gestational diabetes

Aimstar1, I know it's hard, but try not to stress about the levels too much. I was like that at each spike and whenever I got upset or stressed, the levels only got worse. To me stress was my worst enemy. As soon as I took a relaxed attitude towards the whole thing, things improved massively.
And another thing that helped me a lot is to really spread out your meals. Don't forget the snacking in between meals (healthy ones that is of course). Whenever I forgot a snack, my before level at the next meal was low, but the 2 hr after level was still high.
And I don't know if anyone told you that apparently sometimes it can make a positive difference when you have some protein with every meal (i.e. egg in your salad sandwich, porridge with milk, etc.) and even sometimes apples and kiwis have a positive effect on blood sugar levels.
But still I think stress is a major factor - so just try to take it easy.
Thinking of you.

no 7.7 is ok for someone with GD - mine after meals were around the 8 mark and I was around 5 in morning before meals. what they told me was that they get you to do one hour after then two hour after (are they with you?) to make sure the levels are coming down (even slightly)

Hi Again

Another update, diabetes MW called yesterday to get my results from last few days ovet the phone and we discussed what I had been eating etc. and it became clear that diet & excersice alone was not going to help, as they had already suspected. So MW spoke to physician and I am now taking Metformin, 1 tablet at night and 1 in the morning, it made a difference to my reading last night, was alot less than what it has been (5.2 instead of 9.7) and I am yet to do the one after breakfast but one this morning (before getting up) was better too, so that makes me feel really good. Plus I have not put any weight on in about a week or more, in fact have lost a bit, but bump is getting bigger. Hopefully looking on the brightside I will not have too much to lose after bub is born and my body will recover quicker from being so healthy and fit.

Joyceeee - make sure you take your advice from your MW and doctors not from the internet as you need to be following their instructions so that they know what you are doing. I think it sounds like everyone gets different advice and courses of action but it is always best to follow the professionals advice that you have been given.

joyceeeee - those levels sound fine to me as they like you to be lower than 8.

Ainstar1 - glad the tablets seem to be working. And the wieght thing was the same for me (although i never weighed myself) After having Rhyley I was back down to 2 kgs off pre pregnancy weight

Sound I am still not eat often enough, I don't know what the snack should be taken and the amount I could intake.
And the 2 hours count after you finish the meal or scince u start your meal, I count from the start of my meal.

Do you feel the wholegrain crackers are so hard that the teeth is going to break. :P

Aimstar1 wrote: Joyceee - I dont know about the dizziness mention this to your MW when you see her. I have been advised that levels should be under 5 in the morning and under 6 after each meal. Now that I am on the meds as well as eating well this has been easy. I have been advised to do tests first thing in morning and then once 2 hours after breakfast, lunch & dinner. Just make sure that you always have breakfast lunch and dinner and a snack in between each. If you dont eat often enough you will get high levels and not eating often enough could be causing the dizziness???

isn';t funny how different areas are different. i got told as long as I was under 6 first thing in the morning and around under 7-8 after meals that was good

I have visited the specialists, give me some knowledge about gestational diabetes. Quite good to know those things, and the team told me, I have to control my blood sugar between 3.5-6.5.

My mum was borderline GD, so she just had to watxh her diet.
I failed the first test(polycose) and then had to do the 3 hour fasting on, but thankfully I passed that one!