Gestational Diabetes

So, long story long. My metformin prescription is currently being held hostage by my GP surgery because the incompetent twats haven't got 2 braincells to run together combined between the lot of them. About a month ago I was put on Humulin (R I think?) in addition to the metformin but my sugars were dropping too much even though I still felt fine - can I just use the humulin again until my GP surgery decides they can be bothered to lift a finger and do their jobs instead of me chasing consultants/nursing teams all the time? Right now I'm in the headspace of f*ck them all and I won't take a single medication anymore for the next 10 weeks or again, will I be ok to substitute in the Humulin for the next 5 days until my next appointment with the consultant?

I’m 35 weeks pregnant and still yet to start taking my insulin. Ive got it, I’ve been putting it off as i’m very nervous to start it. I just wanted to see any one else’s experience with insulin or any advice ?

This is my third pregnancy. My second baby was born 4.6kg. A few weeks ago, consultant said they may have missed GD in my previous pregnancy although my GTT then was fine (I don’t know what the results were). Now 25 weeks pregnant and had GTT this morning and approx 20 mins after taking the drink I felt incredibly lightheaded and thought I was going to faint. I needed to put my head down and move around a bit and it settled over time. Could this be a symptom? Or am I overthinking? I’m really worried that they could miss GD as the consultant said they may have missed it last time 🤷‍♀️

Has anyone added protein shakes into their diet to help up protein intake and also help curb the sweet craving ?

So I’ve just been diagnosed and had my appointment where they gave me my glucose monitor - and I need to test pre and post meal and they need to be under the set level - my question is if it’s been 2 hours since I last ate and I want a snack between breakfast and lunch, won’t that affect my pre meal reading and potentially make it higher than the level required?