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stephl3055
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LO then (2 days) and now (1 year)
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Those that had GD...
stephl3055
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After your LO was born, did your doctor make you retake the GTT to see if you were now diabetic or pre-diabetic? I've seen several other people on my BMB say that their OB's never mentioned it.
Mine wants to test me about 6 months after my PP exam (so LO will be around 7.5 months). He wanted to do a 2 hour test. However, I'm over my OB and his office and I don't want to go back. My re-test appointment got "lost" because they switched to a new scheduling system with the new year and didn't realize they needed to look in May to copy my appointment over. I don't want to reschedule it and I'm trying to figure out if I need to get the new OB I want to use to do the test or if it's something I can just forget about.
LO then (2 days) and now (1 year)
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Re: Those that had GD...
My Pregnancy/Parenting BLOG TTC since 5/2011, BFP #1 12/3/11, M/C 12/7/11 @ 4wks 2d. Began seeing RE Sep 2012. October 2012 Metformin 1500 mg= ovulation on CD34 BFP#2 11/14/12 9DPO, EDD 7/26/13, DX Gestational Diabetes @14 wks, our angel born sleeping 3/24/13 @ 22wks 2d. BFP #3 7/4/13 8DPO EDD 3/22/14, DX Gestational Diabetes @14 wks. started insulin @16 wks. Our rainbow, born 3/19/14 @ 39wks 6d., we're so in love!
BFP #1 12/02/11, M/C 12/08/11
BFP #2 04/06/12, DD born 12/20/12
BFP #3 06/09/14, M/C 06/15/14
The normal blood glucose level (tested while fasting) for non-diabetics, should be between 70 and 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). The mean normal blood glucose level in humans is about 5.5 mM (5.5 mmol/L or 100 mg/dL, i.e. milligrams/deciliter);[6] however, this level fluctuates throughout the day. Blood sugar levels for those without diabetes and who are not fasting should be below 125 mg/dL.[8] The blood glucose target range for diabetics, according to the American Diabetes Association, should be 90–130 (mg/dL) before meals, and less than 180 mg/dL after meals (as measured by a blood glucose monitor).[9]
Despite widely variable intervals between meals or the occasional consumption of meals with a substantial carbohydrate load, human blood glucose levels tend to remain within the normal range. However, shortly after eating, the blood glucose level may rise, in non-diabetics, temporarily up to 7.8 mmol/L (140 mg/dL) or slightly more. For people with diabetes maintaining 'tight diabetes control', the American Diabetes Association recommends a post-meal glucose level of less than 10 mmol/L (180 mg/dL) and a fasting plasma glucose of 3.9 to 7.2 mmol/L (70–130 mg/dL).[10]
8/15 FET #1 - transferred 1 thawed embryo - Pregnant with Baby C, it's a girl! Due April 2016.
LO then (2 days) and now (1 year)
I have had GD with both pregnancies and after each one I had my glucose checked around 6 weeks and then in between the pregnancies my glucose was checked at my annual physical. After my first, my test results were normal. After my second, they were a little abnormal so at the follow up appointment with the endocrinologist they did an A1C test which checks the average blood glucose levels for the past 2-3 months. It was w/in range so the doctor suggested we treat the abnormal test results as a red flag and that for now, the best treatment is to make diet/lifestyle changes to the extent I can as a mom with 2 young children. I'm also supposed to get tested again about 6 months post- partum.