Raised blood sugar levels today

I’ve been upset to see my blood level results today have oddly been in the red. It’s just happened all of a sudden as for the last 3 weeks they have been in the green and I’ve been managing with just diet. Worried because of the early morning spike and now after lunch a high reading I might be put on meds. I guess I know i shouldn’t have eaten so late last night (after midnight) and this might have altered my result this morning. And at lunch I did have a big bowl of rice and potatoe curry which was carbs galore. Just feel down about these two readings. Any advice will be helpful going forward.

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Make sure the meal is logged as what it is so they know and definitely avoid so many lovely. Did you leave at least 8 hours between your last meal and fasting test? How far along are you? 😊

@Rhiannon thank you for replying hun. I’m week 29. And yes I did have 8 hours between last meal and this morning. It’s the first high reading at 5.3 that I’ve had. Not sure if this has also thrown me off today even more with the lunch meal reading at 9.3. Just got myself into an emotional state and so worried this might become the new norm. Feel so out of control of my body right now

They usually say 3 unexplained high readings, so the meal one makes sense because you over did it is all but the fasting is technically unexplained although it's mostly hormones. GD is progressive so it does tend to get worse and then seems to taper around 36 weeks for some then. I'm guessing you're UK based, have you seen the gestational diabetes UK website? They have lots of information and recipe and meal and snack suggestions, that all saved my sanity when I was pregnant! I still needed metformin for my fasting levels and there's 0 shame in needing medications, it's all down to your placenta and hormone resistance lovely. It even took the stress off for me too which was nice. But yeah the website was my saving grace xx

@Rhiannon I’m yet to speak to a dietitian, it’s been 4 weeks so maybe that will help as well as I’ve just been trying to manage myself. I have heard it gets worse and wondering if this is the start of that. Yes UK based, and that website has been somewhat helpful but feel it’ll also be more helpful to actually speak to someone for me. Thank you for your kind words and reassurance, really appreciate it x

Aw bless you lovely I get you! I'd join the fb group of you can and see if Jo replies, she's the oracle on it and knows her shit aha. Be mindful the dietician may advise you to eat porridge and weetabix for example which is not good for GD at all My top tip will be food pairing, never eat a carb alone, always have at least double the fat and protein to carbs for meals and snacks and that should help massively 💜 You're welcome lovely, it does feel like the world is ending and you can be terrified for baby, but it isn't your fault and it is absolutely hard. But you've got this and it won't be forever x

@Rhiannon thank you so much ❤️

Eat more fibre in all your meals, and also you can eat more protein. Carbs and oily fat food like chips rise your sugar levels