Post baby gestational diabetes question

Re: Post baby gestational diabetes question

• rainbowminion member

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  Lurking from February. My OB said that I could stop monitoring as soon as baby is born. They'll check my blood glucose at my 6 week post partum appointment and my GP should check more often for type 2 from now on.

  
  

  
  

  

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• PedsIsHardcore member

  January 2016

  They should still check it in the hospital. I say that because GD sets you up to become a Type 2 diabetic and it doesn't end for everyone after pregnancy. I would check your blood sugar fasting or 2 hours post meal kind of at random to ensure for you it is gone. If you feel sick and nauseated, want to eat a ton, peeing a ton, needing to drink a ton, check your blood sugar. Those are signs of high blood sugar. I'm a type 1 diabetic.

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• Demmie2014 member

  January 2016

  I was told I could stop testing and dieting after baby was born. I have a follow up appointment in a few weeks and I will have to do a 2 hour glucose test as well to make sure I am back to normal. I haven't had any symptoms of extreme thirst or peeing often, etc. so hopefully all is well. When I was in labor they did check my blood sugar as well as they checked babies blood sugar a few times after she was born but her levels were good, thankfully!

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• EC2016 member

  January 2016

  Thanks ladies. I'll make sure to double check with my doctor at my next visit too. Every visit I seem more concerned with dilation and I keep forgetting to ask! I can't wait to stop testing 4 times a day!

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