Can gestational diabetes cause numbness in legs? Will this numbness go away?
Posted by admin on Nov 15, 2009
I am 3 weeks postpartum and I had gestational diabetes during my pregnancy. I have to admit that during the end of the pregnancy I did not follow my diet like I should have. Well I noticed that my legs started to feel numb from my knees down to my ankles. The weird thing about the numbness, it’s only on the inside of my legs. I heard this is called peripheral neuropathy. Do I need to see a doctor? Can this be corrected? I am very concerned. What is done when a nerve conduction study is conducted?
Gestational Diabetes is no different from other forms of diabetes, except for the cause — pregnancy.
In most cases it WILL go away after you deliver. However, if you do not work to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight and form, the diabetes might stay with you.
Peripheral Neuropathy is a sign of diabetes that has been present for a long time — several months usually. This means that you may have been diabetic BEFORE you got pregnant, and that you may also remain diabetic after you deliver.
After you’ve delivered, the doctor can best advise you for continued treatment, if necessary. If you remain diabetic for more than about 90 days after delivery, the doctor should refer you to an ENDOCRINOLOGIST for treatment as a possible Type 2 Diabetic.
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.
What’s the latest doc’s will wait to do a gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Oct 18, 2009
I know that they usually do the test around 28 weeks and such but my husband and I just got stationed to another state and I had a doctor’s appt. about 2 1/2 weeks before I left. The doctor said I needed to be seen around 4 weeks later (he was not my usual doc so he didn’t see that I wouldn’t be here). Anyways I just got set up at the hospital here in the new state and had to wait a few days to be in the system and I’m calling to schedule tomorrow and sometimes they can get me in right away and sometimes in weeks. So what is the cut off to get the test done if any? Thank you.
I do not believe there is a cut off. They usually check after finding protiene in your urin at your visits. Good luck ask the obgyn they should be able to test you any time. But ask the person when schedualing they can tell you if that is a possibility.
28 Weeks Pregnant
Posted by admin on Oct 11, 2009
Sorry it’s been sooo long! I’ve tried to keep you interested by posting videos of Elijah. =]
This is 28 weeks and 5 days!
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28 Weeks Pregnant
Posted by admin on Oct 11, 2009
Sorry it’s been sooo long! I’ve tried to keep you interested by posting videos of Elijah. =]
This is 28 weeks and 5 days!
Duration : 0:10:5
Is my doctor not going to do the gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Sep 12, 2009
I will be 27 weeks when i have my next dr. appointment and i still haven’t had the glucose screen for gestational diabetes..i thought all doctors did it between week 24-28, but my doctor didn’t say anything about it at my last appointment. Do they tell you in advance or do they just do it at your appointment? Are you not suppose to eat or drink anything so many hours before doing it?
Looks like your doctor forgot about it (which is not very responsible of him or her.) Yes, you are supposed to fast (no food or drink before this test, which will take about an hour.)
I was so upset when my ob forgot about it, too. I switched to someone else because I no longer trusted her, (there were some other small things that bothered me as well, but for a test that important, I felt she put herself over my limit.)
What I ended up doing was calling the doctor’s office and reminding them about the screening and they added it into my appointment, but this was something the ob should have done with out me asking – it’s thier job!
Call the office, luv. Good luck and congratulations!
Gestational Diabetes test? When did you have yours and did you have to fast?
Posted by admin on Sep 9, 2009
I’m having a Gest. Diabetes test done at 24 1/2 weeks. I wanted to find out if this is a normal time to get tested and if I need to fast before. My doctor is away and can’t ask him.
There are a couple of different tests that doctors use. One is a glucose tolerance test, one is a fasting glucose tolerance test. So you will have to get instructions from the lab if your doctor didn’t leave you clear directions. If it’s fasting, that generally means 12 hours prior to the test (you can still have water). But some of the one hour tests are not fasting, so make sure you get that info from your health providers.
Have Gestational Diabetes, Preclampsia or not?
Posted by admin on Sep 6, 2009
I am trying to decide whether or not to get a second opinion. I am 31 wks and have GD and on a daily pill to control it, my feet have been swollen heavily for the past month. Today I woke up and my face and hands are swollen. My hands look freakish and my hands and face still tingle like they have fallen asleep. When something happens, it seems to be always on the day the doctor is not in. The nurse had me come in. She checked my urine and it was 1+. (just as a side note last week it was 2+) and when she checked by blood pressure she said it was 124/60. The exact same reading she said I had last week when I had 2+ urine. She always checks my blood pressure in the same room with the same cuff, at home my blood pressure readings are 154/79 156/91. Both times in the last week I only got to see the triage nurse since the doctor was not in. Both times she says don’t worry because yes you have other symptom but as long as your blood pressure is fine, no preclampsia. The nurse does consult with the PA on duty but she does not see me either. I was also told that the PA does not put much stock in home blood pressure machines. It is the one that the nurse gets that counts. My visit 2 weeks ago with the actual ob doc, my blood pressure was high, but no protein in the urine so they were not concerned. The nurse said to call back if I have any stomach pains or get a head ache.
It is definitely true that the home machines are not as accurate as the machines they have in a doctor’s office. Also, swelling does not automatically mean pre-eclampsia. But I think you should try to schedule an appointment with the doctor, or if you really feel scared, just go into an ER and tell them your swelling is worse or that you got a very high bp reading at home.
Do you have any issues with the cuff size? Either at home or at the office? If you have a large arm but are using the cuff that came with your home machine instead of ordering a larger arm cuff for it, this will give you an artificially high reading. My doctor also says to avoid the wrist ones.
It’s pretty unusual for any medical professional to take the threat of pre-eclampsia lightly – if anything, they err on the paranoid side because it is such a dangerous situation. So my guess is that you are probably just fine. But if you have the wherewithal to get a second opinion with another doctor, you can do that to ease your mind.
With minor hyperinsulinism and related hypoglycemia, how long does the onset of type 2 diebetes normally occur?
Posted by admin on Sep 6, 2009
I have very minor hyperinsulinism, with resulting hypoglycemia. I am living an Atkins diet, with occasional use of alcohol, and just a few cups of coffee per day. How long until I hit the point of type 2 diabetes. This is a very important question, because with my career, diabetes would basically end it. Thanks!
Only your doctor can tell you that, based on an educated guess from your labwork. Each person if different, depending on how their body is handling the problem. Some do not develop the diabetes for years or even decades, but there are people who develop diabetes in a matter of months.
Did anyone have preclampsia during pregnancy?
Posted by admin on Sep 3, 2009
Some symptom did you have and bad did it get?
I had a mild case – I was on total rest the last month or so of my pregnancies (2). It can be a very dangerous condition as the person who already answered said. Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have. Also check out the link below.
In addition to swelling, protein in the urine, and high blood pressure, symptoms of preeclampsia can include:
Rapid weight gain caused by a significant increase in bodily fluid
Abdominal pain
Severe headaches
A change in reflexes
Reduced output of urine or no urine
Blood in the urine
Dizziness
Excessive vomiting and nausea
