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Gestational Diabetes
Can anyone tell me how you felt with gestational diabetes? With my other pregnancies I did not have gestational diabetes and with this one the glucose test ...
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- Hi L.. I had gestational diabetes with all my pregnancies. It didn't matter if I ate sugar or not, I felt horrible and tired all the time. I don't think that your...
- I am a type 1 diabetic and am 34 weks pregnant with my second child....I can tell you if your blood sugar level was elevated at all, it wouldn't drop significantly in ...
- I have never experienced gestational diabetes, but as a doula and student midwife I just want to encourage you to listen to your instincts. You are an experienced mom ...
Advice for Controlling Gestational Diabetes
I was tested for gestational diabetes with both of my previous pregnancies of course..." ... Failed My Gestational Diabetes Test ...
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- Hi D., Stay away from sugar! If you crave something sweet, eat fruit. I ate tons of cantelope, both my first and second pregnancies. I am eating all different types o...
- Hi D., I had gd with my second and now with my 3rd, I am watching everything I eat. That is the only way to do it. Cut out carbs and eat lots of protein. Exercise ...
- The only thing I can suggest is your diet. Cut back on the carbs and sugar. I had gestational diabetes in the las trimester of my 2nd and last pregnancy. I did foll...
Moms with Gestational Diabetes
I had a scare with gestational diabetes myself but was never diagnosed. ... (Not recommended, but I was overweight to begin with) I don't test my blood ...
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- Hi K.! My son is now 2, but I did have gestational diabetes when I was pregnant too. My doctor sent me to a 4 hour class with a nutritionist who gave me some paper w...
- I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my son in 2005. It is a scary thing to hear at first, but it is very manageable. I'm sure that your doctor has inst...
- Hi K., I'm L. and I live not too far from you -- I'm down here in Bradenton, about 40 miles south of you. I had gestational diabetes five years ago when I was p...
Late Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes at 36 Weeks
Aug 6, 2009 ... My OB decided to give me another glucose test (It was negetive at 28 weeks)and all of the sudden I have gestational diabetes. ...
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- Hi B., I'm pretty sure I had undiagnosed gestational diabetes with my pregnancy. My midwife had been out of town but my OB was fairly certain. Try to follow the die...
- Your baby may not be as big as they are saying. I had an ultrasound done right before the day before I had my son and they told me he would be right around 8lbs 8oz a...
- Ultrasounds can be off by as much as 2 lbs, and it's position, not size, which is the strongest factor in whether the baby can be born vaginally. I had some sugar s...
Dealing with Gestational Diabetes
My doctor diagnosed me a month or so ago with gestational diabetes, ... I didn't take any diabetes test when I was pregnant or drink that yucky sugar water ...
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- Hi J., I am surprised that they put you on insulin. Here is why...I too was diagnosed with GD when I was pregnant with my 3rd child. (She is now 16.) The doctor di...
- Did you have the long 3 hour appointment where they check you blood sugar every 45 min? I also had gestational diabetes, but my blood sugar was only high on the 2 hou...
- I wondered about those GD tests too. I say trust in your doctors and be glad they caught what they did and be grateful it's not an extreme case. I just had to do the...
Gestational Diabetes
Oct 30, 2009 ... I was just diagnosed with gestational diabetes, with..." ... the birth the dr. will do another sugar test to make sure you diabetes is gone. ...
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- It can be controlled with diet. You'll probably be required to check your blood sugar at least 3 times a day. My blood sugar usually stayed in the normal range due ...
- I would get some Shaklee energizing soy and take that first thing in the morning if you can take soy. This evens out the blood sugar. There is also instant protein w...
- Dear L., Hi there. I had gestational diabetes with my last pegnacy, but haven't been diagnosed with it this pregnacy yet thankfully, and I'm only 6 months alon...
Gestational Diabetes
I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my son (now ..... If your numbers get a bit to high go take a walk and test again after. ...
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- A., I read through many of the responses and just wanted to also share a little that I learned with GD. I love fruit but it would send my blood sugar up. My OB to...
- I had gestational diabetes while i was pregnant. i would recommend that you start to keep a food diary and record your food and the numbers from when you check. this ...
- Hello, I had Gestational Diabetes with both my kids so I had plenty of experience with the highs and lows of it all. Try to make your meals small but more frequent an...
Preparing for the 3 Hour Glucose Test
I had to take the 3 hour glucose test with my second child and I ended up having gestational diabetes. It doesn't matter how you eat before the test, ...
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- I'm so glad you asked this question because I'm in the same boat with my 2nd pregnancy - I'm at 29 wks & have to take the 3-hr test next week sometime. The only thi...
- Hi, I had gestational diabetes w/ my first pregnancy and just took (and failed) the 3 hour test. Eating ANYTHING will change your numbers. You need a fasting nu...
- I did the same thing when they told me not to fast I had a good breakfast and nice lunch and then my glucose came back high so I had to take that test where you fast 1...
Gestational Diabetes
Even before I took my routine test, I had some suspicions that I might be affected by gestational diabetes . . . my husband was diagnosed 4 years ago with ...
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- I had GD when I was pregnant with my daughter almost 3 years ago. I was so bummed out about it because I like my food and never needed to watch what I ate, but it wasn...
- I had GD with my second pregnancy. I was really bummed about it only because I was preggers with twins, and thought wow I'm really eating for two...LOL. I kept is und...
- Hi J., I had GD with two of my three pregnancies. I had to go on insulin for the last month of pregancey with one and almost the entire pregnancy for the last one. M...
Gestational Diabetes
I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy. As far as eating out, ... or any diabetes web site and find out the ranges and begin to test 2x a day, ...
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- How far along in your pregnancy are you? Usually they test you around 28 weeks - but can do it earlier if they detect that you have it - it should only take 24 to 48 ...
- I had gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy and my diet became very controlled after the diagnosis. The one thing that I can tell you for snacks is: peanut butt...
- Hi, you need to get a glucose tolerance test. You should have the results in a very short time, your ob-gyn should do it. In the mean time, get a glucose monitor and...
