soon.
Sorry i haven't been around but things have been hard around here. I've been put on modified bedrest and threatened that if i dont rest then they will put me in hospital for total bedrest. Then i've had the pain of an unstable pelvis as well. The joys.
I've also had the 1 hour GTT done still waiting for my results which i don't receive till 9th - i'm thinking of giving the midwife a call and seeing what they are.
Welcome new comers to the thread. I have 3 boys and only got GD with my last son. Was diagosed at 24 weeks and was on the diet for 2 weeks before being put on insulin. Started of having it at night because my fasting BSL were high then in the morning and then 4 times a day. I was told to increase my insulin by +2units or +4 if i had BSl over a certain amount. Just before i was induced the amount of insulin i was taking was around 20-28 units before breakfast, before lunch and before dinner then 80units before bed. It was classed as a very high amount.
I was induced at 36 weeks due to high insuling, GD, borderline Pre-E. Isaac stayed with me for about a hour before being moved to Special Care and stayed there for the 3 days i was in hospital. His BSL were low. Took him home and then he ended back into special care due to jaundice for another 3 days. Otherwise now hes a happy healthy 16mth old.
With your readings if you are finding you're getting different readings - makes sure your hands are very clean and try again. What glucose metre are you using? Can you test on two different machines maybe? I think you can test at a pharmacy maybe and then test using your one to see the difference. Try not to stress because that can effect your levels.
Oh for the new comers - i'm 27 weeks pregnant with twins and at high risk of getting GD again along with PROM and Pre-E. So far my GD tests have come back negative but still waiting for the results of hte last one. Ask away any questions i will try to answer them.
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