Overwhelmed, likely gestational diabetes
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One day at a time doing the best you can. I'm a super high-risk and geriatric pregnancy trying to get my first successfully to term. It's hard, so I understand. I turn 40 this year. My glucose was elevated, so I was sent for the three-hour, then immediately had a hypoglycemic episode minutes after I left; I was shaking harder than I ever have and sweating so profusely that it looked like someone poured a bucket of water over my head. My OB-GYN literally called at 05:26 the next morning when she saw my results post and said to my husband, "please, tell me that she's alive!" It looks like I don't have GB, but I will have to retest to confirm. Last week I had a holter monitor because I'm so frequently tachycardic. We have a long way to go, so I literally take it minute by minute, one day at a time, hoping for the best, and preparing for the worst.
@Yâbbie that’s very similar to my experience! I crashed hard at the end and I’m so surprised they even let me leave. I was shaking, dizzy and sweating. I’m surprised I made the drive home safely. So bad! And now I’m scared what it means. I’ve never had a low like that but my mom is diabetic and I’m over 40. So it feels like every risk is likely. Glad you were ok!
Your risk for gestational diabetes actually comes from your partners sperm. Same with your risk of developing pre-eclampsia. Also for your nuchal ultrasound don't worry too much. My OB stopped using them because she said babies necks all develop at a little different times. So she would get results back that the risk for downs syndrome was super high but the NIPT came back low. And later on the baby would be normal. So dont stress too much.
My perinatologist was saying that they no longer do an official nuchal ultrasound as a standard of care, but they measured my nuchal translucency anyway because they're already doing the ultrasound regardless of any specific measurements and it takes no additional time. Mine was "beautiful", but they already had my NIPT results, so they weren't anticipating any abnormalities anyway.
I get it. People always make me feel like I'm a terrible mom because I have diabetes type 2 and every time I get pregnant my sugars go out of control. Most times when I'm not pregnant I can control my sugars with my usual diet alone. But everytime I get pregnant my already existing insulin resistance goes through the roof. This means I have to take insulin on the daily to help my body and keep my baby safe.