Get the test done for sure. You probably wont have GD so wont have to worry about it, but if you do have it you need to get it under control. I had 3 high risk factors (over 40, over weight & family history) yet I still didn't have it. It was however a relief to find out I didn't have it.
I know someone who did have GD during her pregnancy & she could not control it by diet so please don't go blindly into the rest of the pregnancy thinking if you do have it unknowingly that a good diet will avoid it.
I think getting the test done is the way to go too. You probably don't even have it. I ate loads or junk and whatever I felt like with DS1 and didn't have it. But with DS2 I had lost weight and was so much smaller than I was before DS1 and wasn't eating too badly, but I had GD.
Either way, diet or injections, it's the best for you and your bubba.
I'll have everything crossed for you if/when you have the GTT.
GL and all the best. Congrats on your little blue bundle! Boys rock!!
xox
Okay well I went ahead and had the test, my level came back as 7.3 and apparently the threshold for GD is 7.7, so I just scrape in under... they said I should cut down on sugary drinks/foods etc but I'm alright for now
So relieved!
Would you mess around with diabetes if you weren't pregnant? I doubt it so I don't see why you would now especially when you have a baby on board.
The test isn't bad at all in my opinion (sweet, fizzy drinks don't bother me though) and there is every chance the results will be negative so you could be worrying for no reason. But, if you do have GD, it's essential to treat it correctly. As some of the other girls have pointed out there is a lot more to GD than just the possibility of a big baby and induction.
Good luck and if you do choose to have the test, fingers crossed the results are negative.
PS: just read your update. Well done and congrats on the good results!
Last edited by Taurean; July 29th, 2009 at 12:35 PM.
: added PS
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