GD- Intro

rachel28212

I have had GD for 3 weeks now and am totally diet controlled. My numbers are great, doctor and dietician say so. I have only had four or five numbers higher than 120 in those 3 weeks. (Two were 1 point higher, and two were 130) Doctor did not consider the 121 numbers to be bad and she even said the 130 number wasn't any concern. I have noticed that when I don't have a protein like chicken or meat at my meal my number tends to be higher. Last night I tried pizza, it sounded good and I haven't had it in a while and my number was 130. Even though I know that is pretty much ok, I just want to make sure that I am not hurting my little girl. My doctor didn't really tell me anything about calling if I get two high numbers in one day or what a "high" number is. So I am wondering what other people have been told. I go back on Friday for a normal appointment so I can ask her then.

kerbear135

They told me to call if I was consistently having high #s, but I am insulin controlled so I am assuming they told me that so they could adjust my dosage if they needed to. However,  I see them every 3 weeks and there are always a couple of high #s on my chart, and they aren't concerned and tell me it looks like I am managing everything well, so I would say a high # every now and then is ok.

Jaqalini

I've recently been diagnosed with DG also and had my first doctor's appt today.  They told me if the number is 200 and over to call

ilenegrace

I am supposed to call if my numbers are consistently high for a few days. Basically this is so they can make the call to put you on meds (as GD can get harder to control later in pregnancy) or adjust the meds you are on.