I am FTM at 35 weeks. I was diagnosed with GD a few weeks ago and haven't yet started insulin, but probably will this week. Yesterday I had my first growth scan, and baby measured 38.5 weeks. His weight is 8.5 lbs and due date went up by 26 days! So I was expecting him in early January all throughout pregnancy, but yesterday's growth scan shows he's ready to be here next week!

I am still waiting for guidance from my OB. Is it normal for the growth scan to be so off in estimated due date due to GD?

Just want to note that my dating scan didn't happen until I was 15 weeks pregnant-so my original estimated due date is off by 10 days (I ended up changing providers due to all the communication issues and things have been a lot better). Even so, that means at the earliest baby's due date could have been last week of December. This growth scan shows it's two weeks even earlier than that!

My overnights have been super high 102-130. I'm thinking a high protein snack will help but maybe testing the minute I wake up would help too. I still cosleep my 25 month old and it's usually a not the first thing I test when I wake up. I'm more gradually wake up 20-60 min and maybe that's effecting it?

Please help.

I’m being induced at 7 am tomorrow. My doctor said no food after midnight but I’m wondering if they allow us to eat anything once we are checked in and induction starts?? I know once you get the epidural you can’t have food but for people with GD, how do they manage blood sugar and food prior? I don’t want to starve or fast until after birth 🥺😣😐

This is my 2nd pregnancy with GD and I’m 28 weeks. I take Metformin at night to help my fasting number, but no insulin throughout the day. I also wear a CGM.

The past 2 days I’ve had multiple low blood sugar instances, between 52-70, both after eating and between meals. I feel awful as well…foggy, shaky, extremely tired etc. Anyone else had this? Why is it happening now? I have an appointment tomorrow but I’d love to hear your experiences as well.

I’m wanting to freezer meal prep for after delivery but the idea of cooking food I can’t eat now seems like a recipe for disaster. Anyone tried meal prepping for when we can eat without restriction? Did it make you excited or depressed? Did you taste test/sample too much while doing it?

Well I am officially stressed. I’m 36 weeks and have been diet controlled this far. I had asked my doctor for an elective induction at 39 weeks due to needing to plan for childcare for my 2 year old and two step daughters. My doctor said we could go ahead and schedule that today and mentions a date of 12/22 because my due date is 12/29. This entire time I thought my due date was 12/27 and that I’d be induced on 12/20. My doctor said I could go to the hospital on 12/22 and would likely have the baby 12/23. Cue panic. The problem is my in-laws are leaving the country on the 23rd and my doctor will be out of town too. My in-laws planned their flight based on a 12/20 induction. And the only other OB that delivers at my hospital is not great according to a few people who have used him (I’m in a small town). I started tearing up at my appointment and my doctor was like well hold on come back in a week and we’ll see if we can work this in your favor. I jokingly said I’m going to start pounding cinnamon rolls and Oreos so my numbers go crazy. All jokes aside… not having child care and possibly delivering alone with a doctor that does not have great reviews….. I just want to cry.

I am really anxious that my doctor is going to tell me that I’ll need to be induced early due to my gestational diabetes. I’ve heard of so many inductions going wrong or not working correctly and resulting in a c-section. A relative of mine was forced to have an induction 2 weeks before her due date due to GD and her baby was underweight.

Last time I saw my doctor, she told me I’d only have to get induced if I went past 40 weeks. But that was before I got my diagnosis. Is this something that happens with everyone who has GD? I’m not shaming anyone who has had to do it, it is a genuine fear for me and I’m incredibly anxious.

I got diagnosed last week and had my class today, however, I’ve been testing for a few days now. Everything has been in range until now… my toddler is sick and I feel like I’m getting the same thing he does, haven’t slept well because he is having a hard time sleeping, I have a new position at work with very specific goals to accomplish before I go on leave and I had to “work from home” today to be with my poor sick baby. Didn’t accomplish anything at work, my house is a total mess, my kid threw all his food on the floor and refused to eat, yet he has a ton of energy even if he is sick. I skipped a snack and took me a while to have lunch. Also had to rush to the office early in the morning and picked up a Starbucks sandwich and a Latte. 188 after breakfast, 147 after lunch. Don’t even know what I’m trying to say… just want to say I’m stressed and I know skipping meals and eating on the go won’t help. Yet, life still happens and I’m scared for my baby.
Thank you for letting me share.

I have spent all day trying desperately to keep my numbers in range and my body and the universe had different plans. The food aversion from 1st trimester is back with a vengeance and took it out on my taco salad. Just the thought of eating it was enough to make me gag, so I went to 3 separate stores between accounts (I’m a sales rep and visit stores to take orders) in hopes of finding anything that works for my numbers. 4 hours into my search desperate for anything, I finally found some prepped apple slices and carrots sticks… close enough. I finally get home at 7 and make a cozy dinner with andouille sausage, peppers, and beans, planning for half of a serving of basmati rice. Only to realise after the instant pot beeped that I in fact did not make 1 serving of rice to then split with my husband, I made two…. It’s all mixed together at this point and I’m deciding to say screw it. I just want to eat. If you need me I’ll be going for a walk around TJ maxx and chugging water in hopes that the walk will help keep my numbers lower. It’s too cold here to brave the side walk.

What would be considered “controlled” to your doctors? No spikes at all ? Only 1 spike a week? A spike a day? I am just curious because my doctor told me if my sugars are well controlled that I can go to about 39 weeks and if not it’ll be 38 weeks, so just curious how controlled is “controlled” to them. Cause I may have 1 or 2 days out the week with no spikes and the rest of the days I at least spike once a day.

Hey all, I am not diagnosed but I chose to continue to monitor my levels into my third tri as I have a family history of diabetes. Before now my tests and levels have been below the thresholds.

TLDR: my monitor is showing different levels when i do a few tests back to back. Is this normal, am i doing something wrong, or should I source a new one?

Overall my levels have been perfect, but the last 4 days my fasting have been 5.1 (92), rather than the ideal 5.0 or below. The only change is that I have been under a little extra stress and am unable to exercise as much due to an injury, diet is the same. I have flagged this rise with my team, and gotten some great info from the sub about lowering fasting levels.

Yesterday, I did 3 fasting tests within 3 minutes and got 3 different results. I had a fasting glucose of 5.6 (100) and it was a surprise as I've always been below levels. I was so confused I immediately tested again and the level was 5.3 (96), seeing a different result, I tested immediately again (pricking different fingers) and it was 4.5 (81). I thought I'd check one more time before eating, 15 minutes later and it was 4.3 (77).

The first 3 tests were done consecutively, if my monitor is showing such varied results, should I chase up a different one? Is there something I could be doing wrong to cause this? It bothers me that my medical status could be changed so much with a test result that is immediately under threshold 60 seconds later. I have a FreeStyle Optium Neo.

Almost 30 weeks pregnant, I did the 3 2 hour test last week and failed one of the values. My gynaecologist called and told me to seek support from an endocrinologist but they didn’t give me an official diagnosis. They told me they couldn’t really support me for this. I am trying to find an appointment somewhere asap but wanted to get some advice and feedback in between that.

I actually did pass the first 1 hour test but my midwife raised concerns that my test was not done accurately enough, because I was told to fast for 12 hours before. When I followed up on this, my gynaecologist decided to have me do the 2 hour test but it happened much later at around 29 weeks.

Values:

• Fasted - 86 mg/dl
• 1 hour - 213 mg/dl
• 2 hour - 129 mg/dl

The 1 hour value is significantly elevated but I’m not sure if this means an official gestational diabetes diagnosis? Can these numbers be controlled with diet?

I’m being induced in the morning and the only thing I’m craving is a burger with fries and ketchup. Would it be wrong to eat that for dinner as my last meal before labor? I know it’ll spike me but I’m dying for this meal after months of restricting diet.

Anyone else new to the GD diagnosis? I got the news the day before Thanksgiving 😭 and my mental health has been down in the dumps ever since. I’m testing and making modifications to my diet but won’t have my first appointment with a nutritionist until next week.

I feel like I’m in mourning for the pregnancy I thought I would have, anxious about if this will complicate delivery, and envious of pregnant women who do not have this diagnosis. I’m sure it’ll take me some time to get in the groove and figure out what works but right now it seems so overwhelming.

I’ve had a difficult pregnancy already (kidney stones at 15 weeks) and I’m feeling so defeated 😔. Looking to commiserate with anyone who is new to this diagnosis and figuring it out.

I recently was diagnosed with GD and have cut desserts and a lot of processed food out of my diet. I’ve noticed that baby doesn’t seem to get as excited after I eat and seems to be kicking less. I definitely still feel her moving around and kicking, just less intense movement as before. Has anyone else noticed this? I have an appointment tomorrow morning so I will be able to make sure everything is normal. I just wanted to know if this is something other people have noticed after changing their diet.

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I had to to go to L&D last week at 34 weeks due to contractions. They ended up giving me medication to stop them while I was there. However, I'm already 80% effaced and 2cm dilated (this is my 2nd pregnancy). The hospital on call OB was concerned and said she recommends induction at 37 weeks, my OB was thinking more 38/39 weeks.

He was measuring slightly small at out last growth scan at 32 weeks he was only measuring 3pounds14oz. Those who have had a 37 week baby how did it go? I'm getting a little anxious with it only being 2 weeks away

I was traveling back from visiting family and was extremely tired, so when I got home I accidentally fell asleep without eating a bedtime snack woke up and my fasting numbers are in 130s, what could I do, is this harmful to the baby? I was told to eat a small snack and drink plenty of fluids so I did! S/n I ate @ like 6 that evening and was so full from eating I didn’t even think to eat anything 😩

Graduated this week at 37+3. They ended up inducing me because of my “high” blood pressure.

Jovie Rose 5 lbs, 8 oz 18.75” long

*I’ve missed this community. I’m a very anxious mama, and I had to delete the app a month ago because reading all the stories was making me fabricate things wrong with her and me. So, so happy to be back!

My baby was admitted to NICU for low blood sugar. She started with great numbers. All of a sudden they were dropping but I assume it has something to do with me not pumping out enough breast milk for her so they are supplementing her with formula. Her numbers have approved. They wanted to aim for above 45 bc she was at 39 before being admitted. She’s now at 106 and last check was 81. I asked the nurse how long it might be until she’s okay to take home and was told 2-3 but I’m wondering if she’ll leave earlier being that her numbers are better. Has anyone had this experience?

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to ask for your personal experience regarding testing your fasting blood sugar 10-12 hours after your last meal/snack, compared to testing it 8 hours after.

This is my second pregnancy and I started checking my sugars at 18 weeks since I also had GD during my first pregnancy (diet controlled). My fasting numbers are always in the high 80s or mid 90s.

For the past 3 days it’s been 95-103. I tried snacking before I sleep (cheese blocks and literally 2 unsalted crackers) at 9pm. I slept at 12am and woke up at 9am.

I cant seem to fall asleep easily after a snack so I fast for about 12 hours. I either need to snack before I sleep, or I wake up in the middle of the night famished.

Could fasting for that long affect my fasting numbers?

Just want to say a big thank you to this subreddit for answering all of the questions Google couldn’t answer, making me feel more sane, and giving me a place to scroll and for sharing all of your lovely stories. I graduated a few weeks ago. LO had to have a NICU stay for about a week due to some slight oxygen troubles(unrelated to GD). His first blood sugar pulled after birth barely passed, but all of his numbers after were great.

If you’re like me and reading graduation stories to see if you’ll delivery early due to GD, I’d like to note that my early delivery was not due to GD. Midwife said I was likely GBS positive. Was scheduled for my 36w test later that week so we didn’t know for sure, but it’s likely what caused my water to break so early.

All in all, GD was tough, but I’d do it all over again. Keep pushing through mama, you’ve got this!! That cute face will make all of the chicken salads, cauliflower rice, and finger pricks worth it!!

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A perfect snack, didn’t spike me at all.

It’s a great substitute for anything missing a chocolate bar. 🍫

Hey everyone. This is my first time ever posting. I was diagnosed about two weeks ago and I've been tracking ever since. I was in denial at first because my numbers seemed to always be in range, but learned pretty quickly that there definitely are meals that spike me. I have swapped to high protein, lower carb and lower sugar. I just was wondering what your numbers usually fall at. I am checking after two hours and the goal is 120. I have noticed that sometimes it's 125 or 124, especially at dinner. This has happened 5 times over the past two weeks, and one of those was actually 140 (won't eat that meal again).That makes me really feel like a failure. I'm also having to be careful not to expect all my numbers to be the same. After a protein shake and some fruit for breakfast, my numbers are usually about 89-96. When my numbers are above that, I start to feel like I'm doing something wrong even though the goal is really under 120. I'm not on insulin (yet) but I feel I might be because my fasting numbers are always between 95-110. I've only had one below that. I also had a bad experience with my specialist and I have to turn my first two weeks numbers in tomorrow. I'm afraid of how he's going to respond. I guess I'm just ranting and wanting to know what everyone else's tracking looks like.

I’m sharing because this has been a weird development in my GD. I’m also wondering for any other moms that have had GD pregnancies if this is something they experienced.

I’m 38 + 2 along and one hour after eating has been <125 regularly for the past few days. I didn’t think anything of it on Friday bcs I was very busy and active at work. Numbers didn’t go above 105 that day. The next day was my day off and I usually run higher due to less physical activity. But instead they were perfect. As low as 106 an hour after eating and i did not go super low carb.

Today I ate Chinese food and had a very small portion but not so small to have the 105 1 hour reading. I had a baby shower right after, had a sandwich, couple pieces of fruit, and a cupcake. Waited another hour and it was 97!

Tested further for supper with one slice of pizza, a piece of cheesy bread, and half a bottle of REGLULAR Pepsi. One hour was 129.

Summary: My numbers have been perfect regardless of following the diet or not. According to Google the cause is lessened hormone levels created by the placenta.

Update: I started having intense constant back pain and some contractions. Mother in law suggested I head to the ER just in case. Had my cervix checked and a stress test. (Did NOT know getting your cervix checked was like being fisted.) I was dilated at 1 cm and contractions didn’t progress. They didn’t seem concerned about my readings at all and sent me home.

Has anyone had their numbers spike significantly if they exercise right after a meal? I know it’s supposed to be the opposite but tonight was the second time in two weeks that I have had a meal that is fine normally and then when I add exercise immediately after dinner results in a very high (like out of range) reading. I haven’t found much on this. Am I broken? Lol.

If this actually something that happens is there a time I should be aiming for to walk after meals if it isn’t right after? Or should I ditch the entire idea?

I removed the fair life 30g protein shake from my diet (was having one/day before bed to help with fasting numbers) and now I’m not in full body pain from gas and bloating and constipation is relieved. I was drinking them for about a month. Did this happen to anyone and how did you replace the easy protein? (36 weeks now, maybe a week or two off of the shakes). Also they were delicious so mourning that.

I am under the weather, exhausted, and have zero appetite. Pre-GD I would probably force myself to eat something easy & carby - a smoothie, oatmeal or toast with fruit or PB, but those are all out now.

So what do you eat when all foods sound awful and you don't have the energy to make anything?

Added complication - I'm a vegetarian. I eat a lot of eggs for protein but just the thought makes my stomach turn right now.

Thanks all in advance!

So I’m seven days away from my elective c-section, which is scheduled for my due date of 40+0.

I’m diet controlled and don’t have any upcoming diabetes appointments because I’m at the end of my pregnancy. But I’ve noticed a slow but very obvious increase in my fasting numbers, I’m almost at 5.2 each morning now. My hospital has 5.3 as the limit.

Do you think there’s any point in mentioning this to anyone? I’m guessing not, since they are were no longer concerned to schedule me for an earlier c-section as they had first warned when I was diagnosed with GD.

My next hospital appointment is on Friday for the c-section prep, so I just don’t know, is it a moot point?