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Gestational Diabetes

I have had gestational diabetes for 16 weeks. If my blood sugars are not consistently high, do I need insulin? At what blood sugar level does one need insulin?

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I have gestational diabetes, and while most mornings I have negative or trace ketone, one hour after dinner, I show large amounts of ketones in my urine. Why are my ketones so high even though my blood glucose is in the normal range? Should I be testing for ketones throughout the day? What effect will the large amounts of ketones have on my baby, if any?

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I have gestational diabetes. Sometimes I feel nauseous and lethargic and have a blood sugar in the 7s mmol/L [126 to 143 mg/dl]. Why is this?

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What are the present and future ramifications of refusing insulin with gestational diabetes?

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Recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes, my fasting blood sugars range from 90 to 100 mg/dl [5.0 to 5.6 mmol/L]. One doctor recommended insulin to get lower fasting numbers. Do I have any other options?

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I am 27 years old and am now pregnant with my third child. I was 16 weeks when the doctor discovered that I have gestational diabetes. Today my doctor informed me that if I tryed to go natural, that I would have to face the possibilty of my uterus rupturing.

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I’m about 34 weeks pregnant, and I have gestational diabetes which is controlled by diet. Sometimes, if I have eaten something I shouldn’t have, my postprandial readings are high. Do you have to be high constantly to do harm to the fetus or will just a occasionally high number be harmful?

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I am 36 weeks pregnant and gestational diabetes well-controlled by diet only. What is the non-stress test? How it is performed? Who needs to undergo this test? What are the implications of the result?

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I’m 39 years old, 17 weeks pregnant with my first child, and my recent urine glucose level was was 1+. Should I have a blood test now for gestational diabetes?

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I am 36 years old, ten weeks pregnant. I have not felt well after certain meals/snacks with a lot of sugar. I feel a little weak and lack energy after these and sometimes short of breath. Are these symptoms of gestational diabetes? Should I ask for an early test?

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