I'm a bit dubious about metaformin...

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I've had a very late diagnosis of gd, just a tiny bit over the cut off. I've been given very tight levels, 5 fasting and 7 two hours after meals. After some 8-9.5 post meal wobbles I'm now usually under 7 for meals, or 7.2. Fasting is always 5.1-5.6, I've been prescribed overnight metaformin for this. Looking online it's not high at all, it goes to 5.6 weirdly if I was under 7 after meals.

Other risk factors aren't there, bump measures three weeks behind and at 37 weeks by bmi is only 25 after gaining weight.

Is my fasting ok elsewhere?

Take the medication. One possible side effect of GD is that your baby is over producing insulin to give you insulin. This can result in your baby having too l ch insulin at birth and therefore very low blood sugar until it self regulates again. Unfortunately there is no way to know if your levels are being maintained due to your own doing/ body or your baby.

Hi, actually yes, my targets are 5.5 fasting and 7.5 after meals. Isn't it crazy that they are different depending on a hospital! There should be some guidelines. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy, GD is horrible so you have my sympathy!

I'm type 2 and have been on metformin for years. My levels are below 5.8 fasting and below 7.8 after meals. I have had the odd blip but 99% of the time my sugars are fine.

My DSIS had GD and she also had metformin but later on had to go onto insulin.

Please take it - its unlikely your Dr's would have prescribed it if it wasn't in the best interests of you and your baby.

Take care.

Thanks, I needed to talk as I didn't really at the rushed appointment. After a two hour wait I needed to dash to get dd from preschool and had five min. Was in a flap! Spent more time discussing my iron levels and history of pph than anything.