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Gestational Diabetes

I am 28 weeks pregnant with my second child. I just completed the 1-hour GTT and my reading was 161 mg/dl[8.9 mmol/L]. My doctor wants me to do the three-hour GTT. Can I get an accurate result on the three-hour test without eating this diet beforehand?

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Up until week 30 of pregnancy, I able to control my sugars with diet and exercise, but since then, I have been having trouble. I am still sticking to diet, exercising, and I have recently started taking Zoloft at night.Could the Zoloft affect my sugar readings? Is it harder it is to control the sugar the later I get in my pregnancy?

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I’m 39 years old with gestational diabetes. My fetus is 33 weeks in gestational age. I’ve now been told I’ve lost weight during my pregnancy and weigh one pound more than I did when I had my first OB appointment at 8 weeks. I was told my baby only weighed 3.9 pounds per ultrasound this week and I’m freaking out. What can I do to help this poor child along?

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My wife had one high reading, out of three, on her three hour blood test. What is the risk to her and the baby, both before and after birth?

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Have there ever been any studies done where the sex of a baby increases the risk of the mother developing gestational diabetes?

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Diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 28 weeks, I am now at 37.5 weeks. I have not needed insulin for two days, no matter what I eat. Is this normal? Do I need to worry about the risk of stillbirth?

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My cousin’s doctor wants to test her twice for gestational diabetes since she already has a daughter with diabetes. Is she at higher risk?

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At 21 weeks, my blood sugars were normal during my three hour glucose tolerance test, but they want me to take it again at 28 weeks because I failed my initial one hour test. Why do I need the second test?

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How long does it take for your body to stabilize after being diagnosed with gestational diabetes? What should your blood sugars be?

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I am 22 and 35 weeks pregnant. I had a glucose test 2 weeks ago which came back at 186�mg/dl but the glucose tolerance test came back normal. I was wondering if I should have a second GTT?

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