possible GD

Jenelle101

So...I just got my test results back from my 1-hr glucose test and my number was 214 (I already posted this on 3rd tri so sorry for the repeat). I just had a total meltdown...  I haven't talked with my doctor about it yet. The results were just emailed to me. From what some of the bumpies say, 214 is pretty high, possibly putting me in the high-risk category.(I know that that isn't reliable, but I trust you bumpies.)  I am totally shocked about it. I was a little underweight pre-pg and eat relatively well, but it does run on both sides of my family. I am seriously freaking out about this and how it's going to affect LO. I feel totally guilty about it already, and I haven't even been diagnosed with GD yet. I know it's not really my fault, but did any of you feel this way?  I just need some reassurance and positive thoughts. Thanks!

mlf625

I was shocked when I was diagnosed the first time, too.  I've always been under or at a healthy weight, work out, etc. and was under the (mistaken!!) assumption that GD only happens to unhealthy women.  So yeah, I understand your disappointment!  Try not to freak out though, the affect GD will have on your baby is very, very minimal as long as you follow the diet, exercise if possible, and keep your numbers in check.  And why do you feel guilty??  There's no reason to!  There are tons of pregnancy complications that can't be prevented and GD is one of those.

Best of luck with your 3 hour.  Someone posted a great chart in this post about the odds of having GD based on your 1-hour result.  It probably won't encourage you much, but I always prefer to have the facts:

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/29570073.aspx 

kkfeb04

I answered you over on 3rd tri board. 

I believe those thoughts are normal.  I felt like a complete and utter failure.  I only have gained 15 lbs during this pregnancy when I was diagnosed.  Once I met with the diabetic nurse educator and realized that it was nothing that I did wrong, I'm okay with it.  It has to do with the hormones that the placenta produces and how your body reacts to it.

The diet isn't too bad, you will get restrictions on your carbs for your meals and snacks.  Everyone has a different allowance.  I get 45g of carbs for breakfast and dinner and 60g of carbs for lunch, 30g each for snacks.  Some have lower allowances.  I'm not sure how they determine the allowance, but I know that I've lost 6 lbs this past month while I've been on the diet.  Most women can control their sugars with diet alone.  I am on insulin due to the baby's size and glyburide since my fasting was a little high.  My after meals were well within the normal range.

Not every woman with GD has large babies, but it is a risk.  Stress also causes your sugars to go up.  Good luck.

k8enewlywed

I felt like it was my fault too even though it is not the case at all. I too am a normal weight, eat healthy and exercise regularly. I was on pretty strict bed rest and had a surgery during this pregnancy so I was blaming that. THe doctor said that even though some people have risk factors for weight it really has to do with the placenta and hormones messing with your increased insulin production. Try not to feel guilty you couldn't have done anything to prevent this. Hope your 3 hour goes well. I only failed the one hour by 1 point but failed the 3 hour horribly so you never know! GL!

Married2MrWright

I can totally relate...it was a shock to me too.  Although I was overweight when I got PG, I have been eating a low-GI diet since before TTC and have checked my blood sugar throughout the pregnancy since my mom is Type II.  I had only gained 10 lbs by the time I was dx with GD.  Turns out that it was my fasting numbers that were the problem, which was revealed at 28 weeks after my GST.

Anyway, I failed the one hour with a 178 so I skipped the two hour and went straight to the GD counselor/dietician.  I was seriously depressed for 3 days.  Cried the entire time.  Especially since I had enjoyed an easy pregnancy up until then and was bummed that GD meant high-risk and threatened my hopes to have an unmedicated childbirth.

Flash forward 10 weeks....despite sticking to the GD diet/plan perfectly, 10 days into it my morning numbers were still too high so I was placed on insulin twice a day.  I have done very well on the insulin along with sticking to regular exercise and the GD diet.  That also meant weekly non-stress tests, which have always gone perfectly.  Despite all of this, my baby meausured 7 lbs. 8 oz. at my 37 week appt. so I am now scheduled for an induction this coming Wednesday since my doc wants to at least have me try for a vaginal delivery.  If we wait longer, I'll most likely need a c-section.

It's not how I had hope it would be, but at the end of the day, I have done the best I could do under these circumstances.  And I am very much looking forward to being done with GD and having my baby here. 

So...grieve and cut yourself some slack.  GD is not your fault.  It's your placenta overriding your body's ability to produce enough insulin to counteract all of the added hormones it's producing.  When the placenta is out your body should be fine.  The main key for you right now is to keep your blood sugars in check and stay healthy so your baby can stay healthy.  It's so worth it.  And you are not alone...the ladies are great here for support.

Mystjava

Thank you for sharing.. I have been "depressed" since Friday about my possibility of having GD.  It just "freaked" me out.. so I am hoping that this week, we'll be able to figure out what's going on and so forth.  Just have to keep positive and have my spirits up high.  I really appreciate reading your story.. so I will think and do positive!