Has anyone had experience with gestational diabetes?

hey wendy
i also had gestational diabetes and had to follow a diet just like kimjoy. it's mostly about experimenting to see what raises your sugar levels or makes them drop too much. it's not about eating little, but what you eat.
even a small amount can be full of carbs, which makes your sugar go up. you'll also get a meter to check your own levels before eating and an hour after you've eaten.

with gestational diabetes, there's a chance your baby might become too heavy and large, so they might induce labor earlier than the due date. but that's the worst-case scenario. it can also go very well with the baby staying on the growth chart. that's why they and you need to keep a close eye on everything for the sake of your baby
after birth, you'll be checked again for your sugar levels. and the baby will also be checked a few times before and after feeding. if you're breastfeeding and you stop, you need a follow-up after 3 months to see if you still have issues with your blood sugar.
greetings liena

Thanks for your replies. I did get a little meter to check my blood sugar levels. So far, so good, keeping it under control. Hope it stays that way. And the baby was still perfectly on schedule two weeks ago. Not too big or too heavy... Let's hope it stays that way...

Greetings, Wendy

Hi Wendy,
I actually had diabetes not during my pregnancy but when I was 16. What you need to watch out for is not having too high sugar levels. The danger is that the baby becomes too big and there's a risk of premature birth. My son wasn't too big, but this little one is a bit too big; she should be around 2050g now but is at 2450g. They're not worried yet but are doing growth ultrasounds every week.
I'll be induced at week 38 anyway, and the little one will need to stay in the hospital for 2-3 days after birth because her sugar levels can drop suddenly.
As Liena also wrote, it's about what you eat. You don't need to eat a lot, but things like pasta, bananas, rice, grapes, and baguettes are really high in carbs, which can cause your sugar levels to shoot up quickly and stay high. So you need to keep an eye on your carb intake.
Make sure to use your meter properly, and everything will be fine. Good luck with your pregnancy.
Greetings, Inge

Hey Inge

And when should you start worrying? The target is 120. But if you're higher than that, like I was last night (I had 162), that's quite high. The rest always stayed fairly... When do they start having you inject insulin, which I hope I won't have to do...

Greetings

Hi,
That's why the values are so different, I didn't even understand those values of yours... But whatever your diabetes nurse said, it really depends on what you eat, illness, stress, and now hormones are the biggest issue.. Your sugar can really go haywire because of that. I have to go for a check-up again on Monday, I'm curious if the little girl has grown so much again because then induction will happen even sooner. Have a nice pregnancy
Inge

A bit of a late message, but if they've just discovered you have gestational diabetes in Belgium, you don't have to start insulin right away if your levels are too high.
You'll get a diet plan and time to figure out on your own what's causing your sugar levels to spike so much by using the meter. Write down in your diary what you ate differently than usual when your levels suddenly shoot up.
For example, you're allowed 3 slices of bread in your diet. You measure after breakfast and see that your level has shot up to 160. Then try eating one slice less or swap your bread for LU crackers; that helped me a lot. If your levels are still high after a few weeks and you're really sticking to your diet, then you can expect to need insulin.

Greetings, Liena

Hi! I'm 38 weeks pregnant now and at 36 weeks gestation, gestational diabetes was discovered. Who has had diabetes for a few years after that?

hey, i'm also from belgium and i was also diagnosed with gestational diabetes.. i just pricked my finger for the first time, i need to stay under 120 and two hours after a cheese and ham sandwich i got 117 :-( it's still under the limits but it still seems like a lot to me..
now.. another question.. i've noticed for a while now that after eating a "healthy meal" since i got pregnant, i have a weird taste in my mouth.. because of that, i think, i also craved something sweet more often before i even thought about gestational diabetes, because then i don't have that taste..
before i even thought about diabetes, i ate prince cookies for breakfast and a big bag of chips in the evening while watching tv.. i also snacked a lot on sweets or cookies in between. i never had a tendency to gain weight, so i thought i could just eat whatever i wanted.. unfortunately, it turns out that's not the case..
i'm really scared of becoming diabetic.. i love snacking so much..
now, for my girl in my belly it's working out.. but i don't know if i'll still manage it afterwards..
are there any people who, after gestational diabetes, actually became diabetic?

Hi Liena,

I'm also from Belgium, and they diagnosed me with gestational diabetes this week too. I have to follow a diet and, since today, I'm on insulin because my levels were too high this morning. The doctor said to start with insulin injections, which shocked me because I thought it might still go down on its own, but she insisted I start injecting. You said you'd get time to figure it out, but I had to start poking myself right after a few days. I don't like that, but I'm doing it as a precaution for the baby. I hope it goes down because I'm watching my eating carefully, haven't gained too much weight, and the baby isn't heavy or too big, so I'm wondering if it's really necessary. Did yours go down after a while?

Best, Mary