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Gestational Diabetes

I have gestational diabetes, and I was just wondering how was it found. Was it just stumbled upon?

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Due to bad scheduling errors, I am due to take my three-hour GTT at 32 weeks gestation, and a nurse told me that it would be more likely that I will ‘fail’ as this test was supposed to be done at 28 weeks. Is this true?

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I am 37 weeks pregnant and have gestational diabetes. There are some mornings when I have ketones in my urine. This doesn’t seem to concern my doctor very much, but concerns my dietitian. What will a small amount of ketones four times a week do to the baby?

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My wife did a two-hour after meal blood sugar test in her 31st week of pregnancy which was 7.2 mmol/L [130 mg/dl]. This was high [Normal: 3-6.9 mmol/L or 65-124 mg/dl]. How serious is this?

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I am 28 years old and I am 5 weeks pregnant with my sixth pregnancy. Because of previous history with borderline gestational diabetes, I was given the glucose test at 4 weeks and it came back at a level of 146. Would these levels on the first test be thrown off as a result of diet?

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I am 23 weeks pregnant and since I was16 weeks pregnant, my blood sugars have been high. However, my doctor seems to think this is okay and even said that my baby measures perfectly normal. I am very concerned. Do I need a second opinion?

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I had gestational diabetes during my last pregnancy, I just recently found out that I am five weeks pregnant, and I am already monitoring my sugars. I have had a few that were a little high. Since this early in a pregnancy what are the expected fasting and two hour after meal readings? Could these be controlled for the meantime with diet? Could this be type 2 diabetes?

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I have PCOS, I am 14 weeks into my first pregnancy, I’m having twins, and since my glucose screen was high, my doctor ordered a three-hour GTT. I have several questions.

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I am 34 and was diagnosed as having borderline gestational diabetes. Could my intolerance have gone away now?

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I am 35 and 32 weeks pregnant with my second child. I have only needed to start taking insulin this week for this pregnancy. I was very concerned about the number of blood tests that were carried out on my first baby during her first 48 hours. What do you consider to be ‘necessary’ blood testing for a new born baby during the first 48 hours?

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