Hi Tina saw you in the belly buddy group today, sounds like we are in the same boat. My fasting levels in the morning seem to be getting higher, hoping to stay off the insulin as well.
Do you girls put it in your leg? or does it go in your tummy?
Kell, I put it in my tummy. I just grab hold of a wobbly bit and stick the needle in. The first few times I did it I was pinching the skin so hard it hurt and left fingernail marks, but at least I didn't feel the needle at all!
Tummy. Not allowed to go in your leg as you use that muscle lots and it will get absorbed incorrectly. It;s a subcutanious? injection not intramuscular?
It can go in your leg..... the absorption will be a bit diff but leg is fine. It is a subcutaneous needle so anywhere from 6mm to 12mm depending on what you use. It can go in the following spots: tummy but avoid within 2 inches of belly button, outer thigh, upper outer buttocks, upper outer arm. Arm and leg it will be absorbed more rapidly and wear off quicker...bum and stomach has a more steady absorption rate. the first 8 years or so I was a diabetic i used my legs only without problems then switched to tummy...... now I use a new fangled technology pump and actually have it in the tissue on my back/kidney type area so really as long as you have skin there you can use it!!
you dont really need to pinch the skin but if you find it helps you by all means do it....a trick to relax the nerves etc is to breath out as you are pushing the needle in it forces relaxation and the pain will be less.
Hello everyone..... I'm kinda newish here, have been lurking for a while, but haven't posted though I've been a member for a while now........ Anyways, I've also been diagnosed with GD and would just like to say that you girls seem to be wonderfully supportive, so I hope you don't mind if I join you in here..... I am 33 weeks + 4 days pregnant, was diagnosed at around 30 weeks I think, can't really remember..... Still haven't been to see the dietitian or the diabetic educator, as they don't work school holidays so yeah...... Luckily I'm a nurse and there's another DE that works on the ward that I did and she gave me a small amount of info (she doesn't do GD apparently ) and a glucometer...... I've been really lucky with my BSL's generally 4.4 fasting and about 5.9 after food..... I was told to keep it under 5.5 fasting and 7 after food....... Now that I'm on maternity leave it has been much easier with my food intake..... no temptation to go down to the kiosk!!!!! Anyway sorry for the long post hoping to get to know you all better in the near future.....
Sounds like we have a few newbies in here (unfortunately under the circumstances).
I'm post GD now as my DD is 5.5 months now but I still lurk to try and help where I can.
Vanessa (v21) - You are correct. The ladies here are very supportive and this thread is what helped me keep my sanity whilst I had GD. It can be a very scary time but having people to bounce questions off really does help so it's best to ask as many q's as you need as it is probably something that has been asked before or someone else has questioned/experienced. Your levels sound really really good so I'd be pleased with those.
For those new ladies, and whoever might be using an ACCUCHECK PERFORMA glucose meter, I have an unopened box of test strips still sitting here if anyone wants them. Happy to post them to you. They have expiry of 31 Oct 2009. I never needed them as DD arrived before I needed that box. Box is completely unopened and sealed. So they are up for grabs. I'd rather give them away than throw them out.
Feel free to ask questions and I'd highly recommend reading over the old threads as they have some really great stuff in them including food ideas.
Thanks for the support ladies..... Snowchickie, did you go for the GTT 6 weeks after having bubs??? At this stage am just taking one day at a time, had a 7.4 after breakky today, don't really know why as it is the same stuff I usually have for breakky, so we shall see what happens tomorrow.... If it's high again I'll have to put that cereal to the back of the cupboard!!!!
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Still haven't been to see the dietitian or the diabetic educator, as they don't work school holidays
so yeah...... Luckily I'm a nurse and there's another DE that works on the ward that I did and she gave me a small amount of info (she doesn't do GD apparently
Anyway sorry for the long post
You're doing really well. Those levels sound great to me!
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