is there hope? re- GD

Ive just had the full GTT today at 19 weeks as i had GD last time around. Anyway, my results came in good and apparently i have clearly passed. I will be tested again at 28 weeks.

So my question is can i get excited about not getting it this time? Im pretty certain that my VBAC depends on me not having GD as i have been told i will be booked in for c/section at 38 weeks if i get it with no room to move.

The midwife i spoke to on the phone said it 'looks good' and i might have a good chance if i follow the low Gi diet and keep active..... but i know that it might simply be too early and maybe i will develop it later down the track.

Does anybody know- if i dont have it now, what are the odds of me getting it later? or is it just impossible to tell and does this test mean nothing.

I can't tell you what the odds are as I don't know what you are doinf differently this preganancy to last pregnancy and also because there are so many variables that change from pregnancy to pregnancy.

What I can tell is that your insulin needs start to increase from about 18 weeks onwards. This is when insulin resistance generally starts to set in so in all honesty you are really not going to get an accurate picture of how your pancreas is handling the stress until the 28 week test.

As for not getting a VBAC if you have GD again...personally I don't think GD on its own is a valid reason to deny a VBAC...plenty of women even those with full blown type 1 D achieve vaginal births and VBACs every day, in fact research is showing that such babies do better BSL wise after a vaginal birth than a caeser so I would be sticking to your guns on that one unless there are other issues come into play down the track.

If you follow a low GI diet from now on there is a good chance you may be able to minimise the effects of the insulin resistance by lowering your overall glucose load...after all less stress in the pancreas is less stress on the pancreas no matter where it comes from, and it certainly isnt going to hurt.

hugs from me and keep thinking those low BSL thoughts!!