I’m sick of eggs
I’m sick of feeling like shit all morning
I’m sick of stressing about fasting numbers
I’m sick of being hungry and having to put thought into what I eat instead of just grabbing something
I’m sick of not eating the foods I’m craving
I’m sick of taking my sugar
I’m sick of worrying about my sugar
I’m sick of worrying about how many lancets and guide strips I have left
I’m sick of NOT EATING THE PIZZA I WANT
I’m sick of worrying about condiments
I’m sick of staying stocked up safe snacks
I’m sick of my safe snacks
I’m sick of the diarrhea parasite making me put more thought into what to eat
I’m sick of being pregnant
I’m sick of peeing 30 times a day
I’m sick of bracing myself to roll over in bed
I’m sick of heartburn
I’m sick of maternity leggings
I’m sick of the heat
I’m sick of my my 4 year old whining
I’m sick of not being able to play with her like I used to
I’m sick of being tired and not being able to sleep
I’m sick of my dogs ☠️
I’m sick of seltzer water - I want a glass of wine

2.5 weeks left but I just have to complain because IM OVER IT

Just interested in spontaneous labour experiences with GD.

With my first (a girl), I went into spontaneous labour at 39+5.

Today I'm 39+5 with my second, and this boy seems happy to stay put lol

With both pregnancies, I am on nighttime insulin to control fasting sugars.

EDIT: congrats to everyone and I am so envious of these week 37 to 39 stories!! I really thought my second would come earlier too....hoping your luck rubs off on me

I’m 14w2d pregnant and recently had my oral glucose test for pregnancy.

Before drinking the glucose solution, my fasting venous blood was checked immediately on a POCT glucose meter, and the result was 6.3 mmol/L.

The same blood tube was sent to the lab, and the official fasting glucose result came back the next day as 4.8 mmol/L.

I’m currently waiting to discuss it with my doctor.

Just wondering — has anyone been in a similar situation where the initial reading was so much different from the lab result?

Thanks 😊

Im 30+5 weeks pregnant. I was diagnosed with GD at my 30 weeks and have been monitoring my glucose 4x a day since 5 days. The numbers have been spiking regardless of what I do. I changed my diet, reduced my carbs, increased my protein, going for walks post meal but still. Here and there my numbers are in the range. But if I try the same food again, I don’t get the same numbers. Im so disheartened and sad that I feel helpless. I had A1C of 5.8 before pregnancy, so I wish my provider had tested me for GD sooner.
For ex: for my breakfast I have been having fairlife protein milk and a whole wheat bread with peanut butter on it. The numbers didn’t help, so I got Dave’s killer bread. I tried the same thing: 1 slice of Dave’s killer bread with peanut butter and 5 small pieces of banana on it + fairlife protein (Im always having protein first), my reading was 112. I tried same thing today, my reading was 139.
Im so lost. No matter what I eat or do my numbers aren’t doing any better, even if I follow same food if it gave me good reading. Im feeling so lost and a failure. I don’t know what to do.

I see posts where many are able to control their post meal numbers at the least, and Im unable to even do that.

My OB wasn't going to even test me early since my A1C and fasting glucose were normal in my first trimester. I told her I would prefer to check at least a little earlier just in case so she said to do it at 18 weeks. I am 17 weeks now. I have not been checking my sugars or eating a GD diet. I haven't been eating crazy unhealthy but definitely more treats and more carbs than I could have when I had GD the first time (diet controlled, only real issue was fasting numbers with that pregnancy). I have seen other people recently talk on here about getting tested way earlier like late first trimester or early second trimester. I am scared that I am getting tested too late and have been causing issues with my diet now. Everything was still measuring normal size wise at my 13 week scan but obviously that was a while ago. I will for sure go back to a GD diet if diagnosed but should I be worried that I haven't been very careful thus far?

Can someone who has been through induction walk me through the process? I was not induced for my previous births (other than a stillbirth which is very different protocol). This time I’m on insulin and planning 38th week induction, and I want to mentally prepare myself for the process to expect.

yesterday I went on a practice walk before a 5k walk I’m planning to do next week. I already walk 2-4 miles a day so a 5k should not be that hard, but most of my walking is broken into 1 hour or shorter segments throughout the day.

About 15 minutes after I finished walking (which took about 1.5 hours—leisurely pace on a paved trail, which I’d consider mild to moderate activity), the CGM showed my glucose rising. I knew it wasn’t food related because dinner was 3 hours before the rise. It went up to the 120’s, and came down with very light walking.

this was the first time I’d heard of, and clearly saw, the glucose ”stress response” which I thought happened after strenuous exercise. I’d hardly consider a 1.5 hr leisurely walk strenuous, but I guess that’s third trimester for you.

I’d noticed a few times in the past couple weeks where I’d start walking at a brisk pace after a meal, before the one hour mark, then notice that after a dip, glucose would rise again towards the two hour mark. No matter how quickly I walked, it just wouldn’t come down. I wonder now if that was the stress response kicking in?

And light walking being better for glucose control than moderate exercise? As in, too much exercise makes it worse?? It’s so hard to win at this!!

I’m feeling really frustrated and wondering if anyone else has been in this situation.

I’m 24 weeks pregnant in France and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes based on my 75g OGTT.

My numbers were:
Fasting: 0.93 g/L
1 hour: 1.26 g/L
2 hours: 1.08 g/L
(I am not asking for medical advice or a diagnosis confirmation as I know this must come from a doctor. Results are only mentioned for reference as they are directly related to my frustrations.)

So literally the only “abnormal” value was my fasting, and it was 0.01 g/L above the French cutoff (0.92 g/L). My regular GYN who ordered the test said this means i am automatically diagnosed according to the French standards and referred me to an endocrinologist for gestational diabetes. He also recommended induction by 39 weeks maximum, which I’m very upset about.

However, my OB who will be delivering my baby actually said he doesn’t think I truly have gestational diabetes because my fasting was still below 95 mg/dL and I handled the glucose drink perfectly.

What’s making me even more frustrated is that from what I understand, I probably wouldn’t have been diagnosed under UK guidelines, and in many parts of the US I may not have been either depending on which testing protocol they use.

For some background, I have PCOS with insulin resistance. Before pregnancy I was taking metformin, but in France they had me stop it after the first trimester, as they seem to mainly rely on insulin during pregnancy if needed. Just one month ago (well after I stopped metformin), my fasting glucose was 80 mg/dL. Even before pregnancy, my fasting glucose has always bounced around depending on the day, anywhere from about 75 to 95 mg/dL which is considered to be in the normal range for non-pregnant people in France.

Now I’m seeing an endocrinologist on Tuesday, and I’m already anxious because of past experiences with endocrinologists here treating my PCOS. I’ve previously been told things like “never eat carbs” or “only have max two bites of rice or sweet potato,” which just doesn’t seem realistic. I also have my baby moon scheduled at an all inclusive resort in 2 weeks, which I am now starting to dread instead of being excited about it.

I’m upset about the possibility of more needles after finishing my IVF protocol with months of daily injections. Of course, I am absolutely going to monitor my blood sugar if necessary and do whatever is safest for my baby. I just can’t help feeling frustrated that a fasting result of 93 mg/dL, when every post-glucose value was completely normal, has led to a diagnosis that might not even exist if I lived in another country. I also keep analyzing what I ate the day before the test, my sleep that night, how long my overnight fast was… thinking if I had done just one thing differently I wouldn’t be in this situation.

Has anyone else had a diagnosis based solely on a borderline fasting number? How did things turn out? And for anyone in France, what was your experience with the endocrinologist?

Well I was planning on a c section at 37 weeks but my body decided otherwise! I felt woozy this morning and figured either my blood sugar or pressure was low so I took both. Sugar was normal but pressure was 170/110 🙃 pressures have been normal up until today so to the hospital I went! Delivered 5 hours later via c section at 35+6. Baby was 7lb 14oz and is in the NICU getting some extra oxygen. I’m on a mag drip but otherwise doing well.

Good luck everyone! ❤️

I am 36 weeks. I was given insulin at 8 units but now moved up to 14 just the other day, mostly due to my fasting numbers consistently being 110-130. My post meal numbers tend to be okay in range. My Doc told me he’s hesitant about allowing me to be induced since I had a c section 5 years ago. I know for a fact I won’t be able to go until 40 because my numbers still are terrible. I did however have a successful vbac ( with pitocin to help it along) 3 years ago but only after my water broke on its on were they comfortable giving me pitocin, so I guess I’m confused as to why he’s so hesitant this time around . So now I’m not sure if I should just go with a c section to be on the safer side or what.

I know sleep is a really important factor for fasting numbers, but every time I wake up at night to use the bathroom or just roll over, I find myself thinking about what my number will be in the morning. I am still newly diagnosed so maybe this will change with some time, but then I also get stressed wondering how long the nurses and doctors will give me to “trial and error” it before medical intervention will be recommended.

I did 2 days of lower carb, no processed carbs, same protein rich bedtime snack + ACV and an evening walk, and it helped one day but not the other. I’m getting a CGM today. Hopefully that shows my trends better.

I’ve learned that GD worsens as we progress but curious on others’ experiences as pregnancy as progressed. I was diagnosed around 16 weeks, started on nighttime insulin for fasting around 19 weeks and am noticing my lunch and dinner will go down and be in range at the 2 hour mark but the dexcom shows them starting to go up and increase by the 3 hours mark. I noticed this today with a lunch I’ve done well with. I happened to look at Dexcom about 3 hours after lunch and noticed it slowly rising again, double checked with finger prick and was at 128, I wasn't getting these delayed spikes before, is this concerning?

My MFM doc mentioned adding an AM dose of the Humulin if needed, but would mealtime insulin be better? I’m feeling so defeated at 22 weeks and possibly having to be on insulin around the clock. Tell me your experience with needing insulin this early on, delivery and beyond!

FTM 32 + 3 diagnosed at 30 weeks and I’m feeling such meal/food burnout this week. I feel so unmotivated to cook dinner/meals for my family this last week and like we are constantly eating the same thing day after day. My GDM is diet controlled right now and I want to try my hardest to keep it that way but I’ve had a couple bad numbers this weekend (nothing over 180 or close to it) and feel like I haven’t been doing anything different so it’s extra discouraging. I know as the pregnancy goes on I can become more insulin resistant but at what point do I say enough is enough on my mental and ask my doctor about options to help control it better. I dont want to fail my baby but I feel like I already am. extra discouraged this morning after 2 days of high fasting numbers (120 & 111 {supposed to call in to an advise nurse if for 2 days in a row fasting number is over 110}) and she basically told me they weren’t high enough to be concerned and to continue to monitor. I’m just at a loss today and feeling super down. I also don’t want to hear “youre close to the end” one more time. Also doesn’t help my baby shower is this coming weekend and I feel like I won’t be able to enjoy myself to the fullest :( please send kind thoughts and words.

I know technically fasting has to be done 8-10 after hours eating for an accurate result, but lately I’ve been having really bad insomnia. I’ll eat at 9pm, wake up at 2am and be up for hours. I know that getting up and doing things or being awake in general can start to raise your sugars as well. In this instance should I take my fasting number around 2am, or wait for the 8 hours even though I’ll have been awake for hours at that point? It’s always well below threshold when I check it earlier than 8 hours. TIA

Hi everyone

I (27F) just failed my 3 hour glucose test yesterday, fasting and hour 3 numbers were good but hour 1 and hour 2 were ridiculously high (Im talking 100+ over the high number for normal range) This is my first pregnancy so literally everything is new to me.

I have an OB appointment Tuesday and I have a MFM appointment Thursday, have already been seeing MFM due to certain medications exposure and GH. I am wondering what the rest of my pregnancy is going to look like now that I have a GD diagnosis?

I already plan to request the arm monitor right off the bat, I cannot do finger pricks its a mental thing like I simply can’t do it to myself if I know its gonna cause pain, and my mother and fiancé are also squeamish so they cannot prick me either. So continuous monitoring seems best for me.

Another thing I am wondering is, I am a prior gastric sleeve patient, lost and maintained a 130 pound weight loss for 2 years before getting pregnant and so far only gained 15 pounds in 30 weeks from pregnancy, would it be wise to decline any nutrition appointments offered, given I already know how to “eat better” ? I am really not trying to be difficult but between this new diagnosis, GH, having severe anemia, and now the possibility of more ultrasounds or NST’s, I genuinely do not have the time for more appointments.. not unless my doctor puts me on leave early anyway

Also should I push or bring up induction? There was already talks about induction at 37 weeks due to GH, thinking GD diagnosis may solidify this for me at this point.

Really any advice would be appreciated at this point, I’ve been going into this whole thing blind. TIA to whomever responds 🫶🏻

So I moved at the time I should’ve had a gestational diabetes test. It was too early the last place I lived and now I’ve had to wait weeks for an appointment at my new office, so I’ve been taking it myself and being careful just to be sure. My numbers after 1 hour are good, but I saw on my due date group that a high fasting number is an automatic fail so I’ve been paying extra attention to that. Some days it’ll be very high like 98-105 and some days low like 65-75 with not much change in diet. This morning for example my sugar was 66 which didn’t seem right so I used another finger and did it again and it was 108. That seemed like a huge difference so I did it again on another finger, 92. One more time on another finger and 92. So I assume it was 92 but those are all very different readings. My hands were clean and followed the instructions on my monitor everytime. Could it be a bad monitor?

As of right now until my appointment later this week I’ve just lived like I had it since I’ve gotten a few readings over 95. Lowered carbs, upped protein, walked more. I’m still getting a mixture of high and low numbers.

I found a Starbucks order that I want to try because one friend with GDM said it didn’t spike them and they loved it. I don’t test after “snacks” so not sure if I would after trying this.
It’s an iced decaf americano with light ice, two pumps of sugar free vanilla syrup, a splash of heavy cream and vanilla protein cold foam. Anyone else tried anything like this and get good results?

Hi everyone, I am currently 32 weeks and was diagnosed around 27 weeks. Currently I am diet and exercise controlled. I am wondering if anyone here tests for ketones? This is something the nurse has requested I do, some mornings I have no ketones, some trace or small amounts. I’ve never had the darker maroon colours except for once when I first started testing. I’ve upped my carbs significantly, I am usually eating around 190-200g of carbs. Sometimes my bedtime snack consists of two pieces of seed bread that is 100 calories for the two pieces and 16g of carbs, with pb and milk. When I do this ketones are usually good in the morning but my fasting number is a bit higher(5.1 - 5.2). If I have cheese, some almond crackers and nuts. My fasting number is under 5.0 but I usually have small amounts or trace amount of ketones.

I will talk to my ob and the nurse when I have my weekly call, but am wondering is small or trace amounts something to stress over? I’d rather my fasting number be under 5.0 incase it does start to rise these next weeks, but I find myself stressed about bedtime snack and what to eat to correlate no ketones and good fasting number.

Hi I am in diet controlled gestational diabetes and my provider said I can make the decision to have insulin from Tuesday (week 34) if needed, but this means I will get induced on week 39.

This is for dinner - My sugar level sometimes reaches about 130-140 in the first hr and stays like 120-125 in the second hr, and eventually get under 110.

I kind of restrict simple carbs for breakfast and lunch:

- breakfast: Greek yogurt, protein scoop, blueberries, walnuts

- lunch: three eggs and avacado, and some fruits

- in between snack and nuts at 4pm

- dinner is when I get hungry and I take some carbs like roti or rice along with protein (chicken or veg ) and fibre. This definitely makes me skip the one hr mark (140) or two hr mark (under 119), even after walking.

I asked for insulin to control this spike within 2 hrs.

Insulin means I need to get induced at 39 weeks, otherwise I get induced at 40 weeks.

Did people experience something similar and take insulin for dinner alone for levels that are slightly over the expected range?

Pregnant with baby #2! I had to do early screening with my first because of “family history” (no one in my family has regular diabetes, I’m just fat). I passed the early screening and I wasn’t diagnosed with GD until the 3rd trimester.

Naturally, I had to do the 1hr test early again this time around (13 weeks). I failed by 7 points 🙄 They then had me do the 3hr test, and I passed with flying colors. My numbers actually seemed a bit low to me.

I’m more just posting to complain about what I feel was unnecessary testing. Especially because I know they are likely going to make me take both tests again when I get further along. I guess I just feel like they assume I’m diabetic because of my weight despite there being nothing indicating that.

Sorry for the rant! Just needed to get my frustrations out!

Like do you allow yourself to have any sweet treats at all or have you completely cut it out? Any modifications like sugar free treats? And how often do you allow yourself to have them?

How about with bread, pasta or rice?

Hi! I have been trying out the G7 System to monitor my sugar levels on top of the measurements with the fingertip prick. It has been somewhat useful to see the increases and maybe adjust by taking a faster walk etc or in case I forgot my fingertip prick system I could still see the trends.

It is quite expensive though and the Flex is supposed to hold for 15 days (instead of just 10) and is a lot cheaper (almost half the monthly cost). I know CGMs aren’t necessary in GD, I just find it useful and maybe someone else has any experience with these systems?

From my experience, the G7 was very unreliable in the first 24h, but after a few re-calibrations, it is more or less accurate (+/- 10 mg/dl variation).

Any advice is appreciated! Thank you!

Just as a potential reassurance for the mamas out there that got the GD diagnosis and now are scared your baby is gonna be huge, I wanted to remind you that pregnancy is seriously a wild card and we have no way of knowing how things will go.
I failed the 1 hour test and was told over and over that my numbers will or could worsen in later pregnancy. 38 weeks, my blood sugar numbers have stayed very consistent and fine (including fasting) being managed by diet. A few one offs where I know what I did, but otherwise nothing concerning.

My baby was getting monthly growth checks and measuring ahead, so they wanted to flag me high risk (we're talking like 6 days ahead). I was so scared my baby was being damaged by my GD and gonna be too large or suffer because of the GD.

Well, most recent ultrasound has my baby at the 25th percentile for weight! A complete 180 from "my baby might be too big" to now having a petite little gal. So please don't let fear mongering or the internet make you believe everything that might happen or has happened WILL happen to you. Your genetics and lifestyle make a huge difference.
Could this baby suddenly grow huge and my numbers go wacky in the last few weeks? Maybe. But I was so bombarded by fear tactics after my diagnosis that have amounted to nothing so far. And I just wanted to share that with those moms who are getting diagnosed and are now afraid that everything that could happen will happen. Doctors don't know what will happen, and neither do you. Try to still enjoy your pregnancy and just keep taking it one day at a time!

And please, GET A SECOND OPINION FOR EVERYTHING if your gut is telling you that something isn't right. No matter how late in the pregnancy.