i need some advice. i will be 27 weeks pregnant on Saturday and i failed my 1 hour glucose test it was 157 and i have been feeling like absolute garbage the past few days and on monday i ate panda express at 12:30-1 and then didn’t eat anything until the next day but when i woke up and my blood sugar was 160 went to the dr and they didn’t do anything but an ultra sound and tell me the baby was okay and sent me home. today my blood sugar is 159 what do i need to do because it feels like my dr isn’t conserned about my health only the baby’s
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I’ve had gestational diabetes myself, a lot of these ladies have good advice but I noticed one thing nobody has said anything about walking /exercising! Along with drinking more water!
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You can ask to be referred to a Nutrionist/dietician. They gave me a lot of good advice. For me it was better to have a snack before bedtime that way my numbers in the morning would be in range. Drink a lot of water and and try to stay away from a lot of starch. Also a lot of small meals a day vs a few big ones.
You need to adjust your diet accordingly and you’ll feel better! 
gestational diabetes is nothing to play around with I had it 2x.
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So starches like pasta, potatoes, rice, bananas turn to sugars in our bodies. Drink at least 1 bottle of water with every meal or snack. Eat small portions more often. I’ve had to deal with gesture diabetes for 2 pregnancies and it’s ridiculous some things that will spike your sugars!!! You should be checking your sugar 1 hr after every snack or meal. It will show you what is spiking it. Mine would spike from simply not eating enough.
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Did you doctor tell you you have gestational diabetes? Many times when you fail the 1 hour glucose test, you are sent to take a 3 hour test. Other wise you should have been instructed on what to do to regulate your diet.
As someone who has diabetes and was pregnant, this is what my pregnancy life looked like:
- You need to be eating 3 meals and small snacks throughout the day. When you skip a meal, your body will over compensate and that’s why your blood sugar was so high when you woke up. Your body pumped glucose into your blood stream for survival.
- I had to test my blood sugar fasting, and two hours after every meal.
- Also had to keep a food journal to track my foods and find out what worked for me and what didn’t in terms of keeping my blood sugar in check.
Without knowing your whole story, I would definitely look into a new doctor like others have said, one that specializes in gestational diabetes or at least one that listens to your concerns.
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My grandaughter was stillborn at 39 weeks due to my DIL’s unmanaged gestational diabetes. You need to find a doctor that takes this seriously and listens to your concerns. It’s not just you that is at risk. Your baby is too.
Cut down on carbs and sugar, carbs turn to glucose in your body
Honestly changing your diet is the best option for you and your baby
I’ve been on tons of meds for years and when my youngest was born his blood sugar was 17, they had to rush him to the nicu to treat him
Your numbers aren’t that far out of range so it shouldn’t be too difficult to manage them
Did they prescribe you the meter?
Have they said you have gestational or type 2 diabetes?
The baby is being exposed to high blood glucose. Her pancreas makes insulin to cover this sugar but she is at risk to be overly big putting her and you at risk during delivery. After delivery her body will continue to make insulin to deal with the blood glucose she was getting in uterine, however outside of you her system will suffer low blood sugar. You are right to be concerned because both of you are at risk. Ask to be referred to a OB who specializes in Women with gestational diabetes.
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Ask for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test. Another way to bring it down is to stop all sweets, avoid simple carbs; like breads and pastas, eat berries, melons and apples but avoid higher fructose fruits. Eat whole wheat, brown rice, legumes. Avoid white potatoes but eat sweet potatoes, carrots, eat green vegetables as these are on the low glycemic index. Look up glycemic index foods which will give a better understanding of what to eat. Start with eliminating simple carbs first and find how your numbers come out. If your numbers are still high eat the other suggestions that I added here. Explain to your doctor your concerns. If they won’t check what is going on or give you guidance then ask another doctor.
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My doctor told me that if it’s not considered high enough to be on medication, then I’ll have to watch what I eat. And just try to maintain it.
I had gestational diabetes with my first and borderline with my second
I would find another OB but I would put yourself on a diabetic diet, I did that with the rest of my pregnancies and never had another issue.
I hope you feel better soon!
Just watch what you eat and you’ll be OK. I failed my 1 hour test both times with my 2nd and 3rd pregnancy so I had to do the 3 hour but I was fine my baby girls were both healthy.
Had it with both pregnancies… watch carbs, including fruit. Lots of vegetables and iron rich meat. Drink lots of water and walk as often as you can.
Is that considered high? My son’s target blood sugar is between 80 and 150.
Cut down carbs, and eat more frequently. Walk alot
Lower your carb and sugar intake. Remember even healthy stuff like fruit has a lot of sugar in it.
I’ve had two kids and had gestation diabetes with both of them.
With my oldest I was required by insurance to do both 1 and 3 hour tests. Then with that I was prescribed metformin to help control my blood sugar.
With my youngest I was only required to do the 1 hour test, because sugar was showinf up in my urine and i already hsd a history of GD. With him it was worse…Metformin didn’t cut it and I ended up needing insulin.
Now…here’s where things get a bit…sticky…for you:
Has your 3 hour been scheduled? The three hour test helps doctors guage what your blood sugar is doing in a controlled way.
They don’t want to prescribe you medication if you can manage with diet changes. And they don’t want to prescribe you insulin if something like metformin would control your blood sugars.
If your doctor hasn’t scheduled the three hour test it’s time to insist on it.
After that if your doctor suggests medication then take it seriously. (Or if it’s been suggested already and you refused it’s time to rethink it)
Because to be honest aside from sending you to a dietician, prescribing you medication, and monitoring baby the rest is going to be on you.
- Go ahead and start adjusting your diet. More veggies and meat…Less starch.
Don’t cut carbs completely because your body still needs them but adjust your portions. - Cut out any sugary drinks. No soda. No juice. No creamer (if you’re still drinking coffee). Switch out to water and Make sure you’re staying hydrated. Being dehydrated will raise your blood glucose levels.
- Exercise. I used to take walks after dinner to help control my blood sugar and it actually helped a lot.
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One thing nobody is telling this lady is NOT to exercise when your blood sugar is high, your body will just pump more and more sugar into your system because your body thinks it’s starving it’s self by exercising with high sugars. Ask for insulin to help lower the blood sugars and when your sugars come down, slowly then you can start exercising to help keep the sugars lower.
Ask them to refer you to a dietitian/nutritionist that can sit down with you to discuss your nutritional needs during pregnancy and especially if you are a gestational diabetic. Are they going to do the 3 hour test?
You need to take to a dietician
Some Chinese food is loaded with hidden sugars