diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy?
Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2009
im 31 weeks prego with my 3rd baby and was just diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I have never had diabetes before and dont know nothing about it. I am known for having 9 lb babies though. im worried,scared,upset at myself. What should i expect from this? will my gd go away after the baby or will i always have it? will my baby be ok or have problems? please i need some advice from women who have or have had gd before? thanks so much in advance!
well what you should expect is to have your dr tell you one way to control it is through what your eating. Keeping foods with simple sugars out and keeping simple carb’s to a low as well will help. yes it will go away once you’ve had the baby. May take a bit of time but yes it does. GD can cause problems but only if you allow it to get out of control, if you do what your suppost to, you should have no problem.
Protiens ie such as chicken is a good food. I know when i eat chicken it drops my blood sugar, vegi’s that don’t have a high sugar, celary.
Also get walking! lots of walking….cant stress that enough walk walk walk….or if you can get in a pool, ( i don’t know if you can be in a pool and pregnant, sorry if you can’t) but even getting in a pool and moving there will help tremendosly
That’s pretty common.
You will need to follow a diet suggested by your doctor, exercise regularly and have blood tests to check your blood sugar level. You may also need to take medicine to control your blood sugar level.
You may not need to have blood tests to check your blood sugar while you’re in the hospital after your baby is born. However, it may be several weeks after your baby’s birth before your gestational diabetes goes away. To make sure it has gone away, your doctor will ask you to have a special blood test one or two months after you have your baby.
Even if the gestational diabetes goes away after the baby’s birth, it makes you have a higher risk for diabetes in your next pregnancy and later in life. That is why it is important that you continue to exercise, watch your weight and eat a healthy diet. If you do these things, you may not get diabetes when you’re older.
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http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/pregnancy/complications/075.html
my cousin had gd with all 3 of her kids, and it went away after birth. none of her kids have any problems. i hear is really common. hopefully your dr talked to you about checking your blood sugar tho, if not, make an appointment cause you need know know all of that.
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You need to talk to your dr about all of this.
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every thing will be ok it will go away after the baby gets here. if the baby starts getting to big they will do a c section.
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Gestational Diabetes will more than likely go away with the birth of your baby. I wouldn’t worry too much about that. Just be careful of what you eat and pay close attention to how you feel. Don’t do more than you have to, and watch your blood pressure. If you feel normal/fine then you are OK.
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It goes away after birth, but could take a couple months.
Pretty much the only thing you can really do is manage your diet and monitor your blood sugar levels.
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A friend of mine had GD. I know it goes away after pregnancy, and that her baby was perfectly healthy. REad up on it and ask the doc plenty of questions…but dont get too freaked!
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I don’t think that your baby will get it necessarily. It is a hereditary thing though, so your babies all have a good chance of getting it, but I also know that sometimes only one of the babies will get it. (My friend got it from her mom but her younger sis. didn’t).
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Hi there it’s very common to develop GD with pregnancies.
It was nothing you did or didn’t do. In 90% of cases it does
go away after giving birth. Try to eat what the guidelines
recommend (your OB should have given you a sheet).
Drink lots of water, reduce your sugar and salt intake.
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These are great questions.
Write them down.
List all of the other things that are going through your mind as well.
No go to your doctor and talk to him.
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It will go away after the baby is born but people who get diagnosed with it during pregnancy have a higher chance of getting diabetes later…
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Hi I am so sorry but congrats!!!!! So first of all I would go on the internet search on yahoo about GD then you will know more about it then go to your doctor or call him on the phone and ask him\her some questions about what ever you want to know. HOPE is the key!!
Good Luck!
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well what you should expect is to have your dr tell you one way to control it is through what your eating. Keeping foods with simple sugars out and keeping simple carb’s to a low as well will help. yes it will go away once you’ve had the baby. May take a bit of time but yes it does. GD can cause problems but only if you allow it to get out of control, if you do what your suppost to, you should have no problem.
Protiens ie such as chicken is a good food. I know when i eat chicken it drops my blood sugar, vegi’s that don’t have a high sugar, celary.
Also get walking! lots of walking….cant stress that enough walk walk walk….or if you can get in a pool, ( i don’t know if you can be in a pool and pregnant, sorry if you can’t) but even getting in a pool and moving there will help tremendosly
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Diabetic sence 2004
It will go away right after you give birth. The best thing that you can do is really watch what you eat now. Stay away from high sugar foods, and try to eat complex carbohydrates whole grain foods. You didn’t do anything to cause this, so don’t beat yourself up over it.
The only differences with the baby is they are usually bigger than average, and they may check her blood sugar when she is born to make sure it’s not high or low.
My sister had it when she was preg, and is fine now.
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I’m a nurse, and mom of 16mo boy
I haven’t had gd but I have an aunt and a cousin that were diagnosed with it while carrying a child. I think it has something to do with your change in diet while you are pregnant and the blood in your system. I don’t know if I am explaining it right, but I do know that it goes away for most women. Just take your medication as directed by your doctor and things should be okay for you and you baby.
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oh, only women, not maybe, men who’s wives have had GD? Or a guy who is currently married to a woman with type II diabetes? A guy who is a medic and trained in treatment of GD, and other problems with pregnancy? ok. Write to me if you change your mind, and want some actual clues, insight, etc. And yes, after the baby is born, it will almost certainly (80-95%) go away. That’s a freebee cuz i’m nice. But do you think only women understand? There are people who’ve seen the progression, the changes, the health issues, etc. that aren’t female.
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We’re called husbands. And we care.
I did not have diabetes while pregnant with my child but developed it after he was born. There is a website – RevolutionHealth.com that could answer some of your questions. I hope that everything will be well for you.
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I had GD when I was prego with my 1st (and only) and I gained a lot more weight than normal pregnancies but they will watch the size of the baby so don’t worry about him being to big or anything, they’ll do a biophysical profile when you’re about 7.5-8 months along to find out the size of the baby. Usually it goes away right after you have your baby, mine did. You’ll just have to keep checking your sugar levels for a few weeks after just to make sure. And depending on how many ppl in your fmaily have diabetes will determine your chances of getting it in the future. They say that after the baby is born you will get diabetes within 10 years….
Your baby will be fine, however this does increase the baby’s chance of having it after he’s born but it doesn’t mean he will, mine didn’t, and he didn’t have any problems either. My labor was induced @ the risk of the baby getting too big but he was (and still is!) normal and doesn’t have it today (3 1/2 yrs old)… you’ll be fine just make sure to eat right and take care of yourself and your baby! Good luck with everything!!
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I’ve had Gestational Diabetes!
It will go away once the baby is delivered. Don’t fret too much, just keep a watchfull eye on your blood glucose or blood sugar levels. This actually happens to a lot of women, and there is nothing that you could’ve done to prevent it. The only complication that this can cause the baby is, if your sugar gets too high you could go into diabetic shock which could harm the baby. By keeping track, taking meds as directed by your physician and trying not to consume foods or beverages with high sugar levels you can keep this under control. The only other complication is that babies born of diabetic mothers tend to be larger than other babies. Sometimes this makes passing through the birth canal a little harder and a C-section my be necessary. As long as you take care of yourself until the end of the pregnancy and follow your doctors advice, things should turn out just fine. Good luck!
BTW.. a normal fasting (meaning you haven’t eaten or drank anything except water in 8 hrs) blood sugar is from 70 to 100. This may go up after eating and for a person who is not pregnant, it may be fine for the BS to reach 130-199 with food consumption. I don’t know what the best level for pregnancy is, therefore please talk to you OB to find out your ideal BS. Again, Good Luck!
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Well, GD is pretty common in pregnancy, that’s why they test everyone now. It really isn’t anything to worry too much about, as long as you are following what your doctor wants you do. They will watch you more closely and check the baby more often, just to make sure it’s ok and not getting too big. They may induce you sooner then you would have gone naturally.
There is no reason to be mad at yourself!! You did nothing to cause this! It’s just something that happens to some women. There is nothing you could have done to avoid getting it, or anything you can change to make it any different. You should be happy that you found out about it and can take action now to insure the health of you and your baby.
Usually, GD goes away after the birth, usually with in the first 48 hours your sugars stabilize and everything starts to get back to normal. Don’t worry if it takes a while longer. Sometimes it will stick around for a few weeks, usually not longer then that. There are some women that will continue to have diabetes after the baby is born. If this happens, it isn’t anything you did. It really isn’t that bad of the thing to have to deal with. My hubby is diabetic, type 1 since he was 14, so we deal with it in our family. Trust me, there are way worse things you could have!!!
Your baby should be fine. Since you have big babies anyway, they will watch your baby for signs that it’s getting too big. They will also monitor you more closely, probably with more ultrasounds and possibly non-stress tests. I actually enjoyed getting the non-stress tests. You just go sit, they strap monitors to your belly and they watch you for an hour to make sure the babies heartbeat is good and it’s moving enough. They would bring me drinks if I needed it, and I just got to relax and read a good book.
And who doesn’t like ultrasounds?? I get one every month because my first baby was growth restricted. I’m in the high risk catagory, as you will be now. That isn’t really a bad thing, just means you are watched more. But it’s fun to see my baby every month, see how much she’s growing, watch her cute little movements!! So enjoy it if you are lucky enough to have a few extra ultrasounds.
Other then that, relax!!! Enjoy this pregnancy, and follow what the doctors say. Other then that, there isn’t much you can do. Good luck!!!!
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OB/Gyn CNP, mom of 2 with one on the way.
first of all I question what kind of doctor you have that hasn’t given you all this info already!! But yes, it does go away after pregnancy, and in most cases can be easily controlled by following a strict diet.Your baby will be fine, although they do tend to be a little larger than average. A very good friend of mine with four kids, had gestational diabetes twice. All her kids were fine, although her smallest baby was still over 8 pounds. Talk to your doctor, he is being paid to take care of you. Make him earn his money!!
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Hi,
I had 4 children and while pregnant with my third I also had
been diagnosed with gestational diabeties. I had to watch my diet and follow instuctions from the doctor. there was no history in my family and i was scared too. After the pregnancy the diabeties was gone and 20 years later i still have no further issues with diabeties. It is something that happens with all the changes in your body during pregnancy and does not continue after the birth of the baby. look this up in WEBMD website. it is a wonderful place to get all kind of medical info. You can use it to look up info after the birth of your baby too. Good Luck and take it easy, all will be well soon.
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I also had gd with my son. It’s definitely annoyoing, and I hated when people told me it was common. It didn’t make me feel any better. don’t feel bad, it’s not from anything you did or didn’t do.
Try to make an appt with a nutritionist or dietician right away. They will help you figure out a diet to follow, which is the most important thing for you to do. It’s not worth cheating on, just remind yourself that you can eat whatever you want after the baby comes. Most likely it will go away within a week of delivery, they’ll probably check you at your 6-wk checkup just in case. I had to test my blood sugar 5 times a day. It took about 2wks to learn how different foods affected me. I could eat rice, but not potatoes, berries but not bananas. You’ll also need to learn what a true serving size is.
You do have a slightly higher chance than others of developing later in life, but if you maintain a healthy weight, you should be fine.
One of the biggest issues with the baby is they tend to be large, this is because insulin is a growth hormone in a baby, which is why the diet is Very important. It’s also possible that the baby will have low blood sugar when born, but all you need to do is feed him or her right away (breastfeeding is best, but if the baby doesn’t latch, they will want to give a bottle).
My son was born 3 days after his due date (I was induced) and weighed 7lbs. He had low blood sugar, they checked for 24hrs, but it was only low the first time. He was and still is super healthy and just fine!!! Good luck!
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