No wonder I haven't been feeling well

BabyRN2006

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been feeling like crap lately so I haven't been Bumping much. Dizzy, lightheaded, nauseated, short of breath, feeling really weak, and near constant headaches.

Today I had my 1 hour glucose test. Not only did I fail that miserably (159) I am also anemic. My hemaglobin is down 4 points from my norm. 

I take the 3 hour GTT next week but I am not very optimistic. I am overweight and have a heavy family history of diabetes. I think I will start looking at my diet and change how I eat regardless. Even if I end up passing, its probably only a matter of time before it becomes an issue. 

They aren't starting me on iron yet, they want me to try adding more dietary iron first. I think I will use this as an excuse for DH to grill me steak more often

I'm bummed about the results but hopefully now I can do something about it and start feeling better. Especially since I am almost in 3rd tri and know that is probably going to be rough anyway!

amd1982

Not that it will solve your problem, but my sugar was 154 at my 1 hour and i changed my diet - my sugars went to 85-90. i followed a pretty strict regimen...cut out a lot of the empty carbs i was eating in the morning, and ate all carbs with protein (apple with cheese, toast with PB). I also subbed two high protein Boost drinks a day (late morning and late afternoon) and really stepped up the lean proteins for dinner and cut out sweets at night. I know it sucks and isn't fun, but I guarantee you that you will feel better. I feel 100% better than before when i wasn't concentrating on what I was eating.

I hope you feel better! I also was anemic and started taking iron supplements at night (since I take PNV in the morning). It doesn't make a huge difference to the way I feel, but anything I can do makes me feeling better. best wishes!

hoopduck

I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well. Now that you know what's up, I hope you will be back in tip top shape very soon! Get well!

kmc84

Oh, I'm sorry. I hope you are feeling better soon and that your blood sugars don't become to much of an issue!

srveatch

I hope you feel better son!  I was anemic and diagnosed with GD around the same time as you are now.  I was miserable and felt 100 times better after starting my GD diet and Iron supplements.  

LuvWIfootball

I'm glad you now know why you've been feeling poorly.  And I think it's great that you're going to change things now, regardless of the 3hr test.  I try to maintain a low carb/sugar diet, but there are times when I fall off the wagon.  I feel so much better once I cut them out of my diet again.  You should notice a difference within a couple of days. 

Wifey xo

Hope you start feeling better soon : )

I don't know anything about the GT, but at 13 weeks I would be out of breath just walking up the stairs or across the room and was thinking I was in trouble if I was struggling this early (I have always been a cardio junkie). My blood test showed my iron was low and she put me on Ferralet (Iron), and it has been like night and day.

Enjoy those steaks!

BabyRN2006

Thanks everyone! The instructions for the test said to eat carbs normally for the three days leading up to the test and then fast 12 hours before, so I guess I won't be cutting back yet. I have been researching though and coming up with snack/meal ideas just in case Definitely hoping I start feeling a little better once we get all this figured out!