hey ladies who here has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes? I took my 3 hour test and 2 out of the 3 came back abnormal so I now have to see the specialist to begin treatment & monitoring my levels. Has anyone had to have treatment for that? What level do you have to be at to get insulin as a treatment? Who just had to monitor by diet? I'm trying to not freak out. It's easy for everyone to say "You just have to follow a diet" when your an emotional 3rd trimester woman who loves pasta, bread & sweets. So any advice you have before I go see the specialist (who last time I saw him freaked me out)
Re: Gestational Diabetes Treatment
I received conflicting information from my midwife's office. The triage nurse who called me with the 1-hr results gave me the impression that I failed the 1-hr badly enough (blood sugar of 145) that I should begin the diet immediately. But, I've struggled with this diet over the past few days. I'm a vegetarian and already somewhat thin (5'8", started the pregnancy at 130lbs and reached 140lbs at 27 weeks pregnant). Over 3 days or so of trying to reduce sugar/carbs, my weight dropped down 5lbs. I called my midwife's office today feeling concerned about that. The midwife told me today not to worry about following the diet and to eat normally until they can get my fasting bloodwork. But now I feel like I'm hurting the baby by eating "normally"! I suppose I'm just looking for some guidance from folks who have been in a similar spot.
I started the diet immediately following my 1hr. Have you received information from a nutritionist on what you should and should not eat with the diet? They will usually provide you with carbohydrate limits per meal that you should try to stay within. Also, uncontrolled diabetes can actually lead to weight loss so it's hard to say what's causing what. My suggestion is to follow your midwife's advice and schedule the 3hr asap. Your child will be fine for the next few days as long as you don't go super crazy.
I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago. It's an adjustment but I know I'll be healthier in the long run.
And yes, you can eat just about everything you were eating before, just in moderation and at certain times.