Blood sugars now starting to rise what should i do ?

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Hi I've had GD since 15 weeks. I'm now 28 weeks and blood sugars are now rising. I had my lunch an well over an hour ago and just checked them and they have only came down to 9.2. I'm feeling like shit and really dehydrated. I was at the diabetes clinic on tuesday and they said the rise in blood sugars were due to stress and not eating properly as I had a busy week and wasn't eating right. But now still rising they told me to monitor by diet for another two weeks and then go back up but if they keep rising to phone them but the diabetes clinic isn't in until next Tuesday who should I phone ? Or what should I do I now know I need treatment to maintain them and can't wait to go bk in 2 weeks x

Phone the number for the diabetes clinic and leave a message. Even if they don't answer they will check the messages regularly.

I only have the antenatal clinics number and that's where it's held every Tuesday. I tried to phone the assessment unit and they just said I need to speak to the diabetes nurses but they couldn't give me a number for them x

I presume you aren't on insulin yet? That may be the next step.

No completely diet controlled I was expecting to be put on treatment on Tuesday but they told me to try diet control it for another two weeks. But I'm struggling and now finding myself dehydrated and being sick and feeling sick constantly x

Yes you need to get hold of someone soon then.
Is 9.2 the highest reading you've had? It's not disastrous and shouldn't really be causing you to be very unwell but obviously it's not great long term and if it isn't coming down between meals.
Have you a number for the community midwives? They might be able to get someone to contact you more quickly? You should be able to reach a DSN pretty easily - it's bad if you can't. Or you gp would be the other person to try?

9.2 was an hour and a half after a meal so dread to think how high it actually was when that's it starting to come down. Literally have no numbers for any midwives other than assessment unit x

Ring your gp?

Gp will tell me to go to maternity. Half tempted futon phone the diabetes department for normal diabetics and see if they can put me in contact with the metabolic consultant I'm under. My partner bus a type 1 diabetic so I know a good bit about it but I just feel I can't wait two weeks for treatment x

Have you tried the antenatal clinics number? It wouldn't make sense for them to give you a number that only works when you are there anyway.

Yea they were closed will try them again tomorrow x

If you are under a consultant phone the hospital switchboard in the morning and ask for their secretary. They should be able to put you in touch with the right people then.

My consultant told me that regular 8's and 9's would probably mean starting metformin and insulin; however they are not sky high and so the first thing is not to worry too much. I know how hard that is, but as you will know, stress will also increase the sugar!

Some suggestions - ring or see whomever you can at the maternity unit and see if they can get someone to look at it;

Ring diabetes uk. They were great when I needed practical advice on what to eat over the weekend without being too drastic until I could get actual help.

Go privately - I had to do this because of a holiday. It was expensive but you wouldn't need the bloods or endo or obstetrician that I did, as I wasn't diagnosed. The private diabetes dietician part was £100 and that was Central London so probably cheaper if you're somewhere else!

You'll be fine but v wise to keep such a close eye on it. Fingers crossed you get someone to help!