- Pregnancy
- Baby & Toddler
- Parents
- Getting Pregnant
- Baby Names
- Product Reviews
-
Registry
- Community
-
More
Want a personalized experience?
Download the free app
May 2011 Moms
mama3115
member
Officially diabetic
mama3115
member
So I had done my glucose screen, failed by 4 points, then the end of January I took the GTT, one of the four results were elevated and they said that was a "borderline" test. I went back yesterday and took a second 3 hour test, and received the results today. The fasting sugar was normal, the other three draws were all high. RN said she was calling in a script for a glucometer and that I had to go to a GD class next week along with meeting with a nutritionist. I know it's not that big of a deal and of course things could be SO much worse, so why am I so upset about this? I mean it should be easy to stick to a diet for healthy baby, but then they said the baby may need to go to ICU after she's born to help regulate her blood sugar. Wondering if anyone else has previous experience with this? Thanks in advance
Warning
No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Officially diabetic
First off, take a deep breath. It is scary when you are told something like this, so don't feel guilty about it. I was upset when I was told I had GD with my son.
You are doing the right thing by seeing a nutritionist and taking a class. In most cases your GD can be controlled by diet alone, so you may have to make some sacrifices but it will be worth it. If diet alone doesn't work they will likely put you on an oral med before moving to insulin.
You should expect some extra monitoring from here on out, it varies from OB to OB. I was induced a week early with my DS, and he was on an IV for the first 24 hours to regulate his sugars but we never had any NICU time, and I wasn't nearly as well controlled as I am now so my doctor is confident we can avoid all of that this time. While it is hard, it really is manageable with some self control and having a great medical team behind you! GL!!!
I reacted emotionally to my GD diagnosis too. I cried, not because I felt guilty (It's not our fault, its just how our pancreas works with the placenta or something...), but I think I felt shame for some reason. Once I got over that and adjusted my diet-- which is totally doable, but sucky-- everything was fine.
The worst part was pricking myself for the blood sugar tests, and really it was just annoying.
Get the double fiber bread, eat protein and veggies with every meal... and because I don't drink milk, I had a pudding cup every night for my nightly allowance of dairy- because I deserved it!
Oh, and my baby was fine. Came on time at 7.4 lbs. Totally normal, great eater, no blood sugar issues...
Just stick to the diet and take walks around the block, you and your baby will be just fine.
I have my 1 hr test for this pregnancy tomorrow... i was borderline last time, I've got my fingers crossed for a pass this time!