thread: To have the test or to not have the test?

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  1. #10

    Dec 2005
    not with crazy people
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    I had so much stress with V over this
    I apparently had GD...doc was more worried that I couldnt eat and threw up all the time, GD nurse only wanted me to go on insulin and cracked it big time when I told her were to jab her dame needed.....V was ment to be an 11pound plus baby....pfffttt try 7pound 2 oz! I loved throwing that back in the GD nurses face when I saw her.
    With M I tested and my range was completely normal and they couldnt believe it so wanted me to do the big test anyway....told them also were to stick that.

    YOu have to know for yourself what you'll get out of it...and honestly with your previous record id say you'd get diddly squat from it.

    BUT
    here is what you asked for

    Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy. Symptoms may include excessive thirst, urination, fatigue or thrush infections. However symptoms are often not obvious in gestational diabetes.

    High risk groups
    Some women are at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes. High risk groups include:

    Women over 30 years of age
    Women with a family history of type 2 diabetes
    Women who are overweight or obese
    Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders
    Women of some ethnic groups including Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Middle Eastern, Polynesian and Melanesian women
    Women with a history of gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy.
    Last edited by maz; December 10th, 2010 at 05:16 AM.