My wife was told she has borderline gestational diabetes. They gave her a diet to follow and the glucose monitor. Yesterday we took her glucose 2 hours after eating and it was 106. They said less then 120 is good. We then took it in this morning (fasting). And it was 101. The chart they gave us said that it should be between 60-90 after fasting. But i have read everywhere that under 110 is fine. I took mine just to compare and mine was 95 after a meal and 94 after fasting. In other words mine was over 90 too during fasting. Are these values normal? why is the range so low for fasting? is this because of the gest. dia?
2007-03-08 02:02:57 · 4 answers · asked by micoisrags 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I had GD for my last 2 pregnancies. The rules are much stricter and lower for GD than if a person had 'regular' diabetes (type I or II). Such as taking a reading 1 hour after eating and being under 120 and between 60 and 90 for fasting.
Having a big baby is not the main reason for keeping sugar levels regulated. The big reason is that BABY produces their own insulin - not mom. And if baby keeps getting sugar rich blood, yes they will get big, but the will make a lot of insulin and once they are born they keep producing all that insulin with no sugar to use up and their blood sugar can get dangerously low.
With my 2 I kept my levels good and they did not have any problems and my GD was gone 24 hours after delivery.
She should be keeping a chart of her numbers and the doctor will decide if she needs to do more than diet. I did have to use insulin; another coworker was put on a pill. Your doctor will decide if the fasting number is something to worry about.
Also, strange as this seems, is she having a night time snack? A night time (2-3 hours before bed) helps with the fasting numbers. I am a cereal lover and could no longer have it for breakfast, so I would have it for my night snack.
Another strange thing - I had a terrible time with potatoes. My number jumped more with 1 serving of potatoes than with ice cream. And YES, you can have ice cream if you keep it portioned. You may have to watch what foods make her sugar spike and then steer clear of them.
Email me if you want on more info. Good Luck!
2007-03-08 02:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by g-lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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the levels are perfectly fine. I had gestational diabetes and was insulin dependent when I was pregnany with my son and those levels are nothing to worry about.
2007-03-08 02:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by jean d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋