If you get gestational diabetes do you have to take insulin or can it be monitored with pills and diet?
Posted by admin on Nov 6, 2009
Are women always required to take insulin for gestational diabetes?
Your practitioner will monitor you closely and you’ll most likely be able to keep your blood sugar levels under control with diet and exercise, and by getting insulin shots if you need them.
If you’re unable to keep your blood sugar under control or it’s high enough that you need insulin, or if you have any other risk factors, you’ll probably begin to have fetal heart monitoring (nonstress tests) or periodic ultrasounds around 32 weeks to check on your baby’s well-being. (This kind of ultrasound is called a biophysical profile.) If you can keep your diabetes well under control without insulin and you have no other problems, you might not begin these tests until your last few weeks or until your due date.
Your practitioner may also order an ultrasound around 29 to 33 weeks to measure your baby and estimate his weight. At that point, if your baby is already getting too big, you might be started on insulin. She may order another one closer to labor if she suspects your baby is large, but ultrasound is not usually very accurate at determining a baby’s size late in pregnancy. Depending on your circumstances, you might be induced before your due date, or your practitioner may recommend delivering by c-section.
28 weeks pregnant and brown spotting/discharge normal?
Posted by admin on Nov 6, 2009
I’m 28 weeks pregnant and my discharge the last 2 days has been a little more brown. It’s not very heavy. Is this normal?
i haven’t had sex in weeks as I had a cerclage placed at 21 weeks. I don’t have any other sympotoms and the amount is not a lot/
Brown discharge usually indicates "old" blood… like blood that you’ve produced in the last couple of days that is just now being expelled.
Have you had sex within, like, the last 3 days? That’s usually the number one cause of spotting. It’s cervical bleeding, from your cervix being over-sensitive and filled with extra blood-vessels from pregnancy, and can bleed due to friction or constant touching (like from sexual activity) and there is no harm to you or the baby.
The other cause of bleeding is placental. This is where the actual placenta bleeds (for various reasons) and there is a 1 in 3 chance of miscarriage with placental bleeding.
I wouldn’t worry too much – unless you’re bleeding enough to soak two maxi pads (a general rule of my doctor), then it shouldn’t be any cause for concern (yeah right, right?? 
).
Just go to your doctor and get checked out if you’re really freaked out. But I’d say, at 28 weeks, you’ll know if you’re miscarrying .. I’m also 7 months and your baby should weigh about 2 lbs and be about 14 inches long. If you were to expell that, you’d notice!
Good luck, sweetie… just remember to take care of yourself!
did anyone with adult onset diabetes start out with hypoglycemia?
Posted by admin on Nov 6, 2009
i’m hypoglycemic and the information i’m finding goes back and forth about how it’s the beginning stages of adult onset diabetes. so i would like to know if anyone had hypoglycemia, didn’t treat it (still eating sugar and so on), and then got diabetes. can low blood sugar lead to high blood sugar? diabetes is high blood sugar right? see i really need some input.
yes i have had my blood sugar tested. what kind of question in that anyways?
go f*ck yourself, hoosier, you uppity prick. what basis do i have….jerk….i’ve had a very difficult time controling my hypoglycemia considering i was an alcoholic.
I’m type two and never had a hypoglycemic episode… for what it’s worth.
I’ve heard of it happening, but I have no idea as to what kind of frequency we’re talking about.
Yes, diabetes is a condition of high blood sugar… not always the same cause, though. That’s why there’s two major types…. one and two.
Gestational diabetes test, do they give you the results same day?
Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2009
Did you get the results on the same day for you GD test, or did you have to wait?
Most generally, if the test is done in a lab setting, than the results will be sent to your doctor in a couple of days who will then have the nurse contact you. Are you referring to your one hour glucose tolerance test or did you have to go in for the 3 hour fasting glucose tolerance test? With my 4th baby, I had the one hour test and the nurse called me about 3 days later to set up arrangments to have the 3 hour test done since my 1 hour test was elevated. My 3 hour test results came back in a couple days and I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, which 3-5% of pregnant women develop. I did not get same day test results, but I suppose it is possible if your doctor had specific concerns and put a rush on the testing process.
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
Are there any sites which give a "Sample" diet for gestational diabetes?
Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2009
An excellent site is www.blueribbonbaby.org
28 WEEKS PREGNANT WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE IS IT NORMAL TO FEEL PRESSURE?
Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2009
I am 28 weeks and feeling a lot of pressure down there that i can hardly walk, is it normal at 28 weeks?
yes, some babies settle quite low quite early.
Is this your first baby?- are you feeling any contractions along with the pressure?
the best thing to do is to ask your Midwife or Dr. about this- and if you’re really concerned, don’t wait until your next appointment- Call today.
Moms usually KNOW if something is really wrong- Trust your gut.
What effect does Alcohol have on a person with Hypoglycemia?
Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2009
I have a condition known as Hypoglycemia. It is characterized by a low blood sugar in the body and an over-secretion of insulin.
Most alcohol has carbohydrates and will spike your blood sugar. If no food is taken it will drop your blood sugar (especially in someone who has hypoglycemia) and you will pass out quick.
How many vials of blood do they take in a Gestational Diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Oct 30, 2009
Just curious because i HATE needles and i was told they take 8 tubes… And if i walk in there and they tell me they have to take 8 tubes im gonna turn around and walk back out, thats ridiculous… Im sorry. I am very stubborn when it comes to hospitals, doctors, and NEEDLES.
8 test tubes, ONE needle….
I am not sure how many tubed they take, I am pretty sure they just take 1 but they have to do one before the drink and one after the drink (if you’re doing the soda drink one) but they might have other tests they have to do that require more viles of blood….the different toppers go to different sections in the lab.
Good Luck You’ll be fine.
Anyone have diabetes during pregnancy?
Posted by admin on Oct 30, 2009
I am 15 weeks pregnant and I had gestational diabetes with my last child. I am going in for a early glucose test in two weeks, but the doc wanted me to start pricking my finger and testing now just so she can see what is it usually. The last few day I have been feeling shakey and have a headach and just can’t seem to control my blood sugar. The doctor never told me what a normal pregnant blood sugar should be. Does anyone know? It has been 60 before and right now its up to 210. Which way should it be, up or down?
The only thing with sugar I have had today is a glass of caffeine free coke.
I have type 2 diabetes and have since I was 2 and I am now 25 and have a beautiful 9 month old son. When you are pregnant the Dr’s don’t want you bloodsugar above 130, it sounds like they need to put you on insulin for your gestational diabetes. The was it was explained to me, that no matter how low you bloodsugar is (which from the syptoms you are describing it sounds like a low bloodsugar) the baby will be fine, but the higher your bloodsugars are it uses more of the oxygen in the amniotic fluid therefore taking away the amoniotic fluid from the baby which is not good. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions, and good luck.
