Just took my 3 hour test yesterday. Now waiting for results. God I hate that test and I hate being stuck in the doctors office.
Honestly though, if you are just borderline, I do not see how GD is that big of a deal. The baby is bigger, what are the other issues? It seems like the major issues are for people who have a major problem.
Just took my 3 hour test yesterday. Now waiting for results. God I hate that test and I hate being stuck in the doctors office.
Honestly though, if you are just borderline, I do not see how GD is that big of a deal. The baby is bigger, what are the other issues? It seems like the major issues are for people who have a major problem.
if you are "borderline" GD at 24 weeks, it increases until 36 weeks. better safe than sorry. I would want to do the diet and tracking to ensure I had a healthy kiddo (and mom).
GD is more than just a big baby. untreated it can cause serious complications for the baby and NICU time.
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
When your sugars are too high, baby's are too, and baby has to then overproduce insulin to keep up. Then when they are born, their sugars crash because you aren't passing the high numbers to them anymore and they need to be weened off. A friend of mine's daughter had to be in the NICU with a sugar IV to train her body to produce just enough insulin to control her blood sugars.
I hate that most drs only talk about big babies as the risk. But I think that's a valid question @skiingstark, I wondered the same thing since I expect to have another preemie this time, wouldn't it be better if I just let the baby get bigger earlier? But once I started looking into the actual affects on baby, it wasn't the right path.
The first thing they talked to us about at the GD class was the risks to the baby. I think that really helps to put things into perspective when you're having to make a huge overhaul to your diet.
Diagnosed with PCOS March '10 - Started 1000mg of Metformin After 3 unsuccessful Clomid cycles, FSH+Ovidril+IUI+Progesterone=BFP!
Time to make Emilie a big sister!
May '16 2.0: Letrozole+FSH+Menopur+Ovidril+IUI+Progesterone=BFP! first beta-45.44, second beta-148
When your sugars are too high, baby's are too, and baby has to then overproduce insulin to keep up. Then when they are born, their sugars crash because you aren't passing the high numbers to them anymore and they need to be weened off. A friend of mine's daughter had to be in the NICU with a sugar IV to train her body to produce just enough insulin to control her blood sugars.
I hate that most drs only talk about big babies as the risk. But I think that's a valid question @skiingstark, I wondered the same thing since I expect to have another preemie this time, wouldn't it be better if I just let the baby get bigger earlier? But once I started looking into the actual affects on baby, it wasn't the right path.
Ahh thanks, that is an example I been trying to look for, when I research it just says, complications... and I am like what complications? Then they just mention bigger baby and I am like that is not so bad.
Well I have my first GD appointment today to go over diet and how to use the meter (I'm still not loving that :-/). I did finally get the numbers from my midwife last week. My fasting numbers were fine, the first hour draw was 183 (needed to be under 180, so close!), then the second draw was 177 (needed to be under 160, stayed high for too long), then the 3rd draw was under (I forget the number). So, looks like probably easily corrected with monitoring diet, but I'm really just being a big baby about those finger pricks I know are coming :-(
@LilyASF42 That's pretty much how my numbers were. I hate needles and my fingers hate me now lol so I know how you feel! I whine to H about it about every other day and he's so sweet about it. I just have to tell myself every time that it's for the baby and it will be over soon!
I have to admit, I feel like a selfish tool whining about the teeny finger pricks. After all this is for the good of the baby and that's what's important. ......but I really, really hate needles!! ;-p
I have to admit, I feel like a selfish tool whining about the teeny finger pricks. After all this is for the good of the baby and that's what's important. ......but I really, really hate needles!! ;-p
I've been MIA for a few weeks, since I started a new job and it's been super hectic - but I wanted to jump back in!
I had my appointment with the nutritionist last week. I have actually been logging everything I eat in MyFitnessPal since I became pregnant (just to make sure I wan't going crazy with sugar or sodium, or calories overall), so I was able to show her exactly what I eat. Ever since I got my GD diagnosis a couple of weeks ago, I have been following the advice I found everywhere online (15-30g carbs for breakfast, 30-45g for lunch and dinner, 15g for snacks 3x/day, exercise after meals, etc.). I think she was impressed that I could show her exactly what I was eating for every single bite, especially since I am meticulous about weighing and measuring foods.
So, she said to keep eating how I have been eating, and we can adjust if my numbers come back high. So far, my after-meal numbers have been very much in the normal range (85-107 one hour after meals), but my fasting numbers are on the high end of normal (79-93 over the past week). Which is odd, since my fasting number at the GTT was normal at 76 (my one hour was 180, so AT the cutoff, and my two hour was 116, also completely normal).
I am really hoping my fasting numbers don't go up, though as @cinderin pointed out, they keep changing until about 36 weeks and with "borderline" numbers it's better to be safe than sorry. I am worried if I have to go on Glyburide or insulin the Midwifery clinic (which is at a hospital) will make me transfer to an OB, but we'll see. I am upping my exercise to see if it helps overall, but the nutritionist said there is little you can do to control fasting numbers.
@LilyASF42 I don't think the finger pricks are too bad - they kind of hurt right when you do it, but the pain goes away fast. Not as bad as I thought, for sure.
And like a few of you said, the nutritionist really focused on the "big baby" aspect and little else in terms of complications - though I have read there are a number of other risks, mostly if your GD is not well-controlled (higher incidence of preeclampsia is one that stood out to me, plus increased risk of obesity and diabetes in your child later in life). All the more motivation to do everything I can to control it!
in my experience the fasting is the hardest to control and usually they'll put you on meds. a high fasting means the baby has been given high blood sugar all night long which is not good.
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
in my experience the fasting is the hardest to control and usually they'll put you on meds. a high fasting means the baby has been given high blood sugar all night long which is not good.
That is my understanding too. My fasting numbers are still in normal range, but the're close to the top of normal, so I am mentally preparing to be put on meds eventually. Sigh.
Sorry about pricker pain guys Pricks can hurt. Here's lots and lots of $.02 if you want any. 1) See if you can adjust your lancet devices to be shallower. There should be a little twist knob somewhere that adjusts it. You don't have to have it set deep enough to immediately get a full-size drop of blood, you can set it fairly shallow, wait about a second after pricking your finger, and then squeeze gently to get the drop just large enough. 2) You also don't want to push the stabber into your finger; just rest it up against the side of your finger. 3) OOH. Index fingers and thumbs have the most nerves, and the center of the tip is the most sensitive area. You can see where I tend to prick my fingers; slightly towards the outside of my last 3 fingers.
Bonus) If you really want to go full zen, activate the lancet mid-exhale while you are focusing on the act of exhaling. I was told to do that for sensor changes and it helped me
This is what I was told to do and it doesn't hurt.
I actually just found out today that I have GD. They completely skipped the 3hr test and just diagnosed me. I think my numbers were high enough cause I was at 212 after the hour test, but not sure. I'm pretty upset by it, especially since this causes more potential complications for baby. This probably means that I will be induced (again) which I was really hoping to avoid. I guess we'll just have to see how everything goes.
BFP #1: DD born on 08.25.12
BFP #2: 09/08/15 miscarried at 6w
BFP #3: DD2 born on 02.07.17
See for me it isn't about the pain. Yeah there's a sting and then it goes away but that's not what bothers me, I can handle pain. It's the mentality of something stabbing into me that I don't like. Even just talking about lances and the depth they will go is what wigs me out, not the actual feeling. I can psych myself out too much sometimes and start to get light headed. No like :-(
@LilyASF42 Aww poor thing It really does suck! And yeah, the pain is only a second but, at least for me, when I have to go back to the same fingers they hurt even more. Then there is the whole thing of I have to do this now but there is so much else stuck in limbo. I'm really wanting to go med free for labor but I might have to be induced and I don't like that idea. And that won't even be figured out until much later and there's nothing I can do about it
Plus, and this is selfish I know, I'm always hungry and always craving what I can't have! lol But I'm really glad I have ladies to talk to about how much it sucks. I was venting about it to my SIL over the holiday and all she said was "well just keep testing and listen to your doctor". Like I'm just going to not care, stop, and put my baby at risk?!? People just don't understand.
Yeah the thought of induction, C-section or compromises to baby's health weigh on my mind too. My first pregnancy the labor was as smooth as one could hope for and I'm really holding on to hope I can do it like that again, but I just don't know now. I mean, we still have a lot of time to get this under control but it's just another worry for our brains.
So far numbers have been okay but I'd like better, I'm under, but just. After dinner last night I was at 117, this morning's fasting number was 87 and after breakfast was 129 (just under my 130 limit). I'm just starting so I'm trying to not go too nutty just yet but I can do better. The really tricky part is getting exercise in.
I think this bugs me extra because before my son was born I was really good about diet and exercise but it's been a complete backburner since then. I know it shouldn't be but that's jut the reality of having a kid sometimes. I'll get there again, I know I will because I have before, it's just much harder now :-p
Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine *end big baby complaining.....for now ;-p*
Oh and I am NOT telling anyone in the family about my GD. Good lord, last thing I need is everyone (especially my mother and MIL) policing my food and giving me more guilt than I already give myself!
@LilyASF42 I havent told anyone yet either except my mom bc she's cooking 2 major meals in the next month and they are usually carb heavy for the holidays. I just know that there is a certain type of person in my family and H's family that will blame me and make comments about my food and weight. So I told H he can't tell anyone until I have it under control so it can be a NBD type thing. "Yea, Gretchypoo is watching her diet bc she has gest. diabetes but she's got it under control and her medical providers aren't worried."
I'm planning on not saying anything at all, ever. No need. And if for whatever reason some one eventually does note I'm checking my glucose then I'll just say "Oh that's just an extra precaution for mom's over 35, they like for us to check just in case" and that's the end of that! :-D Seriously, I just don't need that extra pressure
@becbec28 Hmm...I dunno. Maybe different numbers for different people depending on test results? (Though I think ours were kind of similar) Or maybe some doctors being more conservative than others? My guidelines were under 90 for the morning (fasting) and then under 130 one hour after breakfast, lunch and dinner.
So the one thing that really surprised me about my meeting with the dietitian yesterday was that oatmeal is on the no list. Oatmeal???? She said all cereal, which makes sense for most breakfast cereals with all that sugar but plain unsweetened oatmeal???? Yeah it's a carb but can't I just count it as one of my carbs, watch the portion and don't add sugar? I don't know, just seemed odd to me. Anyone else get that restriction or just me?
So the one thing that really surprised me about my meeting with the dietitian yesterday was that oatmeal is on the no list. Oatmeal???? She said all cereal, which makes sense for most breakfast cereals with all that sugar but plain unsweetened oatmeal???? Yeah it's a carb but can't I just count it as one of my carbs, watch the portion and don't add sugar? I don't know, just seemed odd to me. Anyone else get that restriction or just me?
I got no oatmeal from packets but I could do steel cut oats that I makr myself.
@LilyASF42 two things. 1. I too have not told anyone in my family for the same reason. Husband better not tell anyone either, otherwise I'm going all HIPPAA violation on his ass!
2. My doc told me regular oatmeal is fine as long as I don't add any sugar to it.
@becbec28 - are you testing one hour or two hours after eating? I'm testing two hours and my threshold is 120 but it sounds like @lilyasf42 is doing one hour, so she gets a higher threshold.
No idea why different people have different testing times, but it's something I noticed last pregnancy too.
Weird, I was told under 140 one hour after meals (120 after two hours), and under 95 for fasting... Granted, I have not had any post-meal numbers over 110, so I am in the clear there so far. Maybe it IS different depending on your test results? I failed the two hour test by one point, and only on the one-hour draw (my fasting and two-hour were normal).
My fasting numbers seem to hover around 87, which I don't love. I have read and heard all sorts of conflicting advice to help with fasting numbers (though the nutritionist and my midwife said there is not a whole lot you can do): Eat a snack with complex carbs before bed, eat a protein-only snack before bed, don't eat before bed; take a fiber supplement before bed, take 2tbs of apple cider vinegar before bed... Chug water all night, etc. I am mentally preparing to be put on meds at night to control them eventually.
I was told oatmeal is fine as long as you don't add sugar. However, I do know that everyone's bodies process different carbs differently, so what is ok for one person may not be ok for others.
Ok, yeah I'm testing after 2 hours. It is weird they have people do it differently but it must be based on test results.
Basically what the dietician told us was just to be aware of what are carbs in each meal and consider serving size. She didn't ever say any food was bad or that we had a no-no list. I mean fruit is all carbs but we still should eat it and also milk and yogurt are good for you. We just have to be aware of how much we're eating when it comes to carbs. I really liked her take on it and she's had T2 for 15 years.
@becbec it sounds like we were given similar advice, but my nutritionist also said some carbs are better than others (rice and white bread, for example, converts to sugars more quickly for most people, so may spike your blood sugar, whereas pasta and whole grain bread takes longer to convert). She also told me that fruit and dairy are fine, but that it is probably best not to have them together since they both contain sugar. Rather, I should have fruit (or really ANY carbs) with protein to help slow down the digestion process, or milk alone.
I am definitely thinking glucose tolerance test results may determine when you test after meals. Since my one hour number was the only one that was high, maybe that's why they have me testing at one hour?
And for everyone on here, how are you tracking your carb intake? I use MyFitnessPal to track everything, but wondering if people have other solutions they like. I like to know EXACTLY how many grams of carbs I am consuming, which is why I like MyFitnessPal (I paid for the premium version to track macros).
I was tracking with MyFitnessPal and I was going to use a diabetes app once I started testing but I just got really annoyed and down about tracking everything. So I've just been thinking about what I'm going to eat for the meal or snack, watching portions, and reading labels. I've found a few things that I thought would be ok but don't do well for me and I either do something different or avoid it. And I've had a little bit of a few "bad" things and been ok. Most of the time if I have a high number I can look back and say yes, that was a poor carb decision. But also sometimes my numbers just don't make sense.
Rando driveby - my 2nd rodeo with GD started at 7 weeks this time. Hang in there, ladies. To those that are wondering if your limits are different based on your results - no. Just different doctors/nutritionists go with slightly different limits. Mine told me to stay below 90 for morning fasting numbers. If I creep to 95 for 4 days in a row, I should go in and see them immediately. I've been seeing them every 4 weeks and will continue at the same pace til we're done at 36 weeks. For meals - for my 1st pregnancy, I had the option of testing at 1 hr - 130 or 2 hrs - 120. This time around, they said the rules have changed a bit, it's just 1 hr. But I'm never able to test at 1hr due to being at work and full day of meetings, so 1.5 hrs or 2 hrs is fine too. I don't test at every meal, I get to skip one per day.
As for those worried about an induction - if you're not on meds, you probably won't be induced at 39 weeks. Again, this advice is also very OB-dependent. I never had an induction planned or needed to have all the extra testing toward the end because my GD was under control with diet and exercise alone with my 1st kiddo, he naturally came at 38 weeks and was not big at all - 6lb 7oz only. My OB told me back then if GD is managed with diet alone, there is no difference (to her) between me and a non GD patient, only that the baby will be monitored after birth for glucose.
Oatmeal - you can totally have steel cut oat, but it's best to pair it with some protein and extra fiber to slow down the carbs absorption.
Peanut butter at night tends to help my morning fasting number. Overnight our glucose levels dip and could lead to higher numbers in the morning.
I hope I don't seem like a creepy rando... I sometimes come in to see what people talk about, but I never really post cos I don't have the time. Good luck, everyone
I was tracking with MyFitnessPal and I was going to use a diabetes app once I started testing but I just got really annoyed and down about tracking everything. So I've just been thinking about what I'm going to eat for the meal or snack, watching portions, and reading labels. I've found a few things that I thought would be ok but don't do well for me and I either do something different or avoid it. And I've had a little bit of a few "bad" things and been ok. Most of the time if I have a high number I can look back and say yes, that was a poor carb decision. But also sometimes my numbers just don't make sense.
To the bolded - me too! Like, I have had the exact same breakfast the past few mornings - literally exactly the same (two eggs w/low-fat cheese, one piece of whole wheat toast). Yesterday and the day before, my one hour post-meal number was around 90. Today, it was 108. My MW said it's normal to fluctuate, but it's annoying not to be able to predict it especially when you eat the same damn thing every day.
Re: Gestational Diabetes
Honestly though, if you are just borderline, I do not see how GD is that big of a deal. The baby is bigger, what are the other issues? It seems like the major issues are for people who have a major problem.
Married to my Soul Mate since 09/06/09
if you are "borderline" GD at 24 weeks, it increases until 36 weeks. better safe than sorry. I would want to do the diet and tracking to ensure I had a healthy kiddo (and mom).
GD is more than just a big baby. untreated it can cause serious complications for the baby and NICU time.
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Expecting Baby Bean February 2017
When your sugars are too high, baby's are too, and baby has to then overproduce insulin to keep up. Then when they are born, their sugars crash because you aren't passing the high numbers to them anymore and they need to be weened off. A friend of mine's daughter had to be in the NICU with a sugar IV to train her body to produce just enough insulin to control her blood sugars.
I hate that most drs only talk about big babies as the risk. But I think that's a valid question @skiingstark, I wondered the same thing since I expect to have another preemie this time, wouldn't it be better if I just let the baby get bigger earlier? But once I started looking into the actual affects on baby, it wasn't the right path.
Diagnosed with PCOS March '10 - Started 1000mg of Metformin
After 3 unsuccessful Clomid cycles, FSH+Ovidril+IUI+Progesterone=BFP!
Time to make Emilie a big sister!
May '16 2.0: Letrozole+FSH+Menopur+Ovidril+IUI+Progesterone=BFP! first beta-45.44, second beta-148
Married to my Soul Mate since 09/06/09
Once that is complete I have to set up an appointment with an endocrinologist.
Married: 9/2013
Love my LEO!!
TTC #1: 9/2015
BFP: 2/1/16 MC 2/8/16 @ 5wks
BFP: 5/22/16 RAINBOW BABY
EDD: 1/30/2017 *IT'S A GIRL!!!!*
Kirsten Grace 1/20/17
I had my appointment with the nutritionist last week. I have actually been logging everything I eat in MyFitnessPal since I became pregnant (just to make sure I wan't going crazy with sugar or sodium, or calories overall), so I was able to show her exactly what I eat. Ever since I got my GD diagnosis a couple of weeks ago, I have been following the advice I found everywhere online (15-30g carbs for breakfast, 30-45g for lunch and dinner, 15g for snacks 3x/day, exercise after meals, etc.). I think she was impressed that I could show her exactly what I was eating for every single bite, especially since I am meticulous about weighing and measuring foods.
So, she said to keep eating how I have been eating, and we can adjust if my numbers come back high. So far, my after-meal numbers have been very much in the normal range (85-107 one hour after meals), but my fasting numbers are on the high end of normal (79-93 over the past week). Which is odd, since my fasting number at the GTT was normal at 76 (my one hour was 180, so AT the cutoff, and my two hour was 116, also completely normal).
I am really hoping my fasting numbers don't go up, though as @cinderin pointed out, they keep changing until about 36 weeks and with "borderline" numbers it's better to be safe than sorry. I am worried if I have to go on Glyburide or insulin the Midwifery clinic (which is at a hospital) will make me transfer to an OB, but we'll see. I am upping my exercise to see if it helps overall, but the nutritionist said there is little you can do to control fasting numbers.
@LilyASF42 I don't think the finger pricks are too bad - they kind of hurt right when you do it, but the pain goes away fast. Not as bad as I thought, for sure.
And like a few of you said, the nutritionist really focused on the "big baby" aspect and little else in terms of complications - though I have read there are a number of other risks, mostly if your GD is not well-controlled (higher incidence of preeclampsia is one that stood out to me, plus increased risk of obesity and diabetes in your child later in life). All the more motivation to do everything I can to control it!
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Expecting Baby Bean February 2017
1) See if you can adjust your lancet devices to be shallower. There should be a little twist knob somewhere that adjusts it. You don't have to have it set deep enough to immediately get a full-size drop of blood, you can set it fairly shallow, wait about a second after pricking your finger, and then squeeze gently to get the drop just large enough.
2) You also don't want to push the stabber into your finger; just rest it up against the side of your finger.
3) OOH. Index fingers and thumbs have the most nerves, and the center of the tip is the most sensitive area. You can see where I tend to prick my fingers; slightly towards the outside of my last 3 fingers.
Bonus) If you really want to go full zen, activate the lancet mid-exhale while you are focusing on the act of exhaling. I was told to do that for sensor changes and it helped me
Married: 10/10
EDD: 8/27/16 MMC 1/16
Rainbow Boy: 2/04/17
TTC: 4/18 BFP: 1/2/19
EDD: 9/6/19
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Expecting Baby Bean February 2017
I actually just found out today that I have GD. They completely skipped the 3hr test and just diagnosed me. I think my numbers were high enough cause I was at 212 after the hour test, but not sure. I'm pretty upset by it, especially since this causes more potential complications for baby. This probably means that I will be induced (again) which I was really hoping to avoid. I guess we'll just have to see how everything goes.
@LilyASF42 Aww poor thing
It really does suck! And yeah, the pain is only a second but, at least for me, when I have to go back to the same fingers they hurt even more. Then there is the whole thing of I have to do this now but there is so much else stuck in limbo. I'm really wanting to go med free for labor but I might have to be induced and I don't like that idea. And that won't even be figured out until much later and there's nothing I can do about it 
Plus, and this is selfish I know, I'm always hungry and always craving what I can't have! lol But I'm really glad I have ladies to talk to about how much it sucks. I was venting about it to my SIL over the holiday and all she said was "well just keep testing and listen to your doctor". Like I'm just going to not care, stop, and put my baby at risk?!? People just don't understand.
Married: 9/2013
Love my LEO!!
TTC #1: 9/2015
BFP: 2/1/16 MC 2/8/16 @ 5wks
BFP: 5/22/16 RAINBOW BABY
EDD: 1/30/2017 *IT'S A GIRL!!!!*
Kirsten Grace 1/20/17
Yeah the thought of induction, C-section or compromises to baby's health weigh on my mind too. My first pregnancy the labor was as smooth as one could hope for and I'm really holding on to hope I can do it like that again, but I just don't know now. I mean, we still have a lot of time to get this under control but it's just another worry for our brains.
So far numbers have been okay but I'd like better, I'm under, but just. After dinner last night I was at 117, this morning's fasting number was 87 and after breakfast was 129 (just under my 130 limit). I'm just starting so I'm trying to not go too nutty just yet but I can do better. The really tricky part is getting exercise in.
I think this bugs me extra because before my son was born I was really good about diet and exercise but it's been a complete backburner since then. I know it shouldn't be but that's jut the reality of having a kid sometimes. I'll get there again, I know I will because I have before, it's just much harder now :-p
Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine *end big baby complaining.....for now ;-p*
Married: 9/2013
Love my LEO!!
TTC #1: 9/2015
BFP: 2/1/16 MC 2/8/16 @ 5wks
BFP: 5/22/16 RAINBOW BABY
EDD: 1/30/2017 *IT'S A GIRL!!!!*
Kirsten Grace 1/20/17
Married: 9/2013
Love my LEO!!
TTC #1: 9/2015
BFP: 2/1/16 MC 2/8/16 @ 5wks
BFP: 5/22/16 RAINBOW BABY
EDD: 1/30/2017 *IT'S A GIRL!!!!*
Kirsten Grace 1/20/17
1. I too have not told anyone in my family for the same reason. Husband better not tell anyone either, otherwise I'm going all HIPPAA violation on his ass!
2. My doc told me regular oatmeal is fine as long as I don't add any sugar to it.
No idea why different people have different testing times, but it's something I noticed last pregnancy too.
My fasting numbers seem to hover around 87, which I don't love. I have read and heard all sorts of conflicting advice to help with fasting numbers (though the nutritionist and my midwife said there is not a whole lot you can do): Eat a snack with complex carbs before bed, eat a protein-only snack before bed, don't eat before bed; take a fiber supplement before bed, take 2tbs of apple cider vinegar before bed... Chug water all night, etc. I am mentally preparing to be put on meds at night to control them eventually.
I was told oatmeal is fine as long as you don't add sugar. However, I do know that everyone's bodies process different carbs differently, so what is ok for one person may not be ok for others.
Ok, yeah I'm testing after 2 hours. It is weird they have people do it differently but it must be based on test results.
Basically what the dietician told us was just to be aware of what are carbs in each meal and consider serving size. She didn't ever say any food was bad or that we had a no-no list. I mean fruit is all carbs but we still should eat it and also milk and yogurt are good for you. We just have to be aware of how much we're eating when it comes to carbs. I really liked her take on it and she's had T2 for 15 years.
Married: 9/2013
Love my LEO!!
TTC #1: 9/2015
BFP: 2/1/16 MC 2/8/16 @ 5wks
BFP: 5/22/16 RAINBOW BABY
EDD: 1/30/2017 *IT'S A GIRL!!!!*
Kirsten Grace 1/20/17
I am definitely thinking glucose tolerance test results may determine when you test after meals. Since my one hour number was the only one that was high, maybe that's why they have me testing at one hour?
And for everyone on here, how are you tracking your carb intake? I use MyFitnessPal to track everything, but wondering if people have other solutions they like. I like to know EXACTLY how many grams of carbs I am consuming, which is why I like MyFitnessPal (I paid for the premium version to track macros).
Married: 9/2013
Love my LEO!!
TTC #1: 9/2015
BFP: 2/1/16 MC 2/8/16 @ 5wks
BFP: 5/22/16 RAINBOW BABY
EDD: 1/30/2017 *IT'S A GIRL!!!!*
Kirsten Grace 1/20/17
As for those worried about an induction - if you're not on meds, you probably won't be induced at 39 weeks. Again, this advice is also very OB-dependent. I never had an induction planned or needed to have all the extra testing toward the end because my GD was under control with diet and exercise alone with my 1st kiddo, he naturally came at 38 weeks and was not big at all - 6lb 7oz only. My OB told me back then if GD is managed with diet alone, there is no difference (to her) between me and a non GD patient, only that the baby will be monitored after birth for glucose.
Oatmeal - you can totally have steel cut oat, but it's best to pair it with some protein and extra fiber to slow down the carbs absorption.
Peanut butter at night tends to help my morning fasting number. Overnight our glucose levels dip and could lead to higher numbers in the morning.
I hope I don't seem like a creepy rando... I sometimes come in to see what people talk about, but I never really post cos I don't have the time. Good luck, everyone