GD insensitivity vent

Loribelle73 · January 2012

I apologize in advance, but I just had to let this out.

This morning I was talking with some friends (several of whom are pregnant) and said something about how I was trying to decide what I wanted my first meal to be after LO is born. They jumped all over me saying how I should stay on the GD diet even if my numbers are normal after birth and how having GD is God's way of giving me a wake-up call and telling me I need to go on a diet. The topic of conversation then somehow switched to Tastefully Simple products and all the cookies/cakes/breads they love to eat. I was furious. I was on a diet before I got pregnant, and have every intention of getting back on it once I am recovered from my c-section. And how dare they tell me how to eat and then talk about cake and cookies? Most pregnant women, GD or not, talk about what they look forward to being able to eat after the baby is born. It's not like I said "I want my husband to go out and get me a huge cake and then I will sit there and eat the entire thing in one sitting." Jeez!

satama · January 2012

If any of my "friends" commented on my diet, GD or not, there would be words. That falls strongly in the category of MYOB territory IMO. Sorry your friends are being insensitive jerks.

I do plan on having DH get me a whole cake by the way, but I won't eat it all in one sitting. Stick out tongue

SaintDorothyMantooth · January 2012

I'm new to GD (just dx'ed last week, started the diet yesterday), but that would make me cry right now! DH is really into cooking and baking and he has a HUGE batch of homemade vanilla ice cream just sitting in the freezer, not to mention the donuts that have been sitting on the counter - that stuff alone is driving me crazy, but if someone were talking about it non-stop, I would either throw up or burst into tears!

kpowers982 · January 2012

That's awful! Your diet/health is between you and your doctor! I hope they had only the best intentions with telling you that, but from your story it sounds like they were being jerks.

momamatthews · January 2012

I think you have a typo, did you mean to say friends? What jerks. Even if they are worried about your health, genuinely worried, that was not the way to go about it. I would start looking for new friends if I were you.

kristin172429 · January 2012

Wow. Some friends. That was just rude and insensitive. And also shows that they know nothing about GD. I might have told them where they can shove those cookies of theirs! Geez. Ignore them. And maybe remind them that God also wanted people to be kind to one another if they want to throw that card down!

orriskitten · January 2012

One of my friends mentioned the same thing. I told her that it was okay she disagreed, that my DH loves me, will be buying me and entire pizza for myself and shes not invited to have any of it anyway :P I didn't take it too personally, though. Shes a bit clueless about pregnancy and life in general.

I do plan on indulging, but not going over the top after my binge. I may possibly have type 2 that was dx'd because of pregnancy, but should be mild enough that diet alone will more than keep it in check. I still plan on treating myself, though. Even my type 1 step bro and type 2 dad indulge every now and then.

sunnyt154 · January 2012

I think a celebration meal is in order after all your hard work. If the don't have GD they have no idea how hard it is. Ignore them and enjoy yourself.

From what they said they are not very educated on GD anyway.

Loribelle73 · January 2012

Thanks for the support, ladies! You really cheered me up.

SoxGirl0205 · January 2012

Umm these "friends" do realize that even thin women can develop GD and not every woman that has GD needs to be on a "diet" right? So if it was "God's way" of telling a woman she needs to lose weight then only women who are overweight would develop GD.

These people are morons...sorry you had to deal with that!

MotherMonster · January 2012

I don't think they're talking about GD specifically. I think they're talking about the fact that GD puts you at higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Some women with GD end up diabetic as soon as their pregnancy is over it. It really just depends on your body's biochemistry as well as family history. Either way...those people you called "friends" are ignorant and rude! I would have told them off, but then again, my friends know better than to tell me how to do anything health related since I'm a CNA, med aide, and a nursing student.

If it happened again, I would say "People who make assumptions make a$$es out of themselves." Because they're making an assumption about you having GD. Diabetes is not a cookie cutter disease to have and the sooner they realize that, the sooner they can realize that they have no business trying to tell you anything about it. It's one thing to voice concern, but you are under doctors care and doing what's best for you and your baby! That's all the matters!

I'm mean though.

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