Frustrated with blood sugars!

SweetLaura286 · October 2013

First off.. I hate gestational diabetes.. It makes NO sense. (Yes, I have done all the research with the dawn phenomenon, etc. I am just frustrated!) I can eat within reason what I want during the day and my numbers are fine. It's the fasting ones that give me trouble. Well a week or two ago the doctors saw my numbers were consistently too high in the morning, so they added a medicine. It worked it's magic and the first day taking them they dropped way down instantly for an entire week or two. A few days ago I checked in the morning, and it jumped way up. Chalked it up to a fluke. Yesterday, they were high again.. This morning.. They are high again. Shoot me now.. I am ready to meet my little girl and be done with this nonsense!!

Thank you so much for listening.

SweetLaura286 · October 2013

wedding06 said:
I have type 1 but can concur that diabetes of any form is a bitch. Generally for me throughout this pregnancy I am lucky to have a solid week without having to adjust for either too high or too low numbers. Try not to get too frustrated about it and call your dr to find out the next step. Easier said than done but it will be a long last few weeks if you get too worked up every time a number is off. GL and big hugs!

Thank you wedding.. Deep breaths.. I see them tomorrow (I'm seeing them twice a week now). I think it'll be good to have another day's worth of numbers. I really appreciate the hugs

fluttergirlmoonchild79 · October 2013

I'm right there with you and the frustration. In fact I sent my dietician a big long email last Friday about my frustration. I can only eat 3 times a day or my numbers are high. I can only eat certain things or my numbers are high. And by high - I mean - I was told to keep them under 130 an hour after eating. They will come in at 133. I sent in my numbers and my OBs office keeps telling me "that's too high." I get that there's a cutoff but they sometimes treat my 133 like I just ate a 5lb bag of sugar. I hate that even a glass of milk can throw me over. I also hate that I feel like I can ever go out to dinner with friends because they want to go to get Itialian or Mexican and they just don't work. I ask to go somewhere else but majority rules. I can't wait to be done with this. I've been making a list of things I want to eat once I can again.

SweetLaura286 · October 2013

fluttergirlmoonchild79 said:
I'm right there with you and the frustration. In fact I sent my dietician a big long email last Friday about my frustration. I can only eat 3 times a day or my numbers are high. I can only eat certain things or my numbers are high. And by high - I mean - I was told to keep them under 130 an hour after eating. They will come in at 133. I sent in my numbers and my OBs office keeps telling me "that's too high." I get that there's a cutoff but they sometimes treat my 133 like I just ate a 5lb bag of sugar. I hate that even a glass of milk can throw me over. I also hate that I feel like I can ever go out to dinner with friends because they want to go to get Itialian or Mexican and they just don't work. I ask to go somewhere else but majority rules. I can't wait to be done with this. I've been making a list of things I want to eat once I can
again.

I'm so sorry fgmc.. People can be really insensitive about it. They mean well, they just are clueless. My in laws have Type 2 so you would think they would get it.. But MIL handed me a gigantic cupcake and was beyond offended when I said I really shouldn't. "One cupcake won't kill you!"

And I totally get what you mean about the doctors and the constant "too high.. Too high.." I'm sure you have some awesome things on your list and the reality of it is we ARE so close to being done. It's just so frustrating now, in the moment.

VegasGal1978 · October 2013

I am with you when it comes to being frustrated. I had been asked to keep fasting under 95 and after meals under 129. Since my last growth check those limits have been lowered to 80/110. I am struggling big time! I have continued to watch my eating but it doesn't matter. I am beginning to believe that there is absolutely no science behind this. I also believe that I am destined for a 10lb baby. I want a can of sprite and a glass of OJ so bad. These are the only real cravings I have had and have not given in (yet). So ready for our outside baby! Five more weeks to go. Hope the weeks move fast for you!

SweetLaura286 · October 2013

VegasGal1978 said:
I am with you when it comes to being frustrated. I had been asked to keep fasting under 95 and after meals under 129. Since my last growth check those limits have been lowered to 80/110.

What!?!? They're crazy. In regards to the 10lb baby.. What a really great, thoughtful, intelligent, quiet doctor at my OB office told me was that a 9lb baby who is supposed to be a 9lb baby is completely fine. What you don't want is a 9lb baby who was supposed to be 7lbs. It really helped put things in perspective for me. Hang in there

gwenneh · October 2013

You have my sincere sympathy. My sugars just don't seem to want to be controlled, even on insulin. I get to increase my doses today because of that.

Last time I was just diet controlled. This time, I was fine through 34 weeks, now it seems to be off the rails. I seem to be fine fasting, lunch is the worst, then dinner is fine (provided there's no Papa John's Cookie Thing on the menu...) I'm injecting insulin 4 times a day now and it's helping, I think, but not controlling.

Good luck with your next appointment. It might just be a matter of adjusting the dose -- is it Glucophage you're on?

SweetLaura286 · October 2013

gwenneh said:
You have my sincere sympathy. My sugars just don't seem to want to be controlled, even on insulin. I get to increase my doses today because of that.

Last time I was just diet controlled. This time, I was fine through 34 weeks, now it seems to be off the rails. I seem to be fine fasting, lunch is the worst, then dinner is fine (provided there's no Papa John's Cookie Thing on the menu...) I'm injecting insulin 4 times a day now and it's helping, I think, but not controlling.

Good luck with your next appointment. It might just be a matter of adjusting the dose -- is it Glucophage you're on?

Metformin I was on before pregnancy for PCOS and it helped me tremendously so they kept me on that. They added glucophage to bring my numbers down. I am on the bare minimum of glucophage so yes they are fine with adding a dose. It was just when I looked at the meter it was like.. Really!?!?

I am SO sorry to hear you are struggling!! Seriously, GD.. You suck!!

ATXMamaDoll · October 2013

VegasGal1978 said:

I am with you when it comes to being frustrated. I had been asked to keep fasting under 95 and after meals under 129. Since my last growth check those limits have been lowered to 80/110. I am struggling big time! I have continued to watch my eating but it doesn't matter. I am beginning to believe that there is absolutely no science behind this. I also believe that I am destined for a 10lb baby. I want a can of sprite and a glass of OJ so bad. These are the only real cravings I have had and have not given in (yet). So ready for our outside baby! Five more weeks to go. Hope the weeks move fast for you!

That seems pretty darn excessive of your Doc to lower your limit numbers by that much. My Doc has my 1 hour limit at 140, and my 2 hour limit at 120, with a fasting limit of 95. When I go in with a few high numbers a week, he says it doesn't have to be perfect....especially if the baby's growth is on track. I have been experimenting and notice that exercising drastically lowers my high numbers (sometimes almost too well). Are you guys exercising, and have you noticed the same difference?

I'm sorry it's been so incredibly difficult for some of you. I think I have had some normalcy and ease with GD this pregnancy because of the bio-identical hormones I have been on for years.

gwenneh · October 2013

I'd exercise if I could, but it's been one thing after another with discomfort. Walking sends me into contractions; I can't even get around the grocery store without feeling like I've got a bowling ball sitting on my cervix being squeezed.

It does help, but any exercising I do is usually accompanied by a toddler, so logistically speaking I can't just go on a gentle walk without chasing and hand-holding!

fluttergirlmoonchild79 · October 2013

VegasGal1978 said:
I am with you when it comes to being frustrated. I had been asked to keep fasting under 95 and after meals under 129. Since my last growth check those limits have been lowered to 80/110. I am struggling big time! I have continued to watch my eating but it doesn't matter. I am beginning to believe that there is absolutely no science behind this. I also believe that I am destined for a 10lb baby. I want a can of sprite and a glass of OJ so bad. These are the only real cravings I have had and have not given in (yet). So ready for our outside baby! Five more weeks to go.

Hope the weeks move fast for you!

80 and 110! Are they smoking something? I could never get my numbers to be that low. That blows!

AnsbyGamber · October 2013

It is very frustrating! I can eat the same thing day to day and my numbers are drastically different. Luckily for me my numbers seem to level off, then jump up, so my doctors have been working with me to recognise those patterns and then up my medicine dose when I need to. However, once I up the dose of the medicine, it takes a few days for my body to level out again and I have to be really sure that I eat enough carbs every 4 hours so that I don't go low, then back off of the carbs as my body adjusts to the medicine dose. However, I will say that I was cutting carbs to keep my numbers in check (they recommended 30g carbs for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 15 carbs at snack time, my numbers were good after lunch, but after breakfast and dinner I was getting high, so I cut those meals back to 15g carbs) and the doctor said that wasn't enough carbs for the baby, so she said to up my carbs and if I needed to up my medicine too, I could do that. Since doing that, my baby is moving more and my numbers are still fine. So be careful being too restrictive on your diet.

gwenneh · October 2013

80 and 110? 80's very close to the point where they've told me to go have a sip of soda!

BabyBarrigas210 · October 2013

This is a sensitive and overwhelming topic for me. I JUST DOT GET IT! I can't eat a ton of fruit, I can't have juice- on top of no caffeine now. Im so fed up, its SOO frustrating. My numbers are ALWAYS off. I eat within reason but they are either high or low, never close at all. My Obgyn doesn't seem concerned yet the specialist at the hospital I have to see for this is all over me about it. My last appt on Friday morning with the OBGYN was great! She was very happy with my u/a the night before. Im 35 weeks, and the baby is 5lbs 7 oz, in the 40th percentile. We do wish she was a bit bigger, but overall, the doctor was really happy, said my fluid looked great, no swelling, all good.

Some days, i get so frustrated with this whole GD situation. I eat everything in moderation. The highest my glucose reading has been since I began testing was 180- once. The fasting # is on and off. It's either low or high. Between 87- 115. I can eat the SAME THING everyday and its always different. It's the stress from work, personal drama and the simple fact I CANNOT make time to eat at the same time every single day. It's not possible with my job in HR. whew! That's All I have to add, lol. That felt good! Anyone able to relate?

mom2curlygirls · October 2013

GD sucks BIG TIME!!! I am so over it. For the ladies whose numbers are going up, that is completely normal towards the end of your pregnancy. My Dr.s told me that starting at 32 weeks your hormones go way up which will throw your sugars off too. I am taking glyburide and am also on the lowest dose possible. If I don't eat a snack every couple hours I really feel it. The other day I took a nap after lunch and I woke up feeling horrible. Turns out I went down to 49. Mine have been consistently higher and higher. So they will just adjust my dosage. I was sooooo good when I was diagnosed. I found out at week 16 I believe. I followed the diet perfectly but I could not control my fasting numbers. I was told those are the hardest of all because you aren't active nor drinking water. Good Luck, hopefully this will all be over soon. I just pray that it goes away after delivery.

ATXMamaDoll · October 2013

katielou711 said:

gwenneh said:

I'd exercise if I could, but it's been one thing after another with discomfort. Walking sends me into contractions; I can't even get around the grocery store without feeling like I've got a bowling ball sitting on my cervix being squeezed.

It does help, but any exercising I do is usually accompanied by a toddler, so logistically speaking I can't just go on a gentle walk without chasing and hand-holding!

You just completely described how I feel. I don't have the toddler, but I am going through this exactly. It's hard to get in the hours that I need at work when the walking around I need to do puts me into false labor! And it all ouches. My poor cervix.

I am right there with you guys. I have been carrying this LO low for some time now, and frankly, it hurts my cervix. I just make myself go for walks, especially if my blood sugar number was high. Just actively cleaning my house and playing with DS gives me contractions, so I take breaks.

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