frankie b asked:


I’m just wondering if anyone has a story about their health and the health of their baby after delivering with gestational diabetes. Right now, my blood sugar is in the normal range throughout the day as I’m taking 2.5 mg of glyburide first thing in the morning, but the only problem is the very high blood sugar first thing in the morning (after fasting). My high-risk doc says that the high fasting level can cause the baby to grow big. I’m having a second c-section anyway, but obviously this isn’t a good thing, regardless of whether I’m having natural or surgical birth! I’ve heard the baby loses weight over the first few days of life is he is really big. but how big is really big? 10 pounds? Anybody told they were having a baby over 10 pounds and then didn’t? Any stories appreciated – might help me prepare for it a little better, I’m worried. I hope he doesn’t need an intravenous glucose drip! Thanks anyone that has something to add…
Thanks for answering – my husband was also a 10 pound baby and my doctor said they weren’t testing for GD back in the 70′s, and she most likely had it. I don’t necessarily agree there, since it’s possible to have a big baby without GD from what I’ve heard – but you never know.

No I don’t know what my HbA1C is measuring. All I know is that I go to bed and it’s about 110 or so, and I wake up and it’s 140, 145 sometimes. But not always – I’ll sometimes have a nice low reading in the morning.

I might ask about using long-acting insulin before bed having read what you’ve said – one would think that the doctor would immediately prescribe something like that having seen my results, but it can’t hurt to bring it up with him…

I find that eating before bed ALWAYS makes the blood sugar higher in the morning. I’m better off if I don’t, based on my experiments.

I’m 34 weeks, and due on Nov 28th. At my last ultrasound the baby was measuring 1 week too big..
oh and my before-bed snacks are always cheese and turkey, cottage cheese, natural yoghurt – never any carbs at all. i was doing the peanut butter on crackers route but that just left me with 140-150 blood sugar by 7 am. i still find that with protein snacks my blood sugar can be high. i think the lowest morning reading I’ve ever had is 105.

Matty asked:


Have just come back off holiday to Greece and while I was there I noticed that my ankles kept swelling up in the heat, have just been checked out by doctor so I know it is not caused by diabetes or any heart problems.Would like a natural remedy if possible

millergrl_07 asked:


i recently went to the dr. for a apt. she said that im measuring 4 weeks BIGGER then suppost to be… there scared my baby will be to big to push out and that i will have to have a csection… (i want natural birth)… Also most importantly 3months ago they noticed that my baby only had 2 blood vessels in the umbilical cord instead of 3 which makes the baby not get enough nutrients, oxygen, ect…. the question is is that normal that she is HUGE and 3 months ago they told me she was going to be SMALL?… advice please im scared…

and if you have gone threw this how did your experience go and when did you give birth?…

Abril H asked:


This is my first baby at 39 and I am a little scared of what is going on. We see the Dr. tomorrow, but I am still scared. I have only put on 15lb so far and just started walking again. I am 5″1 1/2 and 164.lb. I do eat fairly well, fruits, veggies, and home grown meat. I guess after the 3 hour test my score should have been under 105 and mine was 131. Just want to know what I should be doing and eating to keep my baby boy healthy. I was hoping so much to have a natural delivery and to go full term. Just hoping you gals out there would have some more info. Thanks all

Has anyone ever blacked out from Hypoglycemia?

 

I have had hypo symptoms since I was a kid, so has my brother. My grandpa is diabetic so I think it is an un-avoidable fate to have blood sugar problems in my family.

 

I have been getting my weakness "spells" very quickly lately, I mean the onset is within a couple minutes of feeling hungry. I used to have at least an hour or so before i started to get the usual symptoms like sweats, faintness, irritability, unable to think clearly, etc. Which NO ONE at my work seems to understand.. they look at me like Im losing my head or are a hypochondriac.

 

Maybe it's getting worse? I actually blacked out last weekend, and I have never had that before!

 

My doc said that she doesn't think i Have hypoglycemia. But the only times she ever checked my blood sugar levels was after lunch time and stuff when i had my sugar up.

 

What can i do to curb the symptoms without packing on a ton of weight?

memyselfand I asked:


I had random stick tests on a meter after eating large amounts of pasta or some kind of sugar. read 300. I usually never eat this much. I have been on psych meds for 10 years and off for 2. I gained alot of weight from them but since getting off I lost 30 + pounds – trying to eat healthier but hard cause im on ssi- eating more salads and using natural meds. told dr about this and he gave me panel- cholesterol high, A1C normal range for normal person, bp and everything else normal I sometimes *** alot but not at night.
I am not excessively hungry or thirsty except before my period. Drs test wit A1c was a 12 hr fast
was on most antidepressants but dr took me off. I use natural meds for depresion and other things.
also had a minor procedure done for some thing unrelated. incision was 5cm deep and it 1 1/2 weeks to heal.

Hi I am currently 38 weeks and 4 days pregnant… I have diagnosed with GD at 12 weeks and have been taking good control of my diet… my Hba1c test results are superb as they are at non-diabetic lvl…

 

My baby's weight is within the graph and my gynae is quite proud and satisfied with my progress… However, all said and done, my gynae feels tat I should go for an induced delivery or c-sec if I do not show any sign of delivery by my 39 weeks because according to him, no matter what, GD is still a medical complication…

 

I am scheduled to go for my c-sec tomorrow… I chose C-Sec over induced delivery because I heard many stories tat induced wont work and u might need to go for emergency c-sec later on and gynae usually gives u 12 hrs to dilate for induced…

 

Should I tell my gynae I do not want c-sec tomorrow as I still wan to give myself a chance of natural delivery but what if I shldnt delay anymore for baby's sake? But if my diet control is good, baby shldnt be harm isnt it? I really dont know what I shld do… Shld I go ahead and have c-sec tomorrow???

Contemplative Chanteuse IDK TIRH asked:


My husband has diabetes and he’s been experiencing pain and burning in his legs. The pain is debilitating at times. He’s told his doctor, but the ultrasound shows that his circulation is in the normal range.

Would too much sugar in his diet trigger the pain, or is this a cumulative effect of too much sugar too long? (He just told me he’s been eating bags of jelly beans at work when he gets stressed. It’s not enough that his blood sugar levels are spiking and his A1C’s are good – 5.6 to 5.9.)

Is there anything natural he could do to deal with this? I know there are drugs, but the side-effects are pretty scary. He currently takes Glucophage and blood pressure meds.

blueland28 asked:


help keep diabetes away even though you have some belly fat? What can i take to help get rid of the belly fat that’s natural? Thanks!
No i don’t have diabetes.