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POB82

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:33 pm

Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:57 pm
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Location: Portlaoise, Laois

I'll be 37 weeks on Friday and at my scan last Friday (36wks) they said that my fluid levels were fine. They havent given me any kind of indication of weight so I might ask this Friday and see what they think. At around 32 or 33 weeks they were telling me baby was measuring big and I was looking at a 9lber! My DS was 8lbs 13ozs but he was 11 days over...They told me all along through that pregnancy that I would have a small baby because I am naturally small, then out he came lol

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pinkbabe

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:46 am

Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:52 pm
Posts: 22477
Location: Ballybrack

Just realised I'm supposed to be seeing the dietician tomorro
Not sure if I'm gonna make it with kids off school

Raging I forgot cos I could've rung & rescheduled :stupid:

As u can tell from the hour I'm posting I'm not sleeping well at all
Have diabetic clinic Tuesday so might try get a dietician appointment for then

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pinkbabe

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:08 am

Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:52 pm
Posts: 22477
Location: Ballybrack

Obe Wan Kenobi wrote:

This is the Sample Daily Menu from the Diabetic Clinic OLOL
Breakfast
Porridge or All Bran or Unsweetened Muesli
Egg - Boiled, Poached or Scrambled
Bacon - Grilled and Tomato
Low Fat Milk
Tea/Coffee

Mid - Morning Snack
Diet Yoghurt or Fresh Fruit
Diet Minerals Allowed

Lunch
Meat, Poultry, Fish or Eggs or Cheese or Beans
Vegetables or Salad
2 Slices of Bread or 2 Medium Potatoes
Or 1/2 plate rice or pasta or noodles
Gravy or sauce
Fruit, yoghurt (Low Fat, Sugar Free)
Sugar Free Jelly

All the bread, pasta, rice etc has to be Wholemeal

Afternoon Snack
same as Mid-Morning Snack

Dinner
same options as Lunch

Between Meals
Fresh Fruit, Diet Minerals, Diet Yoghurt

Bedtime
Cereal or 1 slice of toast or 1 plain biscuit

The Carbs have to be
Wholemeal bread
High fibre cereals, porridge, bran based or wholewheat cereals
Rice / Pasta also Wholegrain
Crispbreads / Biscuits to be high fibre
Wholemeal scones

Sugary Foods

Instead of sugar in drinks and cereals try artificial sweeterners
Instead of Jam, Marmalade, Honey, use reduced sugar/no added sugar jam and marmalade
Instead of Sweets, Chocolates, Sweet Biscuits and cakes, use Plain Biscuits - Rich Tea/Digestives
Instead of Sugar coated breakfast cereals, use High fibre cereals / porridge
Instead of Fizzy drinks, fruit squashes use Diet minerals, no added sugar squashes
Instead of Sweet puddings, tinned fruit in syrup, use Fresh/tinned fruit in natural juice, Puddings made with sweeteners.

As you can see it is really just healthy eating, cutting out all the high sugar content food, and eating low carbs as well
Increase in water intake and also walking as much as possible at this late stage of pregnancy

HTH

Bump for our newest recruit :biggrin:

Here is the guidelines given by the OLOL dietian

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florie

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:09 am

Joined: Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:27 pm
Posts: 1831

Thanks for bumping that Pinkbabe.

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Littlevoice

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:17 am

Joined: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:15 pm
Posts: 1289

Hi all,
I'm going to join ye if thats alright.
I have gd and I'm on my second week of doing my bloods and I'm 27w+1d.
I have to test 7 times a day,before breakfast 2hrs after,before lunch 2hrs after,before dinner 2 hrs after and before I go to bed. I had to set a timer to remind me as I for got a few times.
I've read back on the pages and must say ye all offer alot of great advice.
After my first week most of my levels were ok but they weren't happy with my morning readings so I have to take glucophage after my evening meal,was anyone else put on this?
Trying my best to stick to things but did have a square of chocolate last night about 2 hours before I had to test so was hoping it wouldn't affect my bed time reading but it did and sent it up to 7.8 :bomb:

,so I won't be doing that again.
Haven't been doing any excercise even though I keep saying I must go for a walk but never get around to it. For those of you that do excercise do you find it really helps your results or just makes a slight difference.

Will try and check in here on a daily basis and I'd love the support as I still feel so clueless about it all.

Hope ye are all doing well.

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whackywoman

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:16 pm

Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:23 am
Posts: 824

been meaning to post here to say that I had my DD2 on 30th March was induced at 38 + 1 mainly due to the GD. She was tiny only 6lbs 5.5 ounces but she had been measuring normal during pregnancy. She is great and I'm delighted not to be testing anymore or injecting even though I was only on insulin from week 35.

Littlevoice I definitely found that if I did any form of exercise that my blood levels were a lot lower even after eating the same food. We moved house the week I was put on insulin and sugar testing so my form of exercise was moving bits and pieces and putting stuff away etc. When I did nap after eating and did nothing my levels went very high. Also stress of getting kids ready in morning affected my sugar reading. It really is trial and error.

Best of luck with it.

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pinkbabe

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:27 pm

Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:52 pm
Posts: 22477
Location: Ballybrack

I got discharged from the GD team @ My last visit they were happy with my bloods do yay back to 'normal climic' for next visit

My poor sis was in again this morning her baby is weighing 7lb with 5 weeks to go they've given her 1 last week to sort her levels & if she's still over she'll be on insulin from next week

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Obe Wan Kenobi

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:26 pm

Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 8:28 am
Posts: 4557
Location: Meath

Littlevoice wrote:

,so I won't be doing that again.
Haven't been doing any excercise even though I keep saying I must go for a walk but never get around to it. For those of you that do excercise do you find it really helps your results or just makes a slight difference.
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Will try and check in here on a daily basis and I'd love the support as I still feel so clueless about it all.

Hope ye are all doing well.

Morning readings were my hardest to control too, I tried not eating too close to bedtime and sometimes it worked. As I walked my DD1 down to crèche most mornings, the walk helped bring the morning reading down before breakfast. I also tried walking between meals not too easy when over 30 weeks pregnant!
Wonder why you got a two hour window, I had to test one hour after

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Obe Wan Kenobi

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:28 pm

Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 8:28 am
Posts: 4557
Location: Meath

Whacky woman, congrats to you
Pinkbabe, great news re. Your discharge, Hope your sister gets her levels controlled.

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Littlevoice

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:43 am

Joined: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:15 pm
Posts: 1289

Hi all,
Well I was back at the hospital yesterday and all is fine except my readings after my dinner. I have to increase my dosage of glucophage to twice a day and the doctor is hoping that this will help my night time readings. I did actually manage to go out a slow walk yesterday evening. Started at an ok pace(for me) and half way round the park my poor dh thought he was going to have to carry me home,I'd say anyone who saw me didn't know what to make of my waddle.

Congrats to you whacky woman.

Hope everyone is doing well.

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shopaholic

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:57 am

Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:12 pm
Posts: 1150

Girls I'm off to read this thread from page 1. Had scan yesterday 31+4 and she said there was a lot of fluid and baby had good layer of fat on tummy so when I saw Obs he is sending me for GTT on Fri. I am anxious about it and my gut is it will come back high.

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florie

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:48 pm

Joined: Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:27 pm
Posts: 1831

Shopaholic, I went through the same thing a couple of weeks ago as my consultant noted that the baby's tummy seemed on the higher end of the scale size wise. My test came back with no problems. However, during the week that I was in doubt about it, I decided to cut out sweet stuff, and basically follow the healthy eating regieme that is detailed on here, and that I'd been following a year ago anyway in order to increase my energy levels and become healthier and fitter. Even when my test came back negative, I decided to stick to the healthy eating. I feel so much better. My mood is much better as I'm not relying on a sweet pick-me-up and I generally have more energy and feel healthier. Good luck with your test.

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Gemam

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:28 pm

Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:08 am
Posts: 3431
Location: Dublin

shopaholic wrote:

This happened to me at the beginning of the year...GTT came back fine but they confirmed I had polyhydramnios (condition of excess waters) my boy was born 11lb 1oz in March and he is perfect in every way just a very big baby. Best of luck with it. If you have any questions feel free to PM.

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shopaholic

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:12 pm

Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:12 pm
Posts: 1150

Thanks Florie and Gemam. I'm a bit all over the place with it today. He was being called over to the Hospital so my appt with him was rushed. He said baby size wasn't a big issue because I'm having a CS anyway. I think he said scan calculated 5lbs 9 @ 31+4. In early pregnancy he said he will scan regularly towards the end to keep an eye on baby's weight because my babies got smaller, Ds1 was 8:10 and Ds3 was 6:10. The Sonographer warned me during scan that he would send me for testing. Then he mentioned he would organise injections for baby. I suppose I'm just sorry not to have questioned him more but I'm back in 2 weeks so I'll have them ready for him then.

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Gemam

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:30 pm

Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:08 am
Posts: 3431
Location: Dublin

How did you get on Shopaholic?

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Obe Wan Kenobi

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:38 pm

Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 8:28 am
Posts: 4557
Location: Meath

Gemam wrote:

shopaholic wrote:

I also had polyhydramnios on DD1 and passed the GCT, I reckon though if I had been given a GTT at the levels that are there now, I would have failed it tbh
My DD1 was only 6lb13oz and I had been told to expect a 10lber

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shopaholic

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:11 pm

Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:12 pm
Posts: 1150

Thanks for feedback girls. had GTT on Friday and got a call today from Dietician to say levels were elevated. I was out and about so didn't get into details. I have an appointment tomorrow to see her followed by Diabetic Liasion Nurse so will know more then. I have been following the diet outlined earlier in the thread so I presume that is what will officially be in store for me from tomorrow. Don't know what will happen with the nurse though. Quite nervous about the whole thing.

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Obe Wan Kenobi

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:50 pm

Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 8:28 am
Posts: 4557
Location: Meath

If you have to check the blood sugar levels thats what the nurse will help you with, show you etc...

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shopaholic

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:51 pm

Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:12 pm
Posts: 1150

Back again!

Well they sent me off for a week checking levels 7 times per day. My fasting level was fine but levels were elevated on 2 and still on third bloods so I was retaining the sugar so therein lies my problem.

I am back next week to see Nurse and Consultant so will follow plan to the letter and see how I go. Really trying to avoid insulin.

Can I ask what your experiences were regarding baby after delivery. I was having a CS anyway but she mentioned SCBU yesterday to monitor baby's levels for a day or two so wondered how you guys got on?

Thanks again

S

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Obe Wan Kenobi

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:02 pm

Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 8:28 am
Posts: 4557
Location: Meath

In my case DD2 was bought off for a blood sugar test and was back very quickly, she was fine.

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snowy1

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:20 pm

Joined: Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:24 pm
Posts: 2035
Location: Wicklow

Shopaholic, DD was given a heel prick test to check her blood sugar before her first feed then again the second day just to check her levels. All was fine so no SCBU for us.

They never mentioned me having it the whole time I was there and I sat eating jelly sweets half the time :-)

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Gemam

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:49 pm

Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:08 am
Posts: 3431
Location: Dublin

Shopaholic I didn't have GD but DS had to have blood sugars done every 3 hours for the first 24 hours because he was a very big baby. These were done at the nurses station and they had him back to me within 5 mins each time. The baby next to me also had to have them done as she was a very low birth weight and after her second they had to take her to the unit until they got them back under control so I think it just depends on what the readings are. Best of luck with it.

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aileen1

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:43 pm

Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:49 pm
Posts: 1068

had my appointment today-checking my sugar levels 7times per day and change of diet-not so bad!i say that now but i will miss chocolate!!!!how are crisps???? :blush:

i asked that question today regaurding taking the babies away and was told that they dont tend to do that anymore,they'll just monitor them in your room

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Obe Wan Kenobi

Post subject: Re: Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 10:27 pm

Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 8:28 am
Posts: 4557
Location: Meath

Check the label on the crisps and the content of carbs, I think Tayto Snax was the only one I chanced and blood sugars level stayed okay, but I only ever had them around lunchtime when the levels were at the best.

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