[Mamaof8]

Hi ladies I'm new here, only being diagnosed 2 weeks ago with GD.I'm 34 weeks with my 8th bubba and this has been a real shock.They found it because bub is measuring quite large.
ATM I'm on 4xs a day testing and diet control and I'm finding it very very difficult to bring myself test as I'm a needle-phobe. I'm trying so hard to keep my levels down because the thought of going onto insulin makes me feel ill.
The first week my levels were great but I was basically starving myself and I lost 2kgs in a week. I'm classed as obese so no one was worried.
After a meeting with the dietician she wants me to eat snacks but this week with snacks I've noticed my levels going up and I've had a few high ones I'm petrified to go on insulin I've given up so may of the things I like to eat and it's hard.
I have another scan in 2 weeks to check bubs size and see if ill be induced at 37 weeks or if ill need a c section, another thing I'm petrified off .
Anyway that's my intro and whinge.

[CocobeanLillylov...]

Hi
I have been managing my GD really well all pregnancy. Today was a special occasion so I decided to forgo any carbs at lunch and had some dessert. Well now I regret that as my reading after 2 hours was 9.8! Even after briskly walking for 30 minutes after!
My previous readings have never been higher than 7 as I'm always very strict.

Will this once off reading affect my poor baby?

[kell-pea]

Hi, just got a call to advise I have GD. Feeling alittle (alot) stressed. My Ob said 8 isnt to bad but we will keep an eye on it and gave me a name of clinic to get more info and testing kit, my GP's office called (Ob add's GP to all test results but I am not seeing GP for pregnancy care) in a panic stating I need to see my doctor today (which I can't so am going tomorrow morning) but the lady gave me this huge "don't you understand how bad this is? You must sort it out asap or you will hurt your baby".
I trust my ob he has been nothing but great but now my GP has me really stressed.

I have no clue as to where to start but will ring this clinic to book into an info session.

P.S. Cocobean LL - a once off high reading will not do damage (only if it continues high). I asked while I was on the phone to OB

[kell-pea]

Well after my bumpy start -everything going well. Testing is not as bad as i had thought and levels staying under

Hope everyone else is doing Ok?

[timtam7]

Hey,

Are there any pregnant ladies with GD around??

I've been diagnosed at 29 weeks (now 31 weeks) and found it easy to control during the first week or so, readings always below 4 in the morning and below 6 after meals, but as soon as I send the values to my diabetes educator and get the email back that it might get harder to control around 32 weeks, my values went right up. Coincidence? Stress? I don't know. But even my usual breakfast has sent me right up to 7.2 this morning and I'm not very optimistic that I can control it with diet alone. The fasting ones seem still fine, but the after meal ones are going up and up. I'm not too keen on taking insulin, but there might be no way around as I can't cut down on carbs much and am having low GI ones already.

This thing is dragging me down quite a bit and I am SO over people like my DP or MIL telling me it's not a big deal- surely not for them!!

Am wondering how you guys deal with it, do you manage to control it with diet, do you take insulin, did you have it in past pregnancies and did you get rid of it afterwards???