Gestational Diabetes
Yep. I have it.
After fasting for 12 hours and then drinking 100g of pure sugar, I had my blood drawn 4 times in 3 hours. When the doctor's assistant called me the next day I knew it was bad news. They never call you when it's good news.
Next week I meet with a nutritionist to discuss a new diet and exercise plan. How ironic - all my life I thought I was fit and followed a relatively healthy lifestyle. When I'm at the grocery store I always compare what's in my shopping basket with others and my cart is inevitably sickeningly healthy with fruits, vegetables, juice, wheat bread. I guess my body is having a hard time processing even the relatively lower amounts of sugar I consume.
Well, this will be inconvenient for the next 2 and a half months but I can do it. The baby is going to experience a little South Beach Diet the easy way.
After fasting for 12 hours and then drinking 100g of pure sugar, I had my blood drawn 4 times in 3 hours. When the doctor's assistant called me the next day I knew it was bad news. They never call you when it's good news.
Next week I meet with a nutritionist to discuss a new diet and exercise plan. How ironic - all my life I thought I was fit and followed a relatively healthy lifestyle. When I'm at the grocery store I always compare what's in my shopping basket with others and my cart is inevitably sickeningly healthy with fruits, vegetables, juice, wheat bread. I guess my body is having a hard time processing even the relatively lower amounts of sugar I consume.
Well, this will be inconvenient for the next 2 and a half months but I can do it. The baby is going to experience a little South Beach Diet the easy way.
posted by Lynette at 3/25/2006 08:10:00 AM
4 Comments:
*hugs*
GD is such a strange diagnosis. It's a pretty unreliable test - your blood sugar actually goes up the further along you are. I actually think people who consume less sugar on a regular basis are more likely to have a problem because their body isn't used to the sugar in the test.
It doesn't hurt to keep an eye on your diet, but take the diagnosis with a grain of salt.
Oh no! =(
You are right, though -- this is inconvenient, but you can do it. I hope these last months fly by!
Oh Boo. Sorry to hear that! If anyone can get through it with flying colors you can. Hang in there!
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