Refusing GD Test

fallen_angel9

I would not. Although, when I was pregnant with DS 10 yrs ago, they didn't give this test to everyone- only those whom had sugar in the urine (detected in the office)..

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ChicagoBroad26

skoogirl:

As someone who experienced 4th degree tears from an average sized baby I am terrified of tearing again. It required follow up procedures and the threat of reconstructive surgery. It took me well over 12 weeks to recouperate and it was very emotionally draining. 4th degree tears are more common with larger babies.

::shudders:: 

agytay

It is mind boggling how since the age of the internet so many people have become doctors and experts in the medical field -- to the point that they would put their life and their unborn child's life at risk. Do untrained people come to your job and tell you how to do it after you have gone through 8 years of intense schooling?

These tests exists for a reason. Before lots of these tests, it was common place for women to die during child labor. Of course you should not take everything for face-value, but I hate it when people try to debunk any and everything that physicians say....

Ann003

As someone who gas GD with her current pregnancy, I didn't think I had any symptoms. After controlling my blood glucose levels, I can see a change in my thirst. But I mean, I thought I was just thirsty because I'm pregnant!

I do not believe that giving myself insulin to try to get my overnight blood glucose levels down is over medicating. I would rather give myself insulin to control my blood glucose (plus what the babies get) than have my babies' pancreases work harder to try to correct their blood glucose.   FWIW, I can control my daytime numbers with diet, but I can't fix my fasting numbers with diet alone. 

Also, your metabolic health and that of your child(ren) are at stake. I have a high chance of developing type II diabetes in the next 10 years if I don't live a healthy lifestyle. Yes, you should do that anyway but would you rather be in the dark about those kinds of odds?  My children may be born hypoglycemic if I don't control my blood sugar. If I totally ignored GD, they could be stillborn.  Theyy may have an elevated risk of developing Type II diabetes. The least of my worries is a C-section.

(steps off soapbox) Do your research before you talk about the only issue being big babies or that all people need to do is to eat healthy. 

emeraudecephiro

I have had multiple slender friends who had GD. I am not, I don't. Size means little imo. It can happen to anyone. Are some people more at risk? Sure.

old_time_girl

I'm not sure why you would refuse the test. Having mine done at my next appointment.

JSS1002

CoffeeMonster19:

mypalbabs:

JSS1002:

My best friend refused it like 10 years ago when pregnant with her son.

And then had an 11 lb baby. 

Vaginally.

And her body has never been the same.

I would not refuse this test.

It was a stupid choice and she admits that now.

 

Won't somebody think of the vaginas?

lol!

 

I don't get why you would refuse this test.  It's incredibly irresponsible IMO. 

Well no Shiz. That was my whole point person who made the bad decision young mother, not an idiot, openly says that she made a bad choice and wishes shed behaved differently.

JSS1002

elizabethnseanny:

JSS1002:

rcantor:

JSS1002:

My best friend refused it like 10 years ago when pregnant with her son.

And then had an 11 lb baby. 

Vaginally.

And her body has never been the same.

I would not refuse this test.

It was a stupid choice and she admits that now.

 

What's missing from this is that you don't actually know that she in fact had GD, do you? Many, many people without GD have big babies. Just like many people with GD don't have big babies.

You're right - sorry -- did not include all info.

What is missing from my post is that my friend had a history of blood sugar problems and a family history of diabetes, and her doctor strongly advised her that she shouldn't skip the test, and she did anyway -- precisely for the "over-medicating" reasons that somebody else stated.  She said that she felt like the medical community "over-diagnosed" GD as a "catch-all" for problems during a pregnancy.  She also was incredibly self conscious of her weight and felt like they were making assumptions about her based on her weight.

My friend -- who I absolutely adore -- has no medical degree or background or science background of any sort, and basically -- I THINK -- was just scared of her probably diagnosis and didn't want to deal with it.

We were very young.  It was not a good decision.

Your friend sounds uneducated or stupid. A catch all?

You know what she's not uneducated OR stupid she is just human and made a mistake something I do quite often. I shared the story not to open her up to a bunch of judgment for something that happened 10 years ago, but to share the perspective that even somebody who made the decision up for debate, openly admits that she made a poor decision. She's a very good mother and a very intelligent woman, she just made a mistake.

elizabethnseanny

I didn't question her ability to be a mother or whether she is a good person, but assuming all ailments in pregnancy would be related to GD is stupid or she was not educated in the effects on GD on baby and mother. To be fair, it sounds like her self-consciousness about her weight caused her to make a pretty selfish decision. I hope her baby is healthy and she is making better choices now.

OhSewCrafty

skoogirl:

Nope, I can't imagine refusing a medically necessary test to ensure baby's health.

This.

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OhSewCrafty

So wait....to the person who said that testing for GD was "over medicating" (because I'm too lazy to go find it and quote it) --

If you developed actual non-pregnancy related diabetes would you just ignore it so you weren't following the new medical fad? 

Also, WTF.

PSUBecky23

CoffeeMonster19:

JSS1002:

CoffeeMonster19:

mypalbabs:

JSS1002:

My best friend refused it like 10 years ago when pregnant with her son.

And then had an 11 lb baby. 

Vaginally.

And her body has never been the same.

I would not refuse this test.

It was a stupid choice and she admits that now.

 

Won't somebody think of the vaginas?

lol!

 

I don't get why you would refuse this test.  It's incredibly irresponsible IMO. 

Well no Shiz. That was my whole point person who made the bad decision young mother, not an idiot, openly says that she made a bad choice and wishes shed behaved differently.

I'm sorry, that wasn't directed at your post, more so at the OP and those who are coming out of the woodwork to say they are cool with refusing the test.  It just ended up in the quote tree because I was replying to babs's funny comment. 

Read my original post and tell me where I said I was refusing it. And then read my later post about being scheduled for the test on Friday. Again, I've read legitimate, medical articles, NOT Internet blog posts, that raised some questions for me. Hence the thread. Apparently I'm still irresponsible.

Raven01

agytay:

It is mind boggling how since the age of the internet so many people have become doctors and experts in the medical field to the point that they would put their life and their unborn child's life at risk. Do untrained people come to your job and tell you how to do it after you have gone through 8 years of intense schooling?These tests exists for a reason. Before lots of these tests, it was common place for women to die during child labor. Of course you should not take everything for facevalue, but I hate it when people try to debunk any and everything that physicians say....

This. I'll trust the judgement of the doctor who went to university for 8 plus years over doctor google any day.

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