gestational diabetes what is normal blood sugar levels?

[disneystar]

i am 21 wks pg and have gestational diabetes i have been given a kit and told to test 4 times a day apparantly it has to between 4 and 6 has anyone else been told this? i tested mine this morning in was 10.7 should i ring when i get a higher result than usual what can happen? any help on this one pls

[bethoo]

you will be contacted by the diabetes nurse.dietician and will be asked to go to see them with youir results, if you cannot control it with diet alone you will have to take insulin injections. are you altering your diet or just eating as normal? i had gd during pregnancy too.

[disneystar]

i have altered my diet as far as cuttin out certain foods and rang with the results when was asked which were usually 6ish before meals and 8 ish afer meals only last few days gone to 10ish daily thats before meals maybe i should ring them tomorrow then.did you have a bigger baby because of it?

[PortAndLemon]

My levels are supposed to be 4-6 mmol/L before meals and below 8 mmol/L two hours after a meal. I've been following the diet for around 6 weeks now and they've been fine.

10.7 is getting pretty high, especially for a pre-meal result and especially if you've had it happen several times in a row. I would definitely ring -- they may well want to start you on insulin if diet alone isn't working any more.

[bethoo]

i was induced at 39+3 days and he weighed 7 lbs 15. have they told you you will most likely be induced? the good thing though is that you will get a scan at about 32 weeks and get to see baby so clear!!

[PortAndLemon]

Not all hospitals do routinely deliver early for GD (mine are fine with me going to at least 40 weeks) -- but yes, disneystar, if you do end up on insulin (which sounds very likely) they probably will want to induce you early.

[PortAndLemon]

What have you been eating, disneystar? If you post what you've been eating the last few days there may be an obvious culprit (although if you are getting 10.7 as a morning fasting reading then it sounds less likely to be a dietary issue).