Gestational Diabetes ( Thread 2)

[design21]

^ dahil sa gdm ka na admit? or iba cause? pag d kasi bumaba sugar mo pwede mamatay baby sa loob as in bigla nalang mawawala hearbeat ng baby kaya sundin mo nalang endo mo. ano ang max number ng sugar level mo dapat? 120  130 or 140 after meal?

[nikki]

^sis, dahil sa gdm and dahil daw yun result ng 1hr and 2hr ogtt ko is 200 plus (239 & 222). Kaya immediate nga when I showed my ogct result sa OB ko last Wed check up na 196, she immediately ordered yun ogtt. So I took it next day agad tapos Ayun pag Balik ko Friday, pina-admit na ko ng Endo. No insulin pa nman and mukhang nakukuha sa diet. 120 max ng blood sugar level na Sinabi sakin and once pa Lang nag fail, nung first night 2hrs after dinner.

Incidentally, I was scheduled with CAS yesterday here at TMC and ok naman results. Normal amniotic fluid, normal weight Si baby and all other measurements thank God.

Ingat lang tayo mga sisses and hopefully make it through this pregnancy with no other complications.

[design21]

^ sorry to hear that sis. pumapalya ako sa 120 pag dinner usually 126 pero before breakfast hangang after lunch less than 100 naman.  nagflufluctuate siya so far diet din muna ako but kasi im having twins so mas nakakatakot umaykat kasi dalawa iniingatan. 3 weeks to go nalang ang CAS ko nakakatkot talaga:( after first hour ogtt ko 265 hay nakakatakot din kasi maospital. kakaadmit ko lang din 2 weeks ago due to pre term labor.

goodluck sa atin sis nikki. Diet mode sa pasko parang ang hirap birthday ko pa man din in weeks time.

[m_lim]

120max lang dapat after 2hours? naku, kung ganun edi bagsak ako.

1week monitoring ako everyday. lahat lagpas 120.

bukas ko malalaman if i have GD.

sis nikki, malakas ka ba kumain kaya mataas sugar mo?

[cuchie0323]

never thought i will be joining this thread until recently last sep 17 i took ogtt at nag 148 mg/dl [textspeak!] 2hrs blood test ko nakaka sad lang kasi ang dami na nating pinagdadaan with our pregnancy tapos ma diagnose pa tayo ng GDM.. Im glad may thread na ganito, atleast now i know that it's common and pede pa mawala even before we gave birth 

2 days sumakit ulo ko at ng suka pa ako kasi sa kaka worry my ob told me na makukuha pa sa diet although hindi nya pa ako nirerefer sa endo or nutritionist, she said diet muna ako for 2 weeks and do self test at home. i think the culprit is milo,iced tea at yung pa minsan minsan kong pag ice cream at halo halo,, and na shocked ako na pati saging pala hindi pede, i used to eat 2 bananas everyday specially pag nagutom ako ng madaling araw eh saging at full fat milk kinakain ko,, bad pala un


so far 2-3x ako ng test sa bahay at lahat naman lower than 120, im now eating brown rice, quaker oats, brown bread at skimmed milk na, and for my fruits eh apple lang a day i think it help a lot.. im not sure if mag OGTT ulit ako, pero sana pasado na ko by then..

goodluck sa ating lahat sissies!!!

[design21]

sis m_lim ano ang fasting blood sugar mo for the past week? depende kasi sis ako yung result ogtt ko sa first hour nagpeapeak so yun ang pinapamonitor ng endo ko, first hour. Yung ibang buntis sa second hour nagpepeak, so two hours after nung first bite (not kung kelan ka natapos) sila nagmo onitor. Ang endo ko si Dra Rowena De Jesus, allowed ako hangang 130 kasi twins pero pag singleton lang eh  below 120 ang ideal na CONTROLLED GDM. Pagumakyat dun insulin na. Weekly ang check up hangang maging stable siguro ang pattern mo. 18 weeks ko nalaman na may GDM ako nung 8 weeks pasado pa ako sa 100gram.

sis cuchie welcome to the club. matigas ulo ko kanina kasi bad mood gising ko i ate chocolate cake two spoons lang naman for breakfast umakyat 139 ang sugar ko:( umuulan kasi tinamad ako magwalking after eating ayan tuloy. Mukang magiinsulin nalang ako para makakain ako kasi nahihilo ako sa kakadiet plus naawa ako sa sarili ko kung kelan buntis d ka makakain kambal pa naman sa akin kaya gutom na gutom kami 3

[m_lim]

^sis, ang FBS ko ay 112.

[nikki]

@m_lim, sis Hindi consistent ang Kain ko. Ang hirap din kasi schedule ko sa work so most of the time 2 full meals lang ako daily. Hindi ako mahilig sa snacks eh. Kaya siguro pag kumain ako, Kain talaga pero hindi nga raw maganda yun. Small frequent meals is still recommended. Although hindi ako mahilig sa sweets, at risk talaga pag pregnant kasi yun placenta blocks the production of insulin- parang ganyan yun explain sakin ng endo.

I'm supposed to be discharged today pero my endo asked na I stay 1 more day para ma-observe pa ko. Unfortunately, nag 134 2hrs after dinner last night at nag 131 naman after breakfast kanina kaya Ayun, pinag stay pa ko so my endo knows when I need to inject insulin kung morning or evening. Pero possible pa rin daw na hindi do we'll see.

Sis design21, sabi rin sakin ng endo I have to eat and not starve myself kasi I was telling her Baka half cup rice na Lang, etc. and she said Hindi rin maganda yun. To be honest, kahit 3 full meals and 3 snacks ako dito sa hospital ginugutom pa rin ako. Gaya nga ng sabi mo, better mga insulin kesa magutom kayo ni baby.

Sid cuchie, mukhang mauuwi rin ako sa brown rice ayoko pa naman nun. Better daw 1 cup brown rice kesa mag half cup ng white rice.

Goodluck satin mga sisses. Kaya natin to!

[twilight]

I have been injecting insulin since Sunday pero Ang Taas ng after breakfast reading ko. 130 -133. Nung nagmemetformin naman ako Hindi ganon. I feel so tired din in the morning. Hindi naman Sobrang masakit yung injection kaya Lang nakakapagtaka kasi Hindi pa din bumababa sugar levels ko sa umaga and yung fasting bs.

[m_lim]

^after breakfast, usually 185 ako. alarming ba yan?

badtrip yung endo ko, wala kanina. sa wednesday pa ulit clinic niya

[cuchie0323]

sis design21 i know right,, ako din minsan matigas ulo ko at kumain ako ng brown bread nga pero strawberry jam naman ang palaman hahaha after ko mag rice yun ah hehe ayun nagulat ako nag 140 ako.. ang hirap pa naman ng feeling deprieved ka sa mga food. ayoko talaga mag insulin girl kaya ka karirin ko ito.. i can't imagine injecting myself with a needle huhu scary...

sis nikki yung brown rice na kinakain ko is lasang mais lang kaya happy naman ako, dito ako sa uae kaya di kp tuloy ma share sa iyo yung brand. i'm sure may brand ng brown rice jan sa atin na magugustuhan mo

[nikki]

^sis cuchie, wish ko talaga makahanap ng ok na brand ng brown rice. Last time hubby and tried to "diet" eh inamag lang siya lol.

@m_lim, sis it seems mataas nga yang FBS mo kaya lang I'm not sure din if the limit is based on individual case. Best talaga to consult your endo. How's your baby naman and result of your last ultrasound?

Obvious signs of diabetes daw ang increased amniotic fluid at yun irregular na pag laki ng baby. Ang explanation sa kin jan because yun pancreas ni baby instead na mag grow lang, uses na yun insulin na nap-produce Nya as early as now making the baby at risk na with diabetes type 2. Tpos yun sugar nas-store sa mga fat muscles Niya sa arms, thighs, etc making the baby bigger than it's supposed size.

[m_lim]

^last ultrasound ko 22weeks ako, ok naman lahat. actually CAS nga yun. kaso sabi nga ng sono since its too early, pwedeng pwede pa ako mag develop ng GD.

[design21]

sis mlim mataas ang 185. may pcos ka ba prior to getting pregnant? factor kasi yun. pwede ka magwalking after eating.

sis nikki may mas matinong brand ng brown rice un kasi gamit ng mom ko i will ask her. kaso iba padin talaga lasa ng white. 2 cups of brown rice is = 1 cup of white rice.

ang good thing lang about gdm is hindi ka mashado lalaki kasi controlled diet mo plus hindi mashado manas if diet mode ka.

[m_lim]

^yes sis pcos ako dati. plus nasa heavy side talaga ako before pa ma preggy

[ilovecupcakes]

Hi Everyone I myself has GDM, I am actually on my 38 weeks na konting konti na lang bye bye insulin na. This is not my 1st time though to have GDM kasi 2nd baby ko na ito, the first time talaga i found out na meron ako GDM naiyak talaga ako ng bonggang bongga! feeling ko diabetic na si baby ko pag labas. Good thing I have a very strong support system (family, OB, Endo & Friends) I was able to deliver a very healthy baby girl via NSD. My eldest Addie was only 5lbs 14oz when I gave birth to her last April 2010 and now she's very healthy and active. I'm praying his little brother will be as healthy as her.

I had my ultrasound 2 weeks ago and 6lbs na daw si Baby Basti ko, Medyo malaki din ako nung na conceive ko si basti kaya mas madalas tumaas yung sugar ko compare nung si Addie yung pinagbubuntis ko. The good thing about insulin is, hindi ka masyado magugutom parang feeling mo busog kana after mo kumain at hindi ganun kalaki yung itataba mo.  By the way I am taking 2 kinds of Insulin, humulin N (Cloudy) this is for long-acting one pre-breakfast and pre dinner and Humulin R (Clear) fast acting naman ito, I'm taking this naman 3 shots before every meal. Also, I am checking my sugar 3x day (ex. SMWF pre-bfast, 2hrs after bfast and pre lunch) TTHS 2hrs after lunch, pre-supper, 2 hrs after sup)

Pag nag mamature na ang gestation expect na mas tataas and sugar ninyo. Isa pa, what I like dun sa pagiinsulin, I get to eat yung mga pinagbabawal  pero syempre wag lagi kaya di ko din masyadong namimiss yung mga bawal na food. Tsaka kung gusto mo for example ng chocolate cake, tapatan mo ng physical activity para ma burn ok lang medyo lumagpas ka sa limit na binigay sayo,  kasi kung mababa din yung sugar mo mag cause din yan ng hypo glycemia which is very alarming kasi bigla ka na lang mahihilo, isa pa pag lagi ka nagugutom, sabi ni Endo ang effect kay baby mo is low IQ pag lumaki na,  choose the right food din, yun tipong ma sasatiate ka ng matagal (Kamote, Saba, Veggies, etc)

[design21]

^ ok dont forget to mention sa endo mo pcos ka. ako din ganyan eh. pinapaurinalysis din ako weekly to check for ketones

[m_lim]

confirmed i have GD. bagsak lahat ng OGTT ko.

pero i have to monitor again for another week. tsaka malaman kung need mag insulin. sana makuha pa sa diet.

[design21]

ok diet ka na muna sis mlim sandali nalang naman jan ka due diba? as in lahat bagsak? so ilang hours after eating ka pinapamonitor?

[nikki]

@twighlight, sis bumalik ka na ba sa endo mo and reported na Hindi na bumababa ang blood sugar level after breakfast? Ilang dosage ka per day and what time do u inject? I'm still here at TMC and they started insulin on me yesterday at 6pm, 3 units siya. Bumababa naman ng konti pero above max pa rin. based kasi on last 4 days above max ako pag after dinner and after breakfast. Kanina nung nag rounds ulit endo ko kanina, 4 units na raw inject sa kin at 6pm to check kung enough na yun to lower my blood sugar level both after dinner and breakfast.

@design21, sis wait ko na lang post mo pag natanong mo na brand ng brown rice sa mom mo ha. According naman sa nutritionist na gumawa ng meal plan ko ok naman ang white rice Basta masunod ko yun allowance per meal. Although she said better ang brown rice.

@m_lim, may meal plan ka na rin sis? Suggest ko lang na sundin mo yun kasi yun iba raw dinadaya naman para mag normal ang blood sugar level pero in the end, Hindi na enough ang nutrients ng mom and the baby. Dont starve yourself, yan ang sabi sakin. Better mag insulin kesa naman magutom kayo ni baby.