Glucose in urine

[montymoo]

I have just looked through my maternity notes in preparation for my midwife appt tomorrow (25 weeks)and noticed that on my last appointment is written "Glu+++" about the urine sample. They said they'd have to keep an eye on it, but is this likely to be cause for concern?

I had something similar when I was pregnant last year with ds1. I had a higher level of glucose in my blood following a routine blood test and was sent for a glucose tolerance test to see if I had gestational diabetes. It was negative though so nothing to worry about, although of course at the time I was a litte worried. The test was quite simple, had to go to the hosp, have my blood tested, drink a glucose drink, wait 2 hours (very dull) and have my blood tested again.

My MW reassured me that gestational diabetes was nothing to get too worried over as it can be controlled by diet. She also said that people often have slightly higher sugar levels, get the test but are fine- just like I was. I actually think my sugar levels were high because I developed a very big sweet tooth in pregnancy. Have a chat with your mw tomorrow and I'm sure you'll be reassured. Good luck with your pregnancy

Just to put your mind at rest, I was diagnosed at 28 weeks with Gestational Diabetes after the GTT came back positive. Really quite frustrated since out of 4 siblings, I have the healthiest diet and have always watched my weight!!

But anyway, if you should get a positive result from a GTT, it's not the end of the world. You have to watch what you eat and I'm also on insulin injections. Which are definitely NOT as bad as they sound.

I never realised that when giving yourself an injection, if you put the needle in at a 90 degree angle, it doesn't hurt AT ALL!!! What it means with insulin, is that your diet doesn't have to be restricted as much and you can have the odd treat. Besides, in most people, it goes away by the time your little one arrives.

I'm 31 weeks so not long to go and it'll all be worth it when my little one arrives!!

xxx

Glucose in your urine during pregnancy is apparently a very commmon thing, and does not have to have anything to do with gestational diabetes. I had glucose in my urine all the time I was pregnant, and a friend (who works in a lab testing blood, urine etc) spoke to their consultant about it. What it is is that the threshold at which your kidneys dump glucose into the wee changes when you are pg - so as your blood sugar goes up after you eat (this is normal and is while your body makes insulin to store it) it goes over the threshold and into the urine.

I had two GTTs, and they were both normal