Gestational Diabetes

[Sunnybaby 95]

Hello. I am 16 months post-op and 9 weeks pregnant. I refused to take the sugar drink that the doctors usually test you for gestational diabetes (GD) as was instructed by my surgeon. Now the doctors are having me take my blood twice a day for a week now, a week at 24 weeks and a week at 30 weeks. I have to take my blood when I am fasting for 8-10 hours and then again 2 hours after my biggest meal.

I am having a problem with my sugar levels when I take my blood during the fasting part. The doc wants my sugar levels to be under 95 and so far I have tested over 95 everyday with the exception of one day where it was 88. When I test myself 2 hours after my biggest meal I always come in under the 125 that the doc wants me to be under.

Has anyone else come across this issue with being over the target numbers? Has anyone else had or have GD? I'd love to hear about someone else's situation.

~Thanks!

[julia7665 100]

Try eating Protein before going to bed, I was told this would make my fasting blood sugar in the AM lower. I had GD for my last pregnancy pre-surgery. I'm hoping to be free of it this time or at the very least be able to control with diet as I was on insulin last time. Good luck!

[Sunnybaby 95]

Thanks Julia! I will definitely try eating some Protein before bed. The tough part right now is that the thought of protein makes me ill. But I will certainly try!

[julia7665 100]

Even if it's a cheese stick or a boiled egg or something. It doesn't have to be a shake. Supposedly the Protein helps your fasting blood sugar normalize. It didn't help me, but my sugars were never under control with my first, they had to keep raising my insulin. It sounds like your other sugars are good, so I wouldn't be too worried about it.