Gestational diabetes

Has anyone had it before in a previous pregnancy? I got it right at the end of my first pregnancy like the last few weeks so it had no real impact.

But do you have to have injections if you get it?

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I had it with my first, diagnosed around 28 weeks. Pretty sure I have it again and have the test in a couple of weeks when I'll be 15 weeks. If you do have it you'll have to test your blood sugars regularly (at least 4 times a day). If you can keep your readings in range by diet you won't need medication. I couldn't so ended up on Metformin pills and having to inject insulin. It was scary at first but tbh the insulin was easier than the normal blood sugar readings. It's a much finer needle. I recommend the gduk website and Facebook group, much better info than you get from the NHS.

what are your symptoms? This time I have blurred vision and an optician said it could be due to blood sugars so I’m now scared I’ve got it.
I don’t really understand it, do you get it basically if you’re overweight and you’ve eaten too many sweet things?
To get on top of it do you just stop eating sugary stuff?

Oh god that all sounds horrendous. Is it one of those jab things on your finger to do the sugar reading… sounds like it’s all a pain in the ass

I'm the same. I only had it in third trimester and managed it with diet&exercise i had to test my blood before & after each meal.

I had a test last week for this pregnancy (i'm 15weeks now) and waiting for results. Really hoping i dont have it again or this early because the pricking my finger every single day was a pain and i only did it for the last couple months of pregnancy. Can't stand the thought of having to do the rest of the pregnancy x

is the test the glucose one where you have to fast and they do a blood test? I have this in June. So you didn’t have to do injections in the end?

Yeah it's that test. I had my bloods done & then had the glucose drink (absolutely vile) i struggled to keep it down lol. And then sat for 2 hours and had my bloods done again.
I havent heard back yet. I had it last tuesday. They said someone would be in touch but havent had anything i'm just waiting now. Hoping i dont have it and the results will come online on the app that has all my appointments and info on x

not looking forward to this! Already if I don’t eat I start to feel sick. So don’t know how well I’m going to do with fasting. Oh god what does that taste like

I haven't got symptoms, I just had testing kit supplies left and started testing as soon as I knew I was pregnant around 5 weeks. Was getting high readings but basically they didn't want to know and said they'll test me after the 12 week scan. I didn't mind the drink at the test really just a really sweet drink.

Also no, even super healthy people get it. Having a high BMI is a risk factor but it is hormonal. There are a lot of people in the gduk group who are healthy BMI ate a healthy diet etc but still got gestational diabetes. No it basically means you are carb sensitive, people's tolerance varies but I super recommend the gduk website & Facebook page, it has info on all of this and will probably answer any questions you have. Yes exactly, annoying testing machine to check blood. But, in the end it's for the baby's health as unmanaged gd can be very dangerous.

My midwife didnt understand why i got it because i'm petite. I'm healthy & fit and i have no family history or diabetes. She told me it is usually plus size women and she said seemed odd we were doing it??? I dont really know what she meant but i just wanted it done tbh.
I just think if they didnt catch it il third trimester last time. Why test at 14weeks? But id rather know.
The drink is sweet its the after taste that made me heave. Vile. & the fact id had my bloods done (which makes me feel queezy anyway) and the fasting. I think the combination just made it harder to swallow that drink. It didnt make me feel good atall. But just try not think about it and try down it. Dont have breaks like i did & you will be fine.
But i just want to know if i have GD so i can put in place diet & exercise again to maintain it. I know i can do it xx

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I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

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All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

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