Gestational diabetes - who is in the crew?
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@Laura was it just not staying stable with diet only? I’m guessing insulin means a daily injection. Not fun! I haven’t had my session with diabetes team. I’m keen to get my monitor!
Me! Just found out today at 28 weeks (second pregnancy to have GD again) 😪
@Lou for now it’s just one injection at tea time. The threshold is so low for GD it’s frustrating! I’ve heard that it just gets progressively worse as the pregnancy goes on. But hopefully it doesn’t for you
@Monica ah not again! How did you find it last time? It’s the having to be very considered and plan what I eat as I like to just eat what I feel like especially since I’ve got a lot of nausea and vomiting.
@Laura let’s hope so but I’ll just take it as it comes. Hopefully I can control with diet but if I need meds then I’ll just have to adapt!
I think my experience was v diff to others. I was told my baby would be big, constantly being fear-mongered by the GD midwives. And at 38 weeks, I had PROM and gave birth to a tiny little boy weighing 5.10 lbs. I was shocked! I became so resistant towards the end to exercise, diet - I was on metformin 4 times a day, I couldn’t control my sugar levels - nothing worked. I took my diet too seriously bcos of it and I think that’s ultimately one of the reasons why my baby was of low birth weight. After labour, I my GD went immediately and my son was GD free too. This time, I plan to just focus on nourishing my body and not depriving it, even if my sugar levels are beyond control. That’s just my experience, everyone is different. Good luck on your journey ☺️
Me, diagnosed at 24 weeks and started insulin yesterday 😢