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MBush4
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Feeling defeated by GD (sorry, long vent)...
MBush4
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Adjusting to a GD friendly diet has been difficult. It's not that I'm an unhealthy eater, it's just that since getting KU almost all vegetables have tasted really weird to me and I don't eat them so I would eat fruit instead- an apple or berries-- not a lot, but daily. I've always eaten whole grains and tried to eat proteins (I'm not a big meat eater).
Since finding out I have GD I've really been trying to eat the way I'm supposed to, but I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. DH does NOT eat healthy and neither does my family (we lived with them temporarily until a few weeks ago because we had moved out of one place and the other wouldn't be ready until then); so while they try to encourage me, nothing I try to explain really sticks. So I usually eat a different dinner than DH and when we do eat at my parents' and my mom cooks, I adjust what I eat so that it is GD friendly.
My OB has put me on glyburide because my numbers would randomly be high, but I don't take it every day because as long as I plan ahead and can take a walk afterwards, my numbers are great. Plus, on days when I dotake it, between meal I'll sometimes get really shaky and sweaty and feel very out of it which I hate.
Recently though I've taken my glyburide because we had a lot of things come up where I knew I couldn't control the food as easily because I was not the one preparing it (a wedding, ILs were in town and they like to eat out a lot). I'd stick with things I knew would be the better option, but because I worked for a catering company throughout college, I knew you couldn't always tell when a chef chose to use flour or another carb in a dish.
Last night we ate at my parents which usually means lots of carbs so I took my glyburide and while I tried to stick with the meat and vegetables (corn unfortunately) my numbers were through the roof- 164!
I just feel like I'm already a bad mom and a slacker because I can't keep my sugars level and I do have to take this stupid medicine that makes me feel like crap. It doesn't help that at my last OB appointment the doctor said, "When your sugars are too high it's like poison to your baby." LO is measuring right on time, but I worry I'm doing damage whenever my numbers are high. Plus it sucks that I feel like I'm the only one taking my GD seriously...
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Re: Feeling defeated by GD (sorry, long vent)...
I know it's rough. This is my 2nd pregnancy with GD and this go around I've got to follow a low fat diet as well for my gall bladder. You are NOT a bad mom nor are you a slacker. It's hard to follow every rule, adjust your lifestyle immediately instead of gradually, and even when people try to understand they just don't get it. I've tried to explain my diet to my mother both pregnancies and I've finally realized that she means well but it's not clicking.
I wish you the best of luck. I'm sorry you're having a rough time but you are doing the best you can for you and your baby and you'll make it through this.
I hear you. I've lost 3 pounds since I found out I had GD because I just can't seem to find things I want to eat. Dieting is hard, in a normal situation, and it's a thousand times harder when you're pregnant, hungry ALL the time, but can't find anything you can/want to eat.
My advice, eat as healthy and GD-like as you can and try to take a walk whenever possible. My sugar was super high last night too (164, my son was sick, so we just ate what he wanted) and I took a walk right after and as soon as I got back (only a 10 min walk) it was 112. It really does help a ton. GL!!
It is really too bad that at least your DH isn't more supportive. Don't give up, don't feel defeated it is HARD! My mom understands the diet because she has type 2 diabetes and even she says GD is hard because the numbers are under much stricter control.
Question: When you have taken your med and it makes you feel crappy between meals have you tested your blood to see if you are having a low? The symptoms you describe sound like low blood sugar to me, so even if your blood sugar isn't low, when you are feeling like that you should call your doctor or nurse. Also, if you aren't seeing a specialist I would ask to see one. They are often more understanding of the difficulties and can provide you with better information and support. If you don't like the Dr. you are seeing for your GD and you have the option to do so, ask to see a different one. I was able to do that with my GD nurse that calls me weekly because I didn't feel she had the right attitude and thus was able to get a nurse that better suits my personality. Your dr. should not be saying discouraging things to you for one high number, it happens.
Always remember, it IS hard, it is NOT your fault, it is hormones and because of that gaining control of numbers can be extra hard.
I'm sorry DH and family are not so supportive. Mine weren't in the beginning because I'm the first person in my family to ever have GD. I'm Chinese and my family does not understand. But I am a nurse and so is my sister so I sat down, explained and answered any questions they had.
My family was then super supportive over the holiday... My mom even cooked me GD friendly meals while everyone else ate all the goodies.
Don't feel like you are a bad mom, your body just needs a little more help to support this LO. Stress, anxiety, depression, etc. all contribute to your blood glucose. Try to relax, take a nice stroll, yoga, or a bubble bath to calm yourself and just know you are doing everything you can to deliver a healthy baby.