struggling alot... mentally im done Gestational diabetes

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im 35 weeks and I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes a week ago after sent for testing, I was shocked to hear I was positive as had no symptoms and no family history
I scared myself a lot with google and the leaflets from nhs about complications can occur with this etc.
had the info session today and was well.. useless gduk has been helpful but its too much information, pairing foods confuses me aloit

im also not hungry as im very depressed, in the session today they mentioned how right until the baby comes out you need to have ur sugar levels under control, when most hospitals do not offer gd friendly options...
also how 50% of people who have gd now go on to have type 2 diabetes in life,, great how depressing !

I also wanted more than one child but after also learning ur almost certain to get gd in subsequent pregannacys I now have decided I do not want more children which has really upset me but I didnt reaslise how much this would effect me im crying everyday, today my readings have been higher still within range but same foods I had other days but higher and I just burst into tears like im failing my unborn child.
driving to the shop today as I needed to go food shopping I cried the while way I genuinely couldn't stop Im getting so jealous of people pregnant eating cake and still
I must sound horrible I only have maximum 5 more weeks of this but I cant see the light at the end of the tunnel
im self employed so can work when I want but I haven't been able too, I sleep inbetween meal/ snacks as I force myself to eat food I dont like

sorry how depressing this is but I just wish I could sleep and not wake up till this is all over
doesn't help my family think I just need to eat more fruit and salads.. theyre clueless I feel unsupported

hello!
im still learning too its alot to take it im only a week in but I was trying to change my diet when I got told I needed a test as was 2 weeks away at that point and I was even saying to myself, god this is already hard I hope I dont have it!
problem im struggling with is wanting to eat, but I need to as I dont want ketones.. cant win lol
and wow I didnt even really consider I could still have McDonalds possibly, I suppose just burger meat? but is there any fun in that 😵

and honestly that would be such a helpful thing if you could share on dm what kind of food you eat, as ive been sticking to the same food everyday as im scared to try new things
although yesterday I did try full fat greek yoghurt and 2 small strawberries and I only got 5.3 after an hour! and was a nice sweet treat!
kudos to you for dealing with this so early on honestly I dont know if I could !

I was diagnosed at 26 weeks in my 2nd pregnacy. Like you I was also shocked and spent the first few weeks not believing I had it.

I also spent 2 or 3 days after crying and feeling guilty. I found it got easier. Have a look for the gduk Facebook page it was my saviour!

I managed to remain diet controlled throughout and had a text book birth - my little boy is 5 weeks now.

thats great to hear all went well with your pregnancy and brith, I was In total shock, and yes gduk seems to have far better advice than even nhs gives which when you think about it is very concerning considering they give out medication if they think ur not managing well but the advice they give isn't great!
really hope to remain diet controlled I would be quite scared to go on medication or insulin ive had enough needles to last a lifetime with bloods anti d injections and now this finger pricking !

I had gd in my last pregnancy. It's tough isn't it. I found the first week of two really hard, as I was bombarded with information. The Gestational diabetes uk website is really good source of info and have a really supportive Facebook page. I panicked at first. Then got up early one morning and made a meal plan for the week and went shopping. I found it have me more don't as I got my head around it. Don't worry about future pregnancies at moment, just focus on now.

Hey Op,

I have T1 diabetes and pregnant so I don’t produce insulin at all and generally T1s have higher blood sugar spikes than T2s and GD. Still, the vast majority of us go on to have healthy babies.

I’m not saying this in a competitive ‘what’s worse’ type of way, what I mean is try not to panic every time you don’t get things perfect and think you are hurting your baby. You are human and doing the best you can.

For your meals, try putting a salad/green veggies, protein, fat, carb on your plate. The carb portion should be smaller than you fist. Eat in the order of salad/veggies, protein, fat and carb. Make sure you eat some carbs. You need to snack too.

It’s tedious. Planning ahead and making sure you’ve always got a sodding babybel in your bag. You do get used to it. I think it took about 5 weeks for me so you’re at a bit of a disadvantage by being diagnosed late I think. There’s a lot of guilt around it but it’s a hormonal reaction. Your placenta is basically a bit of an over-achiever and is letting too much glucose through. The odd meal over won’t affect the baby long term, so don’t try to stress about readings DH to day being higher. If you were diagnosed earlier, an upwards trend may indicate that you need medication but as you’re so close to the end, if they do suggest medication you won’t actually get the dose right before you deliver. You’re approaching the point when sugars start to go a bit haywire anyway, so that’ll be part of it. Your readings also react to your sleep and stress too.

They monitor your sugars during labour, which was a pain in the arse. I didn’t eat throughout my labour and my sugars were stable though and so we’re DCs when they were born.

Do you definitely have it?

I didn’t have it in my first pregnancy and when I did the GTT test at 28 weeks in my second pregnancy, it was normal. However, as my baby was on the bigger side, I did another GTT test at 33 weeks and that showed I had developed it.

When I finally saw the consultant around 3 weeks later he queried whether I had it. Most of my finger prick readings were normal and within range, and he said it’s not normal to have a GTT test in late pregnancy as a lot of women develop some form of insulin resistance in late pregnancy so false positives are common in later pregnancy.

I don’t want to get your hopes up, but I also remember feeling devastated when I was told I had it.

But either way, once you get through the initial stress and worrying that everything is affected, you start to realise what works for you diet wise. I once had a burger less bun, some fries and a coke and my reading was only very slightly over. Another time I had a chicken wrap and it was a lot over. It’s a weird one but your body will have its own foods that it can and can’t tolerate.

Also, not sure about your hospital but they gave me no food before I gave birth, and after, well I had quite a bit of chocolate! If you’re still worried, you can take your own foods with you.

Managing it became second nature, and I really hope it does for you too.