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Morgs80Morgs80
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Hi,

I have read some of your posts and you said you had undiagnosed GD with your son.  I am afraid that is the path I am on.  I failed and early 1 hour test in this pg, but have subsequently passed all fasting/breakfast tests.  I have a glucometer, and my numbers tend to be high...between 120-130 after meals. My fasting numbers are anywhere between 70-95.  

I have requested the 1 hour glucose test again, but they keep having me do the fasting/meal test.  Anyway, I am mostly curious about the affects it had on you son, if you don't mind sharing.

Thanks) 

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  • SaucySarieSaucySarie member
    ::butting in:: those numbers seem not too bad. Are you checking 2 hours after meals or one? If you are checking 2 hours after my OB wants it to be under 120 and fasting number to be under 90. If I was you I would just try to watch the carbs and sugar that I eat and see what they look like. If later on they start to get higher I would ask the dr to retest me.
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  • jenerally?jenerally? member

    I agree with saucy ... those numbers seem really great to me. Yes, your PP number is slightly high, but with some exercise it should come down. Your fasting numbers look perfect to me.

    I'd keep a log of your numbers for a week or two and bring that to your next appointment so they can see where you are. (fasting, 2 hrs after brk, lun, and din) The week's log is really the BEST indication of GD/diabetes, not the GTT.

    As for my second pregnancy, I should've been tested much earlier but due to a snafu, I fell through the cracks. I didn't push for the test because of ignorance and fear and selfishness. When I was finally tested at 28 weeks, my 1 hour test was 304. That is unbelievably high ... dangerously so. We don't know how long I went undiagnosed.

    By the time they "caught it" my son was already large for his gestational age. He was born LGA (9.5 lbs at 35 weeks). I was monitored twice a week from then on, because they were afraid he'd die in utero (stillbirth is very common in undiagnosed gd). His lungs were weak, he developed RSV, he had apnea issues, and very low blood sugar.

    NOT related to the GD (most likely), he suffered a traumatic brain injury at birth. ALL these things combined meant he spent 12 days in the NICU. 

    Today, he is happy, healthy, and completely normal. But for awhile there, we weren't sure we were going to get our happy ending.

    I hope I didn't scare you; your case does not sound as dire as mine. My advice to you is to be your best advocate. GL!

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  • Morgs80Morgs80

    Thank you so much for the responses.  And Jenerally, thank you for being so candid about your experience.  I can see what a nightmare that must have been.  Recording my numbers is a great idea, and I will start doing that tomorrow.  I agree that watching carbs and sugar is really important for me.  They are my downfall, and they definitely spike my blood sugars more than the average person.  I have found that diet alone makes everything a-okay.  

    The baby is measuring 3 weeks ahead, and I am just worried:)

    oh, i have been testing about 1 hour after, sometimes two hours after meals. 

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