maize Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Ugh, finally tried a blood glucose test this morning and my fasting glucose was 138! (I usually just get a monitor and test occasionally rather than doing the yucky glucose drink test) Have never had trouble with blood sugar before but this doesn't look good. Any gestational diabetes BTDT advice? I'll be talking to my midwife soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Ugh, no fun :( I had it with this last pregnancy and it was a bear. The diet was not hard to do but all the info sheet they gave me said was to make sure fasting sugars were under I think 90(?) and post-meal ones were under 120(?). I don't remember exactly, but my fasting sugars were 65 and sometimes lower. I was exhausted, like bone-tired exhausted, all the time. I slept 15 hours a day and lay around the other 9. My blood pressure was high (140/100 sometimes) but not consistently - it would only go down when I ate more carbs than advised. I finally realized, after asking here why I felt so bad, that my blood sugars were actually too low, so I started eating much more frequently in small amounts and felt a lot better. If you normally eat a fair amount of protein it is not a hard diet. I don't eat much protein naturally, and I got really tired of meat and fish really fast (we don't eat eggs or dairy). Are you measuring large for dates? I think my next-to-last baby was probably also GD (I was borderline when they tested me but felt weird if I ate too many carbs) and he was massive - 1lb heavier than all other babies I'd had. Delivered him with no pain meds and was moderately traumatised from the experience. At any rate, I'd just not eat more than 15 carbs at a sitting for a while if you can; that's what the midwife will tell you to do anyway, so you might as well start now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 If you don't usually have a problem, try retesting? Did you wash your hands first? Some residual sugar or food on your finger can contaminate the blood. Are your test strips expired? Low battery in the meter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 If you don't usually have a problem, try retesting? Did you wash your hands first? Some residual sugar or food on your finger can contaminate the blood. Are your test strips expired? Low battery in the meter? Brand new meter and test strips. I'm carrying more weight than I have in previous pregnancies, so I'm not really surprised I would have trouble where I haven't before. Post prandial numbers running high as well. Ah well, I needed motivation to exercise and dh's Dr. has been recommending a low carb diet for him. This could be good motivation for both of us to get ourselves in gear. Any tips are welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Yes. With kid #4, I lived on peanut butter and veggies. Oh yeah and one flavor of protein bar. Not the best diet but I had morning sickness all the way through and most food made me nauseous. The 15g of carbs per meal was about right for me. When I ate that way, I wasn't exhausted all the time. I didn't worry AT ALL about fat - just counting the carbs and lots of exercise. I ended up on insulin the last couple of months which was no fun, but you do what you need to do to get a healthy baby. DD was born happy and healthy without any blood sugar issues of her own. It took about a week for me to stabilize afterwards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) I had it with four kids. The first one, I used insulin. The second one, metformin. The last two, metformin + gylburide. Adding the glyburide meant I could get blood sugar lows, which I never experienced before. Happened at night, and basically I would wake up and feel unease and sweaty. That was my sign to check my blood sugar and have some juice or something. Good news is that with baby #4, I did not gain a lot of weight (I'm overweight), so when he was delivered (perfectly healthy), I was actually at my lowest weight in years. WalMart's ReliOn is the cheapest strips I've found, even with insurance. For a lancet, you can use any brand, just go for a higher gauge. Edited February 15, 2017 by umsami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 It's important to eat the right amount of carbs. Not too many but at the same time not too few. You still need carbs to grow a baby! Also, seriously, wash your hands. Cutting fruit hours before can totally throw off a reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Also, stock up on 15 carb snacks. You need your snacks. I liked those little individual fruit cups and certain Kind bars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I had no brain. I couldn't remember the words for things, and my mind was mushy. I was almost a different person. It was very weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Rereading this I realize I sound kind of depressing. It was actually not that bad - I slept a lot, DH took care of the business and my mom stayed with us for the summer and watched the little kids. I was much friendlier because I was not as intelligent - I'd lost my sharpness and had to rely on others to run things, which was relaxing in a way and made me less stressed out and thus less snappish. Went back to my normal self within a day or two of delivery, and I could feel the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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