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.
*VERY* strict diet for Gestational Diabetes..normal?
Posted by admin on Oct 27, 2009
I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes last week. I’ve since met with my nutritionist, and what I was told *NOT* to eat floored me:
NO dairy (any kind..especially milk)
NO fruit
NO fruit juices/vegetable juices
NO sugary drinks (soda)
NO diet soda/ANYTHING with artificial sweetener (was told *everything* turns to glucose in the end, which i find hard to believe).
NO more than 75g of carbs per day
I feel like I’m starving…feel terribly deprived…and have very little energy. Does this mean that my nutritionist is wrong in the diet plan that she’s given me, and that I need to consult a new nutritionist…or am I just overreacting?
I am 26 weeks along, and failed my 1 hour non-fasting test with a 160..and also failed my 3 hour fasting (never was told the numbers, just that I had failed and now had G.D.)
Please, please, get a better nutritionist !!!
That diet is absolutely stupid for a pregnant woman!
Artificial sweeteners are exactly that, artificially sweet. Have you seen the size of them? Even if they do turn into glucose, there is such a tiny amount it makes absolutely no difference.
Feel free to drink as much diet soda – sweetened teas/coffee as you like.
You need dairy. Saying no dairy to a diabetic makes absolutely no sense at all.
Fruit, fruit is good. Full of vitamins, minerals, and lots of goodness your body needs right now.
Eat a healthy diet, avoid anything with added sugar, and get a better nutritionist that had an idea of what she’s on about.
Less than 75 carbs is a low-carb diet, that takes a lot of research and thought to make it a balanced, nutritionally complete diet.
Personally, i’d sue that woman for preffessional incompetence. That is a terrible, terrible diet.
Is it too extreme to purchase a glucose meter if you have non-diabetic hypoglycemia?
Posted by admin on Oct 18, 2009
I have non-diabetic hypoglycemia (not officially diagnosed). Does it seem too extreme to purchase a glucose meter to check my sugar levels? My episodes come on quickly and I would like to know what my sugar levels are before that happens.
Not at all, while the meters are cheap the test strips are not.. Why do you think your hypoglycemia does not indicate diabetes? In certain situations it can be a presenting symptom, as a high blood sugar can cause a surge of insulin causing your blood sugar to drop below normal, especially after you eat. I was thinking more about your question if you do purchase a glucometer should should check your blood sugar when you first get up and take another test in the afternoon around 3:00 pm because if there is a real problem with your blood sugar it would also show up in these tests. I suspected there was a problem with my blood sugar and I bought a glucometor. My sugar was elevated so I went and made an appointment with a dietician and joined a gym. My next appointment with by GP I told her about this and I had my blood sugar completely under control by myself. Good luck, Donna
28 Weeks Pregnant
Posted by admin on Oct 9, 2009
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Posted by admin on Oct 9, 2009
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Can I have gotten a false positive on the gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Oct 6, 2009
I failed both the one hour and the three hour oral glucose test. I don’t have any risk factors except being over 25. I weighed 106 before I was pregnant and have gained 16 pounds in 30 weeks of pregnancy. I smoked twice during the three hour test. Could thins have given me a false positive?
No, there’s nothing you can really do to get a false positive on the glucose tolerance test. There is either glucose spilling in the urine or there isn’t. You are more likely to get a false negative than a false positive. To get that, you’d have to add sugar to the urine somehow. Gestational diabetes does sometimes just show up for no apparent reason, and fortunately it will go away when the baby arrives. But it does give you a heads up, as gestational diabetes means you are at a higher risk to develop adult onset diabetes- Type 2, later on in life. Since you are still fairly young, you have time to work on altering things that could affect that. At the moment, though, you need to control the diabetes for yourself and your baby. Talk with the doctor about how you can do that, and also what things you can do to lower your risk of adult onset diabetes later on in life.
Can I have gotten a false positive on the gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Oct 6, 2009
I failed both the one hour and the three hour oral glucose test. I don’t have any risk factors except being over 25. I weighed 106 before I was pregnant and have gained 16 pounds in 30 weeks of pregnancy. I smoked twice during the three hour test. Could thins have given me a false positive?
No, there’s nothing you can really do to get a false positive on the glucose tolerance test. There is either glucose spilling in the urine or there isn’t. You are more likely to get a false negative than a false positive. To get that, you’d have to add sugar to the urine somehow. Gestational diabetes does sometimes just show up for no apparent reason, and fortunately it will go away when the baby arrives. But it does give you a heads up, as gestational diabetes means you are at a higher risk to develop adult onset diabetes- Type 2, later on in life. Since you are still fairly young, you have time to work on altering things that could affect that. At the moment, though, you need to control the diabetes for yourself and your baby. Talk with the doctor about how you can do that, and also what things you can do to lower your risk of adult onset diabetes later on in life.
How does alcohol react with someone with hyperinsulinism related hypoglycemia?
Posted by admin on Oct 6, 2009
I don’t have diabetes. I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia related to hyperinsulinism, which may be related to insulin resistance. I was just wondering what effect alcohol would have on this condition. I was wondering if occasional consumption of alcohol is acceptable, or if all alcohol should be avoided. Thanks.
Keep a very close eye on your sugar when drinking. Of course, an occasional drink is acceptable, but alcohol will lower your blood sugar. The starch in some alcohol will increase the sugar, but for a very short time. The metabolism of the alcohol portion of the drink will then lead to a decrease in your blood glucose. Be sure to check it often when drinking, and to keep a real glucose source (something w/o alcohol in it) with you when you go out.
Talk with your endocrinologist for more details.
Best of luck.
How does alcohol react with someone with hyperinsulinism related hypoglycemia?
Posted by admin on Oct 6, 2009
I don’t have diabetes. I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia related to hyperinsulinism, which may be related to insulin resistance. I was just wondering what effect alcohol would have on this condition. I was wondering if occasional consumption of alcohol is acceptable, or if all alcohol should be avoided. Thanks.
Keep a very close eye on your sugar when drinking. Of course, an occasional drink is acceptable, but alcohol will lower your blood sugar. The starch in some alcohol will increase the sugar, but for a very short time. The metabolism of the alcohol portion of the drink will then lead to a decrease in your blood glucose. Be sure to check it often when drinking, and to keep a real glucose source (something w/o alcohol in it) with you when you go out.
Talk with your endocrinologist for more details.
Best of luck.
I have gestational diabetes. What should my blood glucose be THREE hours after a meal?
Posted by admin on Sep 30, 2009
I’ve been doing so well with this gestational diabetes diet that I’ve grown a little bored testing. But today (I’m 36 weeks and two days pregnant), I had a small lunch OUT at a restaurant, where I didn’t really know exactly how many carbs I consumed. Probably too many carbs and not enough protein. My one-hour-post-lunch test is supposed to be less than 140, per my doctor, but it came back high: 159. Opps. So I had a bad lunch after all. But after two hours, I tested again, and it was 175! 120, I am told, is what the max should be after two hours. What should my level be after three hours? Everything I find online gives the levels for the three-hour glucose screening test. This is just a regular after-meal test, three hours later instead of one or two.
I failed my glucose screening test primarily because my sugar after two hours went higher when it should have gone lower. But I don’t want to have my afternoon snack before my blood sugar comes back to a level where it should.
Gestational diabetes is a form of Type II Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes, which is a risk factor for the development of diabetes in the nongestational state.
Gestational diabetes is associated with a number of pregnancy and newborn problems and complications the most common being excess weight gain by the mother and the delivery of a newborn who is heavier/larger than would be otherwise expected.
Your blood glucose level 3 or more hours after any meal should be close to that of a fasting level which is in the 75-125 mg/dl range. A single reading of 159 or even 175, if your other glucose readings are in the range I quoted, is not something to worry about. The effects of diabetes are due to prolonged exposure to elevated blood glucose levels.
Review your dietary recommendations as your glucose level at any point in time is due to three factors:
1. Your total recent caloric intake (not the proportions of carbohydrates, protein and fats).
2. Your recent energy expenditure (exercise!).
3. Any medication you may have taken for diabetes.
While overall the proportion of carbohydrates, protein and fat is very important in the control of diabetes all of these food sources will raise your blood glucose (not gram for gram equally). Testing your glucose at one and two hours after eating is going to provide you with confusing results due to the unpredictability of pancreatic insulin release after eating a given meal, your state of hydration, hepatic glycogenolysis (glucose release from liver stores), the rate of absorption of nutrients from your intestines, the degree of insulin resistance you have (the primary cause of Type II Diabetes) amongst several other factors.
Your goals are to:
1. Follow closely the total daily caloric intake recommended by your physician which should take into account the additional needs of the growing fetus.
2. Follow closely the physician-recommended levels of exercise (even daily walks) which will act to keep your glucose down.
3. The proportion and types of carbohydrates, protein and fat you are eating as recommended by your physician.
4. The times you are to measure your glucose.
Remember, it is not a single glucose reading that is important but it is the trend of readings which determine glucose control. Also, be sure to keep a check on your glucose level long after you delivery your baby as Gestational Diabetes is a risk factor for development of Adult Onset Diabetes.
The following link is an excellent resource with other important links for Gestational Diabetes. It is by the American Diabetes Association:
http://diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp.
Congratulations and Good Luck with your newborn!
DrEarp
