Gestational Diabetes

I have to do the second glucose test this week (the fasting one) as my screening one came back high. I have quite a bit of sugar in my urine the whole way through so far which is why I did the screening one early.

So for those of you that have/had GD, I just want to know what to expect if I do have it. What are you able to eat? Did you get another scan later on to check size of bubs? Do they induce you a bit early if they think they are getting too big? Have you had any other issues?

Anything much appreciated. Ta

Aww hope all is well! I thought you would have been too early to diagnose?

aimeejoy wrote: So for those of you that have/had GD, I just want to know what to expect if I do have it. What are you able to eat? Did you get another scan later on to check size of bubs? Do they induce you a bit early if they think they are getting too big? Have you had any other issues? Anything much appreciated. Ta

i got this with Rhyley. to answer your questions:

You can eat anything with out sugar but also be careful with white bread - potatoes - chippies - etc... as they break down and turn into glucose. When/if you are diagnosed with GD you will be referred to a Diabetes educator and also a dietian to le tyou know what you can and can't eat or drink, remember orange juice has heaps of sugar in it.

I got a growth scan at 35 weeks - Rhyley was 7lb then. since I have big babies anyhow they were just going to leave me to go into labour myself. but it was picked up Rhyley was breeched and since his size and position of my placenta turning did not work. So he was born 1 week early by ceasar.

I did not have any issues as long as I was good with what I ate. It was dishertening when you thought you were being good and your levels were still high.

Don't beleive all you read on the net about it - like all GD babies are born by ceasar, they have higher level of still births, they have to go to Nccu after they are born to be monitored - although I am sure these happen its not the norm. Once I had Rhyley they checked his sugar levels every 4 hours in the first 24 hours but since he was feeding fine they didn't test again till i left the home.

If you got anymore questions - ask away

Hi Aimee - have just bumped another thread up for you which had lots of info in it.

so if i have no traces of sugar or protein(which i haven't so far but go again today) then the test is just at 28 weeks? otherwise if she finds some I have to get tested early...? and if i fail do the longer test? and then if i fail that go on either specialist diet or insulin? is that how it works?

OH and as for food, well its just a healthy diet really. I found it hard because when your pregnant your not suppose to have diet food (with that fake sugar stuff) yet they tell you to have that when you have GD so i just avoided sugary things when possible. wholemeal foods, rice, bread etc... plus limit fruit cos thats high in sugar. it is hard knowing what to eat, i lost weight because I was so careful about what i was eating but didnt really help cos i ended up on insulin anyway!

ah everyone i know just did it anyway...i wonder if they knew they didn't have to..i am overweight so i guess I'll be doing it:) lucky me!:)anything i can do to prevent it?(getting GD that is)

I thought everyone did it with their first baby? I didn't do it with Caprece but did with Jack. Its not too bad and the drink is yummy.

looks like i'm doing it(22 nov)..got the form today..and hes measuring 3 cms over what i 'should be' though i have always thought i was a week ahead..and i understand + or - 2cms is fine? she didn't seem worried or get me to do the test before then but i know one of the reasons for measuring big can be GD..

sorry Amy - I did the finger test first thing in morn, 1 hour after food and two hours after food - thats main meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fingers looked like a pin cushon in the end.