Hi, thanks for reading
So, I had a call yesterday morning, I'm 29 weeks 2 days today. My fasting levels were 5.7 and my 2 hour levels were 6. They said that the 2 hour levels were fine but the fasting levels were too high. Can anyone tell me how often I'll need to test? Will I get one of those finger prick machines? Do they give you a hard time if your levels aren't controlled? What are people snacking on? I don't like nuts, not the biggest fan of meat, tend to avoid dairy, in fact I'm just generally fussy, so this is looking to be quite a challenge. I have my appointment to discuss it further on Wednesday but I can't stop thinking about it as I want to try to stay healthy for the baby so I'm super conscious of what I'm eating, trying to cut out carbs is leaving me hungry and grumpy. Did anyone have levels similar to mine? What are the implications of having a high fasting number but a good 2 hour number? Does anyone have any advice? Will it go away quite quickly after baby is born? What are the chances of me still having diabetes for good now?
I'm also feeling incredibly guilty as I must have eaten far too many chocolate biscuits, this will teach me! Still so long to go with so many more foods added to the banned list, feeling confused and fed up
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Vap0 · 23/06/2016 22:11
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