Gestational Diabetes ( Thread 2)

[gil12]

I had to take an OGTT 6 weeks after giving birth and fortunately, my sugar was back to normal albeit normal high.

My endo said having GDM increases your chances of developing type 2 diabetes later on in life by 50%.

ako rin 6 weeks after giving birth I had to take 75g OGTT and normal and sa awa ng Diyos hindi siya nagtuloy tuloy na diabetes. I was diagnosed with GDM around 12th-14th week of my pregnancy pero hindi ako nagtake ng any medication dinaan lang sa diet and hindi rin naman kasi sobrang taas, lumagpas lang ng kunti sa normal range.

[Yui_21]

yung sakin hindi na kakayanin ng diet..endo advice na mag insulin na pero tuloy pa din monitor until tuesday para malaman yung dosage na kelangan ko per shot..pero initial nyang sinabi is 10 units..my pinakausap na din sakin na parang sales rep nung magbibigay ng pen sakin and ang bilin ko lang daw is yung insulin and additional needle..oh well mukhang mas okay na ito kesa mapahamak si baby..been reading naman na safe ang insulin kahit preggy..pinakamataas ko na reading is 135 mg/dL before bedtime kasi ang kinain kong ulam is tocino..lol! that reading is 3 hrs after dinner..yung before dinner ko naman 125 mg/dL ang reading kasi kumain naman ako ng turon! nyahahaha! pero ang fasting ko (before breakfast) 88 mg/dL ang 2 hrs after lunch 120 mg/dL..take note, walang lakad lakad ito kasi work from home ako, so after meals upo agad..:p siguro kung sinamahan ko ng lakad lakad baka mas mababa pa kasi last na ogtt ko is pasado naman (2 hrs after meal)..that time kasi nasa mall kami kaya yung 2 hrs na inintay namin nilakad namin sa mall..so maybe effective nga ang paglalakad to lower your blood sugar..

[MrsLuluyz]

i had my ogtt last week. i failed the fasting, pero yung next 2 blood tests are normal.
im now on a diet, strictly no sweets, pero nakakatikim pa rin once in a while. my food consists of veggies, pwede naman red meat, tuna and salmon, more on grilled, 2 pcs wheat bread, soft boiled egg, saba, oats and 1 cup brown rice. no fruit juice pero pwede daw ako mag carrot+apple na juice. or one banana pag nag meal. basta no fatty food and sweets and carbs. once a day na lang ang anmum. hirap! pag napapakain ako now ng kahit konti na biscuit or hind wheat bread basta alam ko na bawal, nilalagukan ko talaga ng tubig.

im on my 7th month and im required to do ultrasound biophysical profile every week (5 times), buti perfect score si baby. the 3rd ultrasound will be the 4D pero bps pa rin.
feeling ko okay naman ako and di naman talaga with GD. kasi kakatapos lang ng holidays eh diba and also, yung midnight snack ko before i started fasting eh 4 pcs ng chocolate munchkin. hihi. feeling ko kaya mataas din talaga sugar ko sa fasting.

ill have the post blood test (what do you call that nga?) on monday also. sana maayos na ako. hirap ng ganto.

[miminibebe]

^buti ka pa sis malapit na matapos... Ako ang tagal pa, nagsisimula na ko laging magutom, hirap ako magpigil ng kain.  Pero di naman lagi tumataas sugar ko, pinakamataas na is 155 1 hour after meal. Dami ko na cravings...

[MrsLuluyz]

hi sis detchiebetch, ikaw din pala me GD. actually hindi ko sigurado kung ano ang dapat paniwalaan or makakaconfirm. yung sakin kasi ang naging basehan ng candidacy ng GD ay yung FBS ko. yung next 2 blood test ko naman ay normal. wala sakin pinatake na insulin or kahit anong gamot kundi mag diet lang. after a week, pinag post blood test ako, feeling ko wala talaga akong GD, nag trigger lang ng mataas na FBS ko ay yung pag kain ko ng 4 na pirasong munchkin nun 11pm bago ako matulog prior to my fasting. kasi yung blood test ko naman sa post ko, eh bumalik na yung FBS ko sa una kong una, na "okay" naman daw accodring to my tita ob. sabi niya kasi what happened sa fbs ko sa ogtt eh okay naman yung dati. so dun ko binase. di ko naman alam kung okay naman pala talaga or nadala ng diet ko. so ito, kahit na ok na ulit yung fbs ko, lalayo muna ako sa madaming sugar at carbs.

[annalyze462]

Every month I gained weight an average of 7 lbs, pero since I was diagnosed with GD this month, i did not gain any weight and I lost 1 lb pa. Is this normal? Sugar monitoring lang ako eh.

[prettynvain]

^^ako din sis. i ate chocolates the day before ng unang ogtt ko.. haha. kala ko kais pag nag-fasting ok na eh.. repeat uli ako next saturday. pero kasi tatay ko namatay sa diabetes kaya twice ako na-schedule dito.

[MrsLuluyz]

^nako sis!! hope maging okay na sugar mo. mag fasting ka na lang at wag na mag chocolates before! hehe! pero yung post blood test ko, since nag ultrasound ako nun, nag chocolait pa muna ako tapos 2 hour fasting. while waiting for the 2 hours ako ni ultrasound. then nun matapos ang 2 hrs, ayun, bumalik na sa original yung sugar ko.

as per OB yesterday, okay na sugar ko. but mejo mataas yung amniotic fluid ko. which is because of sugar daw kaya kailangan imonitor pa rin, NST ako on wednesday.

[Yui_21]

sa mga sis na nagmomonitor ng sugar everyday, ano pinakamataas nyo na reading pag 2 hrs after meal? kasi yung akin pinakamataas na ata 138 mg/dL pero mukhang maginsulin pa din ako..ang binigay sakin na goal is 101-120mg/dL pag 2 hrs after meal and 80-100mg/dL kapag before meals..

btw, yung mga readings na mataas ko is because of fruit intakes like mango, pinya, orange and sometimes juice like iced tea, fruit juices in can or bottles and i don't think it's because of rice or carbo kasi pigil na din ako kumain ng madami..hirap nga eh laging gutom..:p

i'm 35 weeks na pala by monday..

[miminibebe]

^Sis ako every 1 hour after meal usually ang check, ang goal ko is dapat less than 140 mg/dl.  pag fbs naman, ang good na goal ko is 60-90 mg/dl.  So far 3 times pa lang ako nagfail sa testing ng after meals, never pa sa fbs.  Normally ang reading ko pag napapadami ako ng kain ng rice eh nasa 130+ mg/dl, yung mga instances na nagfail ako, yun din eh yung uminom ako ng pineapple juice and sobrang dami ko nakaing rice.  Naka 3 cups ata ako nun. 

Mag 13 weeks pa lang si bebe ko, so matagal tagal pa ang testing namin.  Sabi ng diabetologist ko, mukhang hindi ko need maginsulin kasi kaya naman sa diet, pero kung magkakacomplication like mataas ang amniotic fluid level ba yun, and kung maliit yung baby, ayun.  Baka maginsulin ako. 

[Yui_21]

^ waahhh 13 weeks ka pa lang sis? i hope you don't mind me asking, are you diabetic before getting pregnant? kasi diba usually ichecheck yung blood sugar mga 20+ weeks na dapat?

[miminibebe]

^no sis, i'm not diabetic before, in fact maganda ang result ng HBA1C ko, normal.  Bigla nagfail ako sa OGCT and OGTT ko, with my daughter di naman ako ganito.  So far yun nga, ang pinakamataas ko ng reading is 152 mg/dl ata.  Wala akong ibang symptoms na i'm diabetic bago ako nagfail sa mga lab test, di ako lagi uhaw, di din ako lagi nagwiwi, and i'm not really fond of sweets, normal BMI, yun nga lang, lahi kasi namin sa mother side ko ang diabetic, kaya pinagtest ako agad.  Ayun, hehe. 

[Yui_21]

^ ah i see! ako din my history lola ko ng diabetes (father side)..
sige sis good luck satin! i think mag insulin na talaga ako..nakabili na din kasi..:p will just wait for endo's go signal..

[rigette]

Hello sis @miminibebe, thanks sa reply. pinaretake ako ng test ni doc. ayun, pasado na. pero  pasang awa! hehe! 

[jenny_2284]

im 10 wks preggy and its my 3rd pregnancy. yng 1st & 2nd pregnancy ko wala problema. itong 3rd mejo delicate because if my sugar. nag ogtt ako and mataas result. kaya nagdiet ako. my ob recommended me to see a dietician.

[cheenniee]

Sisses, ask ko lang sa may mga GD na dun ba sa routinary na urine test during check up clear ba yung urine nyo meaning na di nagchange yung litmus paper or nagchchange yung color. Kasi diba kapag nagchange meaning may protein or sugar yung urine? Yung sakin kasi clear naman pero since malaki ng 2 weeks yung size ni baby, my doc sked me for a glucose test kasi mahaba ng 2 weeks yung thigh bone ni baby pati yung size ng tummy ni baby. Sana naman malaki lang talaga si baby. Pwede ba yun na malaki lang talaga si baby pero wala namang GD? Thanks sisses!

[butterfly_04]

Just had my OGTT last week and nag-fail ako dun sa 2nd hour na test. I exceeded ng 5 points sa normal range. So my OB recommended to monitor my sugar count 3x a day. Before bfast, 1 hour after lunch and 2 hrs after dinner. Ask ko lang mga sis, un bang 1 hour after lunch means 1 hour after first bite or 1 hour after talaga kumain ng lunch, as in ubos na lunch then count 1 hr after that.

Today pa lang ako start ng counting and so far within range pa naman un before bfast and after lunch ko. Sana tuloy tuloy lang na ganito.

And care to share what are your meals for the day na talagang napapansin nyo na bumababa un count ng sugar nyo. I read somewhere kasi saba daw is ok and nilagang kamote, syempre kasama na din oats and brown rice and wheat bread. Plan ko kasi is mag green salad na lang for my afternoon snacks then vinaigrette ang dressing. Is this fine?

[ilovecupcakes]

try mo mag ulam ng patola or ampalaya. It worked for me. Sa breakfast naman if you feel like eating more than your diet requires, try to walk at least 15-30 mins after this works for me too. 

[pamdiaz]

mga sis. tanong ko lang, may pcos kasi ako. ang blood sugar ko 156 nag test ako nung sat.
kapag ba mataas sa normal ang sugar mo, consider ba na diabetic kana?

[butterfly_04]

Update ko lang kayo mga sis regarding sa ampalaya, kumain kasi ako nun for lunch which i rarely do. egg with ampalaya un kinain ko together with half cup brown rice and 4 pcs chicken fillet. After an hour nagcheck ako ng blood sugar and bumaba ng 5 points  so i guess effective nga ang amapalay. thanks sa advice sis ilovecupcakes

sis pamdiaz, better consult your doctor to confirm kung diabetic ka nga. alam ko kasi may specific limits every meal. like sa case ko, before breakfast, my reading should be less than 95. then 1 hour after lunch, must be less than 140, then 2 hours after dinner should be less than 120.