Day 1 of Living with GD

Today I went to see the counselor they gave me a boat load of papers to read went over all the do's and dont's for the mist part but I have to go back and meet with the Nutritionist tomorrow who will put together my calorie intake, how many allowable carbs etc....

I got my Glucometer and was shown how to do it. We did my first test in the office at 1:25pm which was 3 hours after I ate a bowl of Rice Crispies my number was 115 which she stated was too high I should be at a fasting number at that point which is under 90

UGH!

"Eat your lunch and from the moment of your first bit note the time and test 2 hours later your number should not be over 120" she tells me

Afraid to eat! What do I eat??
.....am sooo hungry but have a 40 min drive home. Oh well lets see what I can do at McDonalds

I order a cheeseburger, small fry and Fruit Walnut Salad
I have water Bottle with me.....fries just arent the same without soda or tea!

First Bite 1:55pm

I eat the cheeseburger, fries and half of the fruit and walnut salad

Second test 3:55pm I can do this laid everything out am ready to go

STICK!
Placed the blood on the strip BEEP
a few seconds later my number is......120! Whew! Just made it on that one.

But now its time for a snack.....UGH! Another thing to find and not really want
Cucumber Salad it is.....sure wish it was some chips!

2 more hours til dinner and 4 more til I have to test again.....til then

Got the Call!

So I had the dreaded 3 hour Glucose tolerance test on Friday September 4th 2009
During and After the test I was sooo sick I was lethargic, dizzy, and did not want to eat

Yesterday, I Got the Call!
"Hi Ms Anderson its Rita from the Doctors office I have your results of your Glucose and Unfortunately..."

"Stop right there" I said "dont tell me!"

"I am sorry but you failed"Rita says

I asked her for my numbers and they were as follows:

Fasting 88
1 hour 181 (fail)
2 hour 116
3 hour 146 (fail)

"Because you failed 2 out of 4 you must now go to the Diabetic Counselor and Nutritionist.
They will guide you on diet, using the glucometer etc...."

I said "Wait you mean I have to stick myself?"

Rita says "Yes unfortunately, if they dont call you by the end of today call me in the morning because you need to be seen right away"

I said "Ok great thanks for calling"

Of course I then start googling everything I could find on Gestational Diabetes and found that there can be some serious consequences if I can keep this controlled for both me and my Baby Girl.

Some of what I found is below: