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Gestational Diabetes

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 30 weeks. I am on a diet and insulin before bed. I check my blood sugars three times a day. My doctor said that I should probably start taking the “other” insulin. It is all driving me out of my mind. How unlikely would it be for me to be induced one or two weeks early? Would this be too risky for lung maturity and breathing/sucking?

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I am seven months pregnant and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 29 weeks. I have asthma and was put on an inhaled steroid about a year ago. I did not have gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy when I was not taking steroids. Can inhaled steroids somehow be related to gestational diabetes?

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I am currently 30 weeks pregnant. I took the one hour glucose test and it came back high at 177 mg/dl [9.8 mmol/L]. Is there anyway I can get out of taking the three hour glucose test? Should I already start implementing a diet plan for those with gestational diabetes just in case? Also, where could I find a diet plan on the Internet for gestational diabetes?

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I am 28 weeks pregnant. My one hour glucose test results were a little high. Could the juice I drank on the morning of the test or the illness I had affect the results?

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I don’t mind following the diet or checking my blood sugar, but I hate to be classified with gestational diabetes because the medical interventions surrounding my pregnancy and birth go way up. Can I argue with the results of my three-hour glucose test and request a retest? What is the accuracy of the glucose test?

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I’m currently taking NPH for gestational diabetes. My doctor wants me to increase my NPH to lower my fasting blood sugar. Why do I need fasting blood sugars? Why can’t I eat nuts during the night instead?

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When I had my GTT in my 27th week of pregnancy, my blood sugars went down, then slightly higher. Is this indicative of anything?

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I have gestational diabetes and need to increase my insulin to keep my blood sugars in range. Is there a limit to the amount I can take? Will it affect my unborn child?

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I had a two hour test for gestational diabetes. At one hour, my reading was 9.9 mmol/L [178 mg/dl]. Do I have gestational diabetes or not? That is just under the diagnosis range.

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I am 29 years old, 32 weeks pregnant, and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 29 weeks. For the last two weeks, my fastings been registering above 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L], but still below 100 mg/dl [5.5 mmol/L]. What are some different ways to try to keep fasting levels below 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L]?

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