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Will Diabetes Affect My Wedding Day

I am just starting to plan my wedding day and I am wondering what I can do to make sure that diabetes doesn’t affect my day.

I haven’t long been diagnosed as a pre diabetic so I am nervous that the extra excitement/stress of the day could play havoc with my sugar levels and maybe end up in me having a black out.

I am sure that  it will be ok but I am sure you can understand why I am so worried. Having to look for a plus sized wedding dress is stressing me out enough as it is without having to worry about the chance of a hypoglycemic fit.

So what precautions should I be taking before my wedding to make sure that the day goes as smoothly as possible?

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I have just been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes?

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

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Blacked out from Hypoglycemia?

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?