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gestional diabetes

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misdee · 14/12/2004 20:00

now it also looks like i have this as well!!!

got a letter today saying 1hr bloods after GTT arent right, and have to go in next week to see obs diebetic nurse. why me?

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misdee · 14/12/2004 22:31

fasting glucose 5.3
1hr 10.1
2hrs 7.1

thouight after 2 hours it should be lower.

i fasted from 8pm the night b4, and had the bloods taken at 9, 10 and 11am

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hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 22:41

i agree with your letter that the 1 hour 1 looks high, but the 2 hour is ok (i've been told to keep mine under 7.0 2 hours after eating). i'ave just found some american guidelines which say it should be under 7.2 after an hour, but they tend to much stricter than us. i would say 8 or 8.5 an hour after eating is probably ok. but different places have diffent guidelines. fasting is also ok, on the high side of normal, but still ok. hope i've reassured you.

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misdee · 14/12/2004 22:44

Hmmmz. feel a bit better, to me its all just numbers.

Could this be why i've been feeling very tired lately and have naps in the afternoon? the Gtt done 4 weeks ago was fine.

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hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 22:51

very possibly. tiredness is definitely a symptom of diabetes. but then being pregnant makes me really knackered too....

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misdee · 14/12/2004 22:53

True. But have been shattered beyond normal levels for me. think i'm running on adreline tonight tho. The last few weeks have been nodding off at 4pm, whereas i usually can keep going till 8pm.

what happens if bubs get too 'big'? is there a chance of early delivery?

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hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 22:55

yes, theoretically, but they will keep a very close eye on you. lots of growth scans. also, i was induced at 39 weeks with ds (though he wasn't big, 7lbs10) as there is a greater risk that your placenta will start to deteriorate. not sure if this is true just for pre-exisiting diabetes or gestational too.

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misdee · 14/12/2004 22:56

i really dont want to be induced, as was with dd1 and found it awful. would a caeserean be offered?

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hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 22:58

not routinely i don't think. i wasn't given an option, i always knew i'd be induced at 39 weeks. but then ds wasn't very big, maybe they offer you one if baby is very big. you're 28 weeks now, right? so there's still 12 weeks for you to control your blood sugar well so the baby wouldn't necessarily get too big at all.

hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 22:58

i had a grim time being induced too.

popsycal · 14/12/2004 22:59

i ahd a really positive and quick and god induction (just to give you the flip side...)

popsycal · 14/12/2004 22:59

god induction?!?!
time for bed lol

hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 23:00

are you the virgin mary then pops?!?

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misdee · 14/12/2004 23:00

am obviously hoping for normal delivery (nice and quick like dd2 would be good).

Why are inductions so horrible? think thats what caused me a lot of probs with bonding with dd1 and my pnd afterwards. dd2 delviery was so nice and quick, and i felt iwas in control i didnt have any probs bonding with her.

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misdee · 14/12/2004 23:01

lol pops.

do plewase tell me what was good.

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popsycal · 14/12/2004 23:01

i feel like the bloody virgin mary these days!!!
lol

popsycal · 14/12/2004 23:02

It was just great = over dead quick...not that painful seeing as it was childbirth and felt totally in control

hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 23:02

as this is your 3rd, even if you do have to be induced, it might be a lot quicker & easier. you're right about not feeling in control during an induction, but i was lucky & didn't have any bonding/pnd problems.

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misdee · 14/12/2004 23:04

we wil lsee what they say next week.

best go to bed now.

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hoxtonturkey · 14/12/2004 23:06

night night, take care. xxx

prufRockingAroundtheXmasTree · 15/12/2004 17:08

Regardles of the Gd misdee if the OC is confirmed you are going to have to be induced/c-section anyway. They will not let you go past 38 weeks as risk of stillbirth shoots up.

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misdee · 15/12/2004 18:50

i know prufrock. just trying to weigh up my options if i do have OC/GD, and which way to deliver would be better.

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misdee · 16/12/2004 22:47

i now have my little machine and al lthe other stuff.

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Smashingpumpkin · 16/12/2004 22:54

Just because you have gd doesn't maen you can't have a normal delivery. I have had gd three times and have had vaginal deliveries each time, all big babes including large twins. Michel odent has some interesting theories about this and may be worth you having a read, sorry don't know where to find the info though perhaps someone else can help. Big babies don't necessarily mean traumatic deliveries, even with induction, I would look into whether you really need to be induced. Arm yourself with as much info as possible and if you are not happy with decisions being made then say. Hth xx

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misdee · 16/12/2004 22:58

well i had a growth scan done today, and bubs is still on average lines, so doesnt look big anyway. dd2 was 9lb, and i know thats not big by some people standards, and i found her birth so much easier than dd1 who was 6lb 15oz.

Am having to test 4-5 times a day for the next week, then see the antenatal diabetes team to see if it can be controlled by diet or insulin. Am hoping for a nice easy delivery like dd2, that would be fab!

Just feel so much better tha tOC has been ruled out (for now anyway), and am gonna see gp about sorting out my perscriptions in the morning.

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Smashingpumpkin · 16/12/2004 23:15

Michel Odent believes that any dietry advice given to women who have gd should be given to all women anyway, cut back on pure sugars and eat more complex carbohydrates which break down as sugars in the body (bread pasta etc). A study in Canada suggests that testing women with gd has no impact on the outcome, I believe some countries don't even screen for it anymore. I think this is different for those who already have diabetes. Search on google if interested in what he has to say, quite interesting even if you don't agree!

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