No, I have type 2 diabetes. I was diagnosed 3 months before Meg was conceived. But during pregnancy, the medical types (at my clinic, at least) treat type 2 mommies-to-be as if they had gestational diabetes (with the exception that they didn't tell me the diabetes would vanish when the baby was born). So I've been through the "gestational diabetes" thing twice...without ever having to drink that sugary stuff!
Eating: a set meal plan. Mine was 3 meals a day + 3 snacks a day, with portion sizes, food groups, and timing spelled out specifically.
Finger sticks: testing your blood sugar with a glucometer. My routine was 1st thing in the morning and 2 hours after each meal.
Insulin - maybe: with Meg I was able to control my blood sugars with diet alone. With Jamie I needed to give myself insulin shots - at first just once a day, but towards the end, twice a day.
yes, I did get to the point where I counted down how many pokes left until Jamie was born. It's tedious, but so worth it in the endPre-Natal care: I checked in with my diabetes nurse frequently to give her my glucometer readings. I had frequent non-stress tests (NSTs) in the last trimester - once a week at first, then twice a week. More ultrasounds than normal too
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And if the luck turns out to be bad, I can give you "been there, done that" support.
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And you had gestational diabetes?
What does that entail.
I love that you are a mommy who knows these things!
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Thanks, I feel better.
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Eating: a set meal plan. Mine was 3 meals a day + 3 snacks a day, with portion sizes, food groups, and timing spelled out specifically.
Finger sticks: testing your blood sugar with a glucometer. My routine was 1st thing in the morning and 2 hours after each meal.
Insulin - maybe: with Meg I was able to control my blood sugars with diet alone. With Jamie I needed to give myself insulin shots - at first just once a day, but towards the end, twice a day.
yes, I did get to the point where I counted down how many pokes left until Jamie was born. It's tedious, but so worth it in the endPre-Natal care: I checked in with my diabetes nurse frequently to give her my glucometer readings. I had frequent non-stress tests (NSTs) in the last trimester - once a week at first, then twice a week. More ultrasounds than normal too ( ... )
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It helps when I understand the unknown.
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