Gestational Diabetes, anyone else?

by **Fx and tx** » Wed Nov 16, 2021 9:09 pm

No we are the same Rosie 5 before food and 7 after, its just my reading after the glucose test was 5.5 and it was now come down by .2. She did say though that I have 2 peaks ahead of me week 28 & 34 apparently the hormones are rapent in these weeks. Will be extra good coming up to them.

What kind of take aways would ye get? I have had a couple of take aways, chinese - singapore noodles (half portion) and chow mein (full portion) both ok and I also had a Subway on wheat bread and that was fine too. I had 6 nuggets from Supermacs and I had a garlic chicken wrap and again was fine after these, I just kept away from sauces and chips.

Best of luck tomorrow :wv

by **rosie84d** » Thu Nov 17, 2021 8:30 pm

woohoo ladies, iam a happy girlie for another two weeks lol.
Was at the doc today and he seems to think that i am ok with diet for another two week and will see how things go till than, they are still a little high but getting better think it is down to me manageing the diet better as time gose by. Now i dont now if it is down to the fact that it was a different doc today to last week and they may look at thing differently , in two weeks it is back to the main doc i think as it has been three different ones,since i have been told i have gd so will wait and see.
Fx and Tx i was told today that i had keytones +1 now i dont know what that means but she was saying it was down to me not drinking enough so going to try harder at that thought i was drinking enough but have not been has i have been getting headaches thought they were down to just being stressed with the whole thing but it is not so have three one liter bottel now everywhere in the house so i have adrink at hand the whole time.

by **Fx and tx** » Fri Nov 18, 2021 1:00 pm

Rosie thats great that you got on well at your visit yesterday.

About the Keytones, she told me to snack more and drink more. Have a GP app on Mon and they will check my urine so hopefully all will be ok.

On the plus side I had 2 hash browns this morning and my levels were fine :o)ll

I just really craved them.

BusyDee · by **BusyDee** » Fri Nov 18, 2021 1:48 pm

rosie84d wrote:Busy bee what were your reading like before each meal were they high or was it just the morning one, mine are high first thing in the moring and than after each meal are grand but the bloods before each meal are high, and than bed time , i had read on line that if i ate some peanutbutter on a slice of bread before bed it will help with morning sugars as ther is alot of portien in it, did you ever hear of that.

It took a few weeks to tweek the insulin so that my readings were all within range before and after meals but in general they were always at the highest after breakfast in the mornings so in the end I was taking 10 units of insulin before b'fast and was taking 5 before lunch and 6 before dinner and 4 units before bed. I always ate before going to bed purely coz I would be starving during the night and it did seem to keep down the first reading but again you cant really compare coz I was on insulin.

by **Fx and tx** » Fri Nov 18, 2021 3:22 pm

Oh girls I had have a choc eclair today really craved something sweet....the craving has been killed...say a prayer for my blood sugars before dinner. I just really needed something, this is the first bad thing I have had so I am scared :o0

by **rosie84d** » Fri Nov 18, 2021 7:25 pm

Ya i am delighted about appointment , hopefully in two weeks will be the same but just have to see.
Say you were delighted to be able to have some hash browns with your breakfast , i am going to stick to my straw and milk or scamble egg and bacon for breakie cause it is working for me .
Hope you enjoyed you choclate treat i know the feeling was walking around tesco today going i want something i really do and could not think of what to get so just walked out but i dont think iam going to last the weekend without something bold. i cant believe how i have managedd to stay away from sweets for so long. I am a big lover of lindor chocolate and really want some :weep

. Have a love weekend everyone . i am delighted that i dont have to go anywhere and hopefully i might get hb to paint the bedroom for baby but that may be dreaming to much :yelrotflmaosmilie:

by **Fx and tx** » Sat Nov 19, 2021 4:57 pm

Yes I did enjoy the choc treat thanks Rosie it did the trick and my levels were 4.2 before dinner so happy days.

Had to sit in BB's today watching people mangling muffins :o(

by **Fx and tx** » Tue Nov 22, 2021 12:23 pm

Had a GP app yesterday and my urine was perfect thank God. I am now drinking 3 litres of water a day so keeping myself well hydrated. Doc said that this amount of water also helps keep the blood pressure down as the blood circulates better...Another few pound will be lost running to the loo so many times a day :o0

Hope ye are well.

by **rosie84d** » Wed Nov 23, 2021 7:16 pm

fx anf tx i say your delighted that everything is going ok for you now and there was no keytones but your right you will lose a few pound with running to the toliet the whole time :o0

, it is getting harder to walk up the stair now :weep

, I am getting better at the diet now that i have not had one high in three days woohoo :o)ll

by **rosie84d** » Thu Dec 01, 2021 9:47 pm

Had another apoointment today and i have been put on insulin it is just 2 unit for 3 days than up to four units from monday and have to call in my bloods to make sure that it is working, also i have been told that my thyriod is over active and put on med for that too, so have to get more bloods done into weeks which i have to drive to hospital for a blood test than have to go back again within two day for another appointment i know i have to do this just hard when idont have the car and having to bring my little girl with me every time i go, but have to say every nurse and docotor i have might in olol are so so so nice , but have to say iam lookinf forward to baby coming now at this stage as i am finding it very hard going up and down the stair 100 times a day to the toliet, but hope everyone else is keeping well.

by **Fx and tx** » Mon Dec 05, 2021 12:18 pm

Ahh sorry to hear this Rosie. How do you feel on the insulin can you eat more now or do you still have to watch yourself.

I got the thyroid test done as well but heard nothing back so it must be fine.

I know what you mean about looking forward to having babs, I am the same. It was so hard last Friday night as we had work xmas party, managed fine with the started and main course but then the desert I had to forego and watching everyone chomping into theirs was a killer it was bad enough not drinking when there was a free bar O:|

but it will all be worth it.

by **rosie84d** » Mon Dec 12, 2021 4:56 pm

hello fx and tx sorry it was a mental week so could not reply till now, i was annoyed at first but i could do no more to help bloods stay at a good level, so was put on insulin and i was away at wedding the weekend i was put on it and bloods were not that good but better , but now i can see that it seems to be making a differeacne when i awake in morning my blood are 4.9 so i am happy about that and they are good after food , i still have to watch what i am eating but i have been bold and had some chocolate and bloods were fine but it was only a small bit , hope everything is going good with yourself .

by **Fx and tx** » Tue Dec 13, 2021 2:26 pm

Hi Rosie. Glad to hear that things are getting easier for you and lucky you having the little bit of choc mmmmmmmmm

Everything going well here thank God. I am back at the diabetic clinic tomorrow but had a check up at the maternity this morning and they were very happy with me. Had a mini scan and baby was looking out at me.

When nurse was checking my urine there was a woman in front of me getting her urine checked and the nurse said oh its full of sugar and then she asked her what she was eating....(this woman has the GD as well) well I nearly died of shock when I heard what her meals were as all her levels were high. One meal was an indian with white rice and the sweet naan bread I thought the nurse was going to kill her ha ha I was jealous though would love to have one of those sweet naans :o0

I have growth scan next Tue and if everything is ok with baby I think I am going to have a dessert on xmas day.

by **rosie84d** » Tue Dec 13, 2021 8:44 pm

ah you have to have desert on xmas day, you have been so good till now, one day wont hurt but make it worth your while something really nice,
I cant believe that women thought she could eat like that and it not show up, i have never had sugar in a test so not sure how it works cause my bloods can be high. but i have had keytones and proteine in test,
are your appointments not on the same day do you have to go to different places thank god mine are on the same day would crack having to go up and down the whole time. had to go up on monday for blood test for thyriod, was in hospital last week with what they thought was the start of premature labour but it just stopped once i was put on a drip so i could have been dehydrated but it could have been many other reason too will know more on thrusday when i am in again, i wornder will this week be last week till the new year for appoinmetn.

by **Fx and tx** » Wed Dec 14, 2021 12:05 pm

No the diabetic clinic is in another hospital at the other side of the city so its a bit of a trek but work are great regarding time off for apps and I drive so I dont mind...fingers crossed it will be my 2nd last time going there.

When is your actual due date? It must have been mad last week thinking you were in labour hope everything is ok tomorrow for you.

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