What did you do to take care of it?
2006-12-20 06:57:49 · 7 answers · asked by amanda 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes I did and it really surprised me since no one in my family is diabetic and I'm not overweight. Perhaps actually those two things have nothing to do with developing gestational diabetes....but I digress....
Luckily for me I could control my diabetes with diet alone. I had to test my blood two times a day (although sometimes I did it more often) and basically followed a no sugar, reduced carb diet. I must admit, it was challenging for me. There were times when I wanted to cry because I missed a little dessert after dinner. I purchased a Diabetic cookbook and made some reduced sugar desserts. If I was really hurting for some sugar, I'd go out and by the artificially sweetened candy for diabetics (although I didn't do this often). You also must limit your fruit intake too so for me, an apple became dessert and I really looked forward to eating it when I could. It obviously got easier as my pregnancy progressed. I gained little weight (20 pounds in total at 9 months) and felt absolutely FANTASTIC. I had the energy of a young child. While other friends complained at 9 months of feeling awful, I felt great. Truly a benefit fo the diabetic diet and I'll be honest, I'm pretty close to maintaining it now too. After I gave birth, my levels were restored back to normal and I could enjoy desserts again. I weighed myself two weeks after I gave birth. I was 6 pounds over my NORMAL weight. I was in jeans in no time. Yes, I most likely have gestational diabetes if I get pregnant again but now I know what I have to do. I have a beautiful, healthy daughter so its all worth it. Good luck!
2006-12-20 07:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by molloy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 20:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I developed Gestational Diabetes during my 4th pregnancy. My prenatal care was transferred to the high risk diabetic clinic because I was 38. I was given a strict diet to follow. I also was prescribed a glucose monitor and had to test my blood several times throughout the day. When I was 32 weeks along I began having weekly doctor's visits. Each one involved giving a urine sample and having my blood glucose numbers looked over by a diabetic nurse who would adjust my diet depending on my numbers and how much weight I had either gained or lost. I had trouble eating all of what was on my diet plan since I had a lot of stomach pain and my appetite was very low. I ended up losing a lot of weight. Each weekly visit also involved having a non-stress test and an ultrasound to keep track of the baby's growth. One risk of Gestational Diabetes is having a larger than normal baby. My daughter was born at 41 weeks and only weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces so I did not have that problem, but it is common.
2006-12-20 08:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-17 18:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by Kendra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 08:39:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife did.
2006-12-20 07:04:48 · answer #6 · answered by Darth Wrath 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-22 23:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋