High-Risk Pregnancy

gd help- my after dinner- call the ob?

I've had GREAT numbers for the last few days. A first for me! However, I *think* I slept too long this morning so my fasting was high- 120. My after breakfast was high too, I assumed b/c my fasting was high. After lunch was okay.

After dinner (2 tacos) I started feeling really off. I swear I'm having hot flashes, but my H claims it's freezing in here. I tested at 1 hour, to see what was going on. It was 165. Ick. I didn't eat anything and tested at 2 hours- 161. It didn't go down hardly AT ALL. So, I waited another hour without eating/drinking, to see if it was going to come down or what was going on. 3 hour- 159. My number just isn't going down. Should I be worried?

I can't go for a long walk or anything b/c of my blood pressure....  I just don't like that my number is high and not coming down. I normally wouldn't call the OB for a 160, but I'm wondering if I should since it's not budging...

Re: gd help- my after dinner- call the ob?

  • does drinking water help you? and since you have had such a rough day I feel like it can't hurt to call - - especially so you can have some peace of mind!
  • I have an appointment with my Ob tomorrow at 11:30.... I normally deal with the perinatologist regarding my blood sugars. Ugh, it was all going so well for nearly a week! Then today just threw it all out the window.

    I need to eat my night time snack, but I take a very small amount of glyburide at night so I'm worried it will shoot my number up even higher. 

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  • You have had the sh*ttiest time with all of this haven't you?

    You may need to try to relax (I know, easier said than done) especially because stress can bring up your numbers.

    Maybe just chill out for this evening and only test when you are really supposed to. You'll dirve yourself nuts if you keep checking over and over and over.

    Tomorrow, call your endo and advocate for some insulin (or whatever you think the best plan will be for the health of you and the baby)!

  • imageCanadianBio:

    You have had the sh*ttiest time with all of this haven't you?

    You may need to try to relax (I know, easier said than done) especially because stress can bring up your numbers.

    Maybe just chill out for this evening and only test when you are really supposed to. You'll dirve yourself nuts if you keep checking over and over and over.

    Tomorrow, call your endo and advocate for some insulin (or whatever you think the best plan will be for the health of you and the baby)!

    It's been TORTURE! I'm so ready to be done. I am just so worried that it won't go away b/c I've had such a hard time controlling it. 

    I am meeting with  my OB for the first time since my last growth scan, and I'm going to talk to her about induction. If she is going to induce in a week or two, I don't think it would be worth it to switch to insulin. If she doesn't want to induce (which would mean a scheduled c-section, eek!), then I will probably ask to switch to insulin.

    It's so frustrating b/c I know my body is making the insulin, it's just not being used (hence the gross ring around my neck). I kind of think that the glyburide will work for me at a certain dose for a few days, but then my body adjusts to it and the dose needs tweaked again. 

     

  • Do you not see an endocrinologist as well as your peri or ob?

    My peri (which I think is the same as a maternal fetal specialist) is great but is more than willing to admit when it comes to GD, the endo knows best.

  • nope, I just see the perinatologist. I was honestly not super reassured the last time I called in my numbers. I asked her about the ring around my neck, and said I had deduced from google that it was from too much insulin building up in my body. The nurse said, "Hmm, I've never heard of that but it sounds reasonable." Indifferent Gee, thanks... glad I'm paying you to agree with my google research, lol

     I am just.so.done. Nothing has worked for me long term. At my last OB appointment when looking over my numbers my OB said, "I can't believe what a good sport you are being.. I think I would have given up."

    I'm PRAYING they agree to induce me soon. If my numbers were under control I would be fine going full term or even over due, but Emerson is already showing signs of being too big b/c of the GD. I hate feeling like I'm hurting her every time I eat. And, my cousin had an emergency hysterectomy after delivering a 9lb7oz baby, and her OB said it was from the babies size. So, emotionally... this is very hard for me! 

  • Wow, I would kill to have those numbers. I just tested my after dinner, and it was 187, which is INCREDIBLY good for me.
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  • imagejuliane2004:
    Wow, I would kill to have those numbers. I just tested my after dinner, and it was 187, which is INCREDIBLY good for me.

    well, 187 is bad, but 160 isn't GOOD. 

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    imagejuliane2004:
    Wow, I would kill to have those numbers. I just tested my after dinner, and it was 187, which is INCREDIBLY good for me.

    well, 187 is bad, but 160 isn't GOOD. 

    True, it's not the best, but I've been consistently 288 or so, so 187 for me is good.

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  • 288? Is your OB not putting you on meds? That's dangerous for you and the baby.
  • imagecindy453:
    288? Is your OB not putting you on meds? That's dangerous for you and the baby.

    I am a type 1 diabetic, and was on insulin (two kinds) since before pregnancy. So, I'm definitely taking insulin:

    NPH:
    9 units in AM
    28 units in PM

    Novorapid:
    20 units at breakfast
    16 units at lunch
    16 units at dinner

    We're working on getting my numbers lower but its just not working.

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  • IMHO I think that they should have referred you long ago when you showed that your #'s were getting very hard to control.

    Why put you and baby at higher risk? Hopefully peri isn't the big ego type and just keeping you to prove something.

    I would be incredibly frustrated and worried if I was you as well. Fingers crossed for that light (induction) at the end of the tunnel!

  • It's frustrating that my numbers are so high, but I already work with an Obstetrician and Endocrinologist that specialize in diabetic pregnancies.
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