Gestational Diabetes Help!

I don't remember the level I was at after each meal, but that was 12 years ago. I do remember that when I researched it I was at the border line and as I got closer to due date the worse it became. The doctor was going to put me on insulin but I just stopped eating most stuff because I have such a fear of needles. When I got pregnant the second time, 3 years later, I just started the whole pregnancy with thinking gestational diabetes and I never got to be as high as I was with the first. It is hard to cut down on what you eat, I always felt hunger but my daughter was born at a normal birth weight with no problem. Good luck to you.

To keep my blood sugar levels below 120 (1 hour after starting the meal), I always had to take a 15-20 min walk (after eating and before testing).

You are mixing up the time post regular diabetics and gestational diabetics. There are new standards. We are having gestational diabetics check 1hr post and non-pregnant diabetics check 2 hours. Please just go by the standards the doctor is givng you. Those standards take into account what your 1hr gluccose was, what if you took it, 3hr was. It takes into account how big you are measuring and your weight. Stop researching things on the web and trust the professionals you have trusted to help bring your baby into the world safely. If you are having a hard time keeping your Blood Glucose within range; then you may be needing a little insulin. Diabetic Babies can be sick "Big Babies." So please try to listen and keep your suars in range. It makes me laugh a lot when parents and grandparents come to the NICU and look at the 3 pound Premie and say "Oh poor baby" and look at the diabetic 10 Pound baby and say "What is that baby doing here? She looks fine. Most times the 10 pound one is sicker than the 3 pound one. Please listen and try hard so when baby is born she does not have a blood sugar so low she is very sick..... Good luck. The good thing is you will be done in about 8 weeks now.

I had GD with my son and he is now 13 months old. My doctor wanted my sugars below 90 for my AM fasting reading, and below 130 1hr after meals. My son was born at 37weeks healthy. I developed type 2 diabetes 6 months after my son was born and when he was 10 months I found out we are expecting #2. I'm now 18weeks pregnant and My doc still goes by the 90/130 readings.God willing this baby will be ok too. I was on insulin with my son and I am currently on insulin with this baby and I believe the insulin is the saving grace. Good Luck to you I wish you and your baby the best!

My doctor had me on 90/120 also. How high is your blood sugar? Have you had A1C done during the pregnancy? What is your A1C? If your A1C is good, then a few points over 120 is likely okay. But, the others are correct, you need to stick to what your doctor says. Just noticed you are in Placentia... I had my boy in St. Joe's in Orange. Small world.

Anyway, look at what you're eating, and decide on something to give up. I simply could NOT give up my morning orange juice, so when I went on insulin, I simply compensated for it. I did pretty well with the 90/120, and my boy was average size... 7 lb 12 oz.

Hang in there!

I just had a baby in May after being diagnosed with GD. My doctor had told me the same in regards to the 120 1hr post meals. Think about it this way--if your blood sugar spikes, so does the baby's. That's why they test it at one hour. It's also supposed to be measured 1 hour from the start of the meal rather than the end of the meal. (I had been initially confused by that when I first started the diet.) If you're having trouble keeping in the range then perhaps take another look at what you're eating. I had a hard time figuring out what fruit I could eat. I discovered I couldn't eat any citrus. My numbers skyrocketed every time. Apples were tough for me, but if I ate them late enough in the day I'd do okay. I also had to eat them with protein (peanut butter or cheese) or again, they'd skyrocket. I did the best with berries--strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, etc. Are you exercising? I found that if I walked for 15-20 mins after every meal, within the hour before testing, my sugar would drop in time. I did have to take insulin at bedtime only. But, if I hadn't walked, I would've had to take it during the day also. In the end, I only gained 35 lbs.

It's totally worth it in the end!

Wishing you the very best,

S.

5 years ago I also had GD with my son. I remember that the dr. wanted my sugar level to be under 120 also. It was VERY hard for me to do that. When I birthed a week early he was 9lbs7oz...maybe I should have tried harder! lol
I am going in today for the 1 hour test and really hoping I pass! I will ask what the standard is for the 1 hour test.
L.

I did a decent job keeping my blood sugar under 120 most of the time (like 115), but there were definately meals when it went high.
Walking (for even up to 30 minutes) after a meal really helped. If I got a high reading, i would go for another 20 minute walk. I also really changed the way I ate. it's almost like I went on an Atkins-esque diet. The only carbs I could eat where whole grain items, and then very small portions.
Nuts and cheese, and blueberries and eggs were eaten pretty much daily. I ate 5 or six times a day, usually about every 3-4 hours. I really got good at reading labels - trying to get the foods with the least carbs in them. I also had to cut milk out of breakfast (my whole standard of cereal for b-fast went out the window). Water, or slightly flavored water also really helped fill me up at meal time.
good luck!

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I am in a similar boat! they want me below 120 an hour after meals. I have been doing pretty good at keeping them at about 113, but there are definitely days... I found that when I have higher blood sugars, and think I was doing good, I need to watch the portions that I eat. I am trying hard, as I have no interest in going on insulin and I want as easy a birth as possible.
Good luck! I know how hard it is, but it will be worth it!
R.