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Gestational Diabetes

I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes with my first child, and my doctor is telling me I have to check my ketones, but I’m having a big problem because I have to use a Foley catheter to drain my bladder. Is there any way to check the urine for ketones if the urine has been in the leg bag for an hour or more?

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If I had an elevated blood sugar at 37 weeks, will I be placed on a diet or have labor induced?

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At 31 weeks pregnant, my family doctor had me do a fasting test. The technician said my blood sugar was 5.6 mmol/L [151 mg/dl]. Should I be worried?

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I started on insulin in my 20th week and was up to about 100 units. Last week, I had to stop all insulin to avoid lows. The doctor thinks the placenta may be deteriorating. Is this common? Does it usually have a good outcome?

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I am a 34 year old woman, and gave birth to my first baby last year. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Is it not unusual to develop gestational diabetes in the first trimester?

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I am 31 weeks pregnant, have gestational diabetes, and am on insulin with my sugars under control. Despite eating six times per day, and even trying a middle-of-the-night snack, I continue to have ketones in my urine. I’ve read that constant ketones can be very dangerous to baby. Does anyone have management suggestions and/or data on this?

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I am 32 years old, almost 28 weeks pregnant, and was just diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I am hoping diet and monitoring alone will rectify the problem without the need for insulin, and I have several questions.

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I am 33 years old, have a history of a pre-term labour in week 24 with my earlier pregnancy resulting in the loss of my first baby, and now I have gestational diabetes. Since I had very high numbers on my GTT, will these high numbers result n earlier type 2 diabetes later? My endocrinologist doesn’t see a need for insulin. Would you agree?

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I am concerned because my first pregnancy ended in a fetal death at 38 weeks, and the doctors we unable to identify the cause. I was not tested for gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy, but after research, I have discovered that I did have symptoms. Could untreated gestational diabetes cause fetal demise?

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I am in my 38th week of pregnancy and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 29 weeks. For the last week my 1 hour after meal numbers have been quite a bit lower, ranging from 98 to 112. Does this have something to do with placental hormones towards the end of pregnancy?

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