GD weekly check-in 6/3

hgtvmom · June 2014

aliletz said:
Oh, I'm sure this has been covered, but I'm a special snowflake, so I'm gonna ask.. did your insurance cover your glucose monitor, or did you have to pay out of pocket? Or is it something you get on loan?

I had to pay $50ish for my initial kit and prescriptions for test strips and lancets. I now pay for refills at a higher rate than my normal prescriptions (I normally pay $10/90 day supply), but much less than what other people here pay. My last refill of test strips was 6 vials of strips for $30ish.

FYI all of the people I know who are permanently diabetic change their lancets WAY less often than I do. I use a new one for each reading, so 4 per day. My dad uses one per week! That grossed me out. Then I saw a funny pic on a diabetic friend's fb page - it basically implied they rarely change their lancets, with her comment being that she didn't even remember the last time she changed hers. She had several similar comments from other people. So, if you are looking to save money...

cuntasaurusrex · June 2014

Cool. My numbers weren't off the charts so I don't think they were horribly worried, and they didn't suggest I rush out and grab a test kit right away, so I'll hold off 'til I see what the counselor says next week.

JayBzo · June 2014

@aliletz my insurance covered everything and the diabetic educator gave me the kit.

Nothing too exciting here except I am having trouble eating more than meat and cheese. I eat egg salad, carrots, fruit and crackers at lunch but feel like I can barely have a snack ever so I end up eating cheese. And more cheese.

I just got my results back from our annual health screening at work and my total cholesterol is SOOOOO high. I have never ever had an issue before and it is dramatically high - I suppose it could be from eating so many eggs and cheese? I guess just two more things I can't eat. So now I am down to veggies and lean meat, hurrah. So frustrated and ready to not be pregnant. I am counting down the weeks...

cuntasaurusrex · June 2014

I think this is going to be a big change. Honestly I've never paid a lick of attention to labels before, but most of my diet consists of bread/english muffins/pasta, and I snack on chips.. and I eat all the sugariest fruit. But I'm not really into candy too much. Of course the candy I *do* like is 100% sugar.. like Smarties or Fun Dip. Because I'm 4, obviously.

JayBzo · June 2014

I just miss pasta. I want bowls of pasta the size of my ute right now (this is the biggest part of my body as far as I can tell, which is why I chose the ute!!). ALL THE PASTA. ANd chips, how I miss chips... screw candy.

kwh33ls · June 2014

Chips!! There are some great ones from "Food Should Taste Good" brand, that have enough fiber and other stuff that they don't mess with my sugar. It's satisfied my craving for chips. Also, there are new black bean chips with yummy flavors too, and a serving is like 20g carbs for *27* chips, which is a LOT of chips.

youreggoispreggo · June 2014

I was given my test kit by the diabetic educator as well. I have so many things going on with my insurance right now I can't really tell if they charged me for it or not.

I also don't change my lancet after every test. The educator said you could use it for "a few" pokes so I took that to mean just use one a day. That might be applying her words a bit liberally but I wash my hands before every poke so I feel like it's okay. My dr was a little freaked out when I mentioned that to her but said she deferred to the diabetic educator's opinion.

jennp1979 · June 2014

I do really good with pasta as long as I get the multi grain and make the sauce healthy ....I'm having a pizza delivered to the hospital once I deliver!

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

Yep, ins covered my monitor. My test strips are $25/100, lancets are $4 or $5/100. Last pregnancy I think I used one lancet per day. Now I change each time. Not sure why I did that last time.

RJHarmon · June 2014

My meter, strips, and lancets are covered at 100%

hgtvmom · June 2014

The only thing I miss about pasta is the ease/quickness of throwing it together. But, I don't find myself missing that actual food much.

@aliletz‌ do you like corn chips? My sugar levels do fine with a serving of corn chips or corn tortillas, while I cannot touch flour tortillas or potato chips at all. Yet, potatoes for dinner (baked, mashed, grilled, whatever) treat me far better than rice!

I would kill for a fat piece of cake, a dozen cupcakes and an entire gallon of ice cream though (the good stuff, not the low sugar, low carb crap that I allow myself to eat). After typing that, I would seriously KILL for some frosting slathered form of cake right now!

jennp1979 · June 2014

Ok explain this...left pinkie 148...right hand pinkie 118. So I walked for 15 mins and both came down 30...so frustrating...how can two different hands/same finger be off by 30 in one reading

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

jennp1979 said:

Ok explain this...left pinkie 148...right hand pinkie 118. So I walked for 15 mins and both came down 30...so frustrating...how can two different hands/same finger be off by 30 in one reading

It's a weird mystery.

ksspiff · June 2014

I always take the average when weird differences like that happen

helloblueeyes · June 2014

TKT17 said:
Ugh, I ate dinner really late, a baked potato with sour cream and salsa, and my level was 186. I retested and was 190. This is the highest I've ever been. I totally wasn't expecting that.

Did you have any protein with the potato? Or a non starchy veggie? If not, absolutely not surprising.

And I have had my level that high on one or two occasions. Like when I forget what number pizza slice I'm on.

cuntasaurusrex · June 2014

Pup4gdb said:

The only thing I miss about pasta is the ease/quickness of throwing it together. But, I don't find myself missing that actual food much. @aliletz‌ do you like corn chips? My sugar levels do fine with a serving of corn chips or corn tortillas, while I cannot touch flour tortillas or potato chips at all. Yet, potatoes for dinner (baked, mashed, grilled, whatever) treat me far better than rice! I would kill for a fat piece of cake, a dozen cupcakes and an entire gallon of ice cream though (the good stuff, not the low sugar, low carb crap that I allow myself to eat). After typing that, I would seriously KILL for some frosting slathered form of cake right now!

@Pup4dgb ooh thanks for the heads up!! I looooove BBQ corn chips, and corn tortillas are far superior to flour anyway!

helloblueeyes · June 2014

@TKT17‌

I've been there, sometimes I really miss the ability to easily skip meals. Or eat a small snack instead. I actually have had to miss lunch once or twice, and always feel absolutely awful for awhile. Definitely don't recommend it.

kwh33ls · June 2014

@aliletz, there are also delish black bean chipotle BBQ chips...I think they're called beanitos? So yum.

In other news, I had a good cry with my OB about how awful the GD office is. He asked me to write them a letter detailing the problems I've had with them, and is going to handle all the other care myself. He said I'm "borderline" at worst, and the treatment should be differentiated from that of brittle diabetics (and hasn't been), so I'll report my numbers to him during my appointments from here on in, no need for early induction (I can even go past my due date as long as all remains well), no need for extra monitoring twice weekly, and to just pay attention to my numbers and cause/effect relationships. I seriously love that man. Made me feel so much better.

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

@kwh33ls‌, this makes me so so happy for you! It seems very detrimental to your pregnancy to treat you the way they were...since when is medical care ever one size fits all. Idiots!

kwh33ls · June 2014

That's almost word-for-word what my doc said. He apologized profusely, and said I should've called him right away. Basically, that office deals with mostly "normal" diabetics, not GD, and they sort of read a script for new patients. He wants me to let them know that it's not okay. I feel like a million pounds has been lifted off of me. I was losing it over here...

mcvgal · June 2014

@ZeroZeroOne I eat eggs everyday for breakfast and am sure my cholesterol levels are through the roof, but my glucose levels are just fine. I figure we only have a few more weeks left of these repetitive meals. What about a non-traditional breakfast maybe a chicken salad wrap?

helloblueeyes · June 2014

@ZeroZeroOne

I eat bacon almost every morning. Hello heart attack at 35, lol.

I am just not a morning person so the pre-cooked microwavable bacon is really awesome for getting something together in a hurry. I usually pair it with a whole grain waffle or toast with peanut butter.

I have had an aversion to eggs since first tri that doesn't seem to want to go away. I can eat them maybe once a month, which sucks cause i used to love eggs.

jennp1979 · June 2014

Ok here's another fun one...after lunch reading...112 left ring finger...86 left point finger...same damn hand!! FGD!

TurtleMonsters · June 2014

aliletz said:

Oh, I'm sure this has been covered, but I'm a special snowflake, so I'm gonna ask.. did your insurance cover your glucose monitor, or did you have to pay out of pocket? Or is it something you get on loan?

My F*ing insurance won't cover supplies. I was "given" the tester and now they are giving me supplies to hold me over until july. apparently I told the doc the wrong insurance, told him my health coverage not the pharmacy coverage and now I have to file all this "necessity" paper work to get it covered. Everyone says they should just be covering it to (doc, OB, HR from DH's company). So if you're having issues with coverage, keep fighting until you get someone to do something about it!!

TurtleMonsters · June 2014

PS Ally, if you're still looking for things. Lentil chips worked well for me, and you can have 17 of them in a serving!

Cold cuts and cheese have no carbs. And as mentioned protein helps.

I also do daily eggs- I'm able to do a serving of milk in coffee as a "snack" first thing so I can cook breakfast without killing any one. then a serving of carbs and 2 eggs plus sausage does well for me. I love eggs, though so I could eat them for every meal.

In the health food section of stop and shop, I found snacks that are nuts held together with a serving of something sugary, and those tasted awesome, but I can't remember who made them- so this is likely no help. they didn't have any chemical ingredients either.

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

@ZeroZeroOne, what about other breakfast meats like sausage patties, links, or canadian bacon?

TurtleMonsters · June 2014

Is there anyone who is having a CS/RCS and considering cheating the night before?

Before I found out about having GD, I swore if I had an RCS I'd have awesome food the night before. I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm controlling with diet and keeping active. Any thoughts?

mcvgal · June 2014

TurtleMonsters said:
Is there anyone who is having a CS/RCS and considering cheating the night before?

Before I found out about having GD, I swore if I had an RCS I'd have awesome food the night before. I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm controlling with diet and keeping active. Any thoughts?

I totally had not thought about it, but now I'm really tempted.

kwh33ls · June 2014

TurtleMonsters said:

Is there anyone who is having a CS/RCS and considering cheating the night before?

Before I found out about having GD, I swore if I had an RCS I'd have awesome food the night before. I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm controlling with diet and keeping active. Any thoughts?

From what my docs have told me, that would be the one time *not* to cheat; part of the concern with GD is that if your sugar is high when you go into labor, the baby will be born with their pancreas sending out all sorts of insulin to counteract the high sugar. Once the cord is cut, they still have it in their system, and can actually become dangerously hypoglycemic. I'd pick a fun Saturday to cheat instead

mcvgal · June 2014

kwh33ls said:

TurtleMonsters said:

Is there anyone who is having a CS/RCS and considering cheating the night before?

Before I found out about having GD, I swore if I had an RCS I'd have awesome food the night before. I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm controlling with diet and keeping active. Any thoughts?
From what my docs have told me, that would be the one time *not* to cheat; part of the concern with GD is that if your sugar is high when you go into labor, the baby will be born with their pancreas sending out all sorts of insulin to counteract the high sugar. Once the cord is cut, they still have it in their system, and can actually become dangerously hypoglycemic. I'd pick a fun Saturday to cheat instead

That is very good to know. I guess I'll just look forward to my key lime pie and red velvet whoopie pies right after delivery. And then I'll wash it down with a glass of sangria

kwh33ls · June 2014

That is very similar to my plan. I want a cupcake with extra frosting in one hand and a glass of chardonnay in the other as soon as the cord is cut

mrscurlygurl · June 2014

kwh33ls said:
That is very similar to my plan. I want a cupcake with extra frosting in one hand and a glass of chardonnay in the other as soon as the cord is cut

I like your style. Make mine a Savignon Blanc though, thanks.

hgtvmom · June 2014

Note to self: if you wake up at 60, do not go about your normal morning routine, with breakfast 45 min down the line. Puke will happen (bile vomit, which is just blech!) and possibly lead to some snissing, requiring a change of wardrobe.

This has been your Friday morning PSA.

TurtleMonsters · June 2014

This is what I was afraid of. THOUGH...one of the OB's who is very nonchalant about all this, said don't even worry about that. If the baby is hypoglycemic, they'd give it sugar. I personally don't like to wreak havok on bodies, so I'll likely not binge.

kwh33ls said:

TurtleMonsters said:

Is there anyone who is having a CS/RCS and considering cheating the night before?

Before I found out about having GD, I swore if I had an RCS I'd have awesome food the night before. I'm not sure whether that is a good idea. I'm controlling with diet and keeping active. Any thoughts?

From what my docs have told me, that would be the one time *not* to cheat; part of the concern with GD is that if your sugar is high when you go into labor, the baby will be born with their pancreas sending out all sorts of insulin to counteract the high sugar. Once the cord is cut, they still have it in their system, and can actually become dangerously hypoglycemic. I'd pick a fun Saturday to cheat instead

jennp1979 · June 2014

I'm having a pizza delivered to the hospital with a banana pie milkshake from Sonic...mmmm!

TurtleMonsters · June 2014

OH wait, I forgot I could have DH run out or get delivery! Last time I struggled through hospital food- which was OK, but I like the way I cook and I've gotten anal about ingredients (I need to get over myself). No one makes eggs or coffee to my standards!

Our hospital has a "special" meal for mom's and dads- it's fancy food, and include champagne. Again, not the best cooking- as it's still in a hospital, but it's cool they think of it.

youreggoispreggo · June 2014

Before GD I really wanted a Guinness at the hospital but now the list of things that I want is so long. I think top of the list (today) is General Tsos or Sesame Chicken with allll of that yummy fried rice. And switch the Guinness for a sugary strawberry daiquiri.

ksspiff · June 2014

I think I mentioned this on the 'random' thread: I've started a Pinterest board of the things I want to eat. I'll let others consider it a food registry and will remove those delicious pins as I get to them.

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