My Diabetes Experience.

ourlittledarling · May 2015

I have debated posting this because I see so many threads dedicated to Glucose Tolerance and Gestational Diabetes that I'm not sure if this specific topic has already been covered, but I hope it can help at least one person. This is just my personal story and I am only offering it as a potentially new idea to the board on the topic of managing diabetes.

Through my 20's I struggled with type 2 diabetes. I tried many things to deal with it and thought I was maintaining a healthy lifestyle (I ate well, was a healthy weight, exercised, kept food journals, etc.) . I never understood the glucose tolerance test because it manufactured a situation that was not real to my life. When would I fast, follow by drinking a huge glass of orange sugar water, and then sit still for hours? Never, but despite my lifestyle, I would always fail the test. Given this past I logically thought that when I got pregnant I would have gestational diabetes especially if I couldn't get it under control before.

I started to research information outside of the realm of standard GI diets and exercises and found that in my case stress was playing the largest role in my high blood sugar. I can not overstate how huge the change was for me when I dramatically cut stress in my life. I know it is easier said than done since there are some things in life that are givens, but when I began to meditate every day, practice yoga, do visualization exercises, stop negative and harmful interactions in my life and approach the negative interaction that I couldn't remove from my life with love and compassion my numbers began to fall and never climbed again.

I am heavier than I was then, exercising less because of pregnancy, and I have changed to a highly plant based diet, (which is high carb) and my blood sugar is still good. I wont lie, I was curious when approaching the gestational diabetes question what would happen, but I have gone for my glucose tolerance test and passed by a large margin and continue to monitor my blood sugar at home for me. Through this I still credit stress reduction with this change as does my gp.

mkaur14 · May 2015

Hi . It's Gud to hear that u control ur stress . Iam 30 weeks pregnent and I hve GD. And now Iam on insulin to lunch, dinner , bedtime . And Iam taking stress becoz of all these new thing happening with me . This is baby no 2 . With 1 one I don't hve GD. Yes Iam also taking so much stress for everything . I try to not do thins thing . But I am failed . Becoz I felt this to much to much having GD and controlling diet nd injection very bothering me . Pls tell me wht can I do to control .becoz sometime Iam feeling Iam very alone and no body is hear to help . Actualy I'm scared to becoz of this GD. I hope every thing will be Gud . Thanks

ourlittledarling · May 2015

I hope things get better for you.

I can only speak to what has worked for me. I cut all caffeine from my diet, began yoga a few times a week and meditation every night. I also do visualization exercises and progressive relaxation techniques. Developing a healthier perspective on things which trigger my anxiety and stress was very important and I have also done some conditioned response work to help me deal with stressful situations and people that I can't avoid or remove from my life. A lot of these options come from a place inside of you so they are difficult for some people especially in the beginning. Change on this level can feel drastic in the early stages.

I didn't seek additional help from practitioners because these things worked very well for me, but I know others who found additional help through aromatherapy, counselling, massage, acupuncture and remedies/ herbs from naturopathic medicine.

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