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Gestational Diabetes

I had gestational diabetes (insulin dependant) with my first pregnancy. I am now just 6 weeks pregnant with my second and my family doctor said it is not a guarantee I will have it again. Are there any steps I can take in prevention?

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I am 35 weeks pregnant, and I have gestational diabetes, which has been controlled by diet for the past three months, although I have had about 15 high numbers. I have several questions.

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I am seven weeks pregnant, just started to take insulin, and my blood sugar has been a little out of control. I have been walking twice a day, and I check my blood three times a day. Should I make an appointment with a dietitian? Should I have a little more patience adjusting to insulin?

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I am presently six weeks pregnant, had gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy which required insulin, and my non-pregnant blood sugars are higher than normal. My doctor told me that the glucose tolerance test cannot be administered until 16 weeks. Is this so? If not, how early can the test be done?

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I am 30 years old and 11 weeks pregnant. Over the past 2 weeks I have been monitoring my blood sugars as I had been feeling quite light headed. I have often found them to be 2.5 and 2.8 only 1-2 hours after eating a full meal. Could the hypoglycemia be the beginning of gestational diabetes?

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I am 27 years old, and I am in my 33rd week of my first pregnancy. My first non-fasting blood sugar was 160 mg/dl [8.9 mmol/L]. What is the likelihood (percentage) that I have gestational diabetes?

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I had many complications with my gestational diabetes. While under medical supervision in the hospital I started having seizures. Then a week later I went into ketoacidosis. Once again all while in the hospital. How common is this with women who have gestational diabetes?

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I am a 33 year old female, 35 weeks pregnant. I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Being overweight when not pregnant, I have been used to reading labels and watching “fat grams”. Now having to watch carb grams, I see that a lot of low fat foods are higher in carbs than their full fat counterparts. It seems like I have to give up watching my cholesterol in order to control my blood sugar and ketones!

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My fasting levels have fallen to 104-106 mg/dl [5.8-5.9 mmol/L] with two-hour after meal levels all under 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L], and I am already following a diet and exercising. Is there anything else I can do about the fasting numbers? When are pregnant women placed on insulin?

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I am 20 weeks pregnant with my second child, and I had gestational diabetes with my first. How much damage am I doing to my body and, more importantly to my baby’s health by having a high blood sugar my nightly?

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