Gestational Diabetes in pregnancy?

[? Kate ?]

Hi, im 23 weeks on Tuesday and for this past couple of weeks I have been feeling 'funny', anyway went to the treatment room and the practive nurse did a finger prick and it was 9.5 which is extremely high.

I had to come back the next morning fasting from the night before, have blood taken, drink a full bottle of lucozade (very hard to do first thing in the morning) and come back 2 hours later and get bloods done again.

I get the results 2moro but im panicking not only for my health but my hospital where I am having my baby transfer you to a different hospital if you have diabetes, I have a choice of 2 hospitals Craigavon or Belfast, neither of which I want to have my baby in as they are both and hour away!!

This is baby no3 for me

Has anyone has gestational diabetes, what happened with your diet, feelings, baby etc???

[JeweloftheSun]

They test you early in pregnancy so that you can manage it well and decrease the complications that you may have. If you can manage with diet, fantastic and just stick to the diet... otherwise take your insulin as directed. (This is all IF you have gestational diabetes!)

If you manage your sugar well, the complications can be kept to a minimum and be okay to birth in a small hospital. Polyhydramnios (extra water), LGA baby (big/chubby baby). They will check babies sugar for the first day or so after it's born also, as they will still produce extra insulin for the high sugar, but not have all the sugar anymore after the cord is cut. Thus leading to LOW sugar in the baby.