Gestational Diabetes (Thread 3)

[icedtallcoffee]

I'm very frustrated with my first OGTT result.

Yung white rice ko mala-side dish lang, mga dalawang kutsara. I snack sweet potato, broccoli. I don't eat bread, cookies, or pasta. Puro vegetables and meat lang. Tapos a serving or 2 nang fruit. I also don't get cravings for sweets coz I don't like sweets. I drink water lang din.

Pero wtf, positive for GD. So di ko na alam kung anong edit ang gagawin ko sa diet ko.

I tried to find articles on the net for people na healthy eating naman, pero positive pa din for GD. Apparently, dun sa mga hindi sanay sa processed sugars tapos papainumin ka ng pure glucose, hindi talaga mapprocess nang blood ng maayos yun kasi di sya sanay.

I want to buy a glucometer and monitor my blood sugar myself. Coz seriously, I think it's a misdiagnosis.

Can I buy that device without prescription?

[Cluelesschx]

^yes sis, I have my own kasi diabetic na talaga ako before getting pregnant, nakakapagod lang magtest everyday nabili ko yung sakin sa isang lab dito sa amin sa province pati yung strips sa kanila ko din inoorder.

[icedtallcoffee]

^ I tested na kanina. I sticked with my existing diet kasi I'm confident I'm eating well. Yung before breakfast ko is 90 mg/dl.

Di ko nakuha yung after breakfast.

After lunch ko is 96 mg/dl.

I will monitor my blood sugar for a week before going to the endocrinologist. My something wrong talaga sa OGTT test ko.

[blueberryalmond]

Sis icedtallcoffee, nagfast ka ba before OGTT? Ako din maingat sa food pero nagkaGD ako kasi me PCOS ko at nasa lahi pa namin ang Diabetes. Pag nga one value is above normal, GD na yan. Balitaan mo kami sa check up mo sa endo ha. Ang dietitian ang maghelp sayo nagplan ng meals mo.

[icedtallcoffee]

^ Yup 10 hours.

Yung yesterday ko with my current normal diet:
FBS 83 mg/dl
2 hours after breakfast = 80 mg/dl (2 medium sized sweet potatoes)
2 hours after lunch = 105 mg/dl (half rice, pork chop, ginataang vegetables, sinigang)
2 hours after dinner = 101 mg/dl (half rice, pinakbet, pork and mushroom




Ang worry ko kasi 7 weeks preggers pa lang ako, so early, tapos wala akong history of anything, wala din sa family.

[blueberryalmond]

^ Mukha normal naman sugar mo. Pero ako one hour after every main meal pinapacheck ang sugar. Ask mo sa endo ito. Sarap naman ulam mo. hehe. 

I was diagnosed at 5 weeks. Simula non nag metformin nako, monitor sugar 3 x a day, weekly urinalysis at controlled diet. Nag insulin ako for one week pero nistop din kasi naghypoglycemia Ako.

If may doubts ka [textspeak!] mo [textspeak!] parepeat ang ogtt mo.

[icedtallcoffee]

^ Thanks.

Medyo di lang ako comfortable dun sa test, 75g of glucose in 5 minutes. I seldom consume that much sugar in one seating.

I tried testing 1 hour after meals today.
FBS: 86
Forgot to measure after breakfast
1 hour after lunch 98
1 hour after dinner 112

[blueberryalmond]

Hi mga sis, happy mother's day sa mga mommies and soon to be mommies. nadali ako ng karekare kanina, umabot sa 192 sugar ko huhu. I really need to control my food intake or else insulin time na naman.

Kmsta ang mga nanganak na, bumalik na ba sa normal ang sugar levels nyo?

[annamarie88]

^ako hindi na nagchecheck sis. Ang bad ko. Buong april kasi wala ob ko, nakaleave. Sabi nya after 2 weeks, email ko results, hindi ko ginawa.

So nitong buwan pagbalik ko last monday, hindi nya naalala. Kasi sa St Luke's global talaga ako, so andun yung records ko lahat, eh sa Asian kami pumunta, kaya wala nakalagay sa record ko dun. Lol hindi ko din niremind. Pero normal naman ultrasound sakin and all. Balik kami ulit bukas. Weekly na kasi checkup ko.

Tapos si husband ko dati ang higpit, talagang mega NO, ngayon pumapayag payag na. Isip nya siguro kasi 37 weeks na ako. Hmmm Sobrang bad ba ng ginagawa ko? Nagssundae, soda, chocolates ako nitong hindi ako check blood sugar ko eh. 😂 Ano kaya epek kay baby? Waa 😁😂

[blueberryalmond]

Sis anamarie88, ang kulit mo. hehe.  Buti ok naman ang ultrasound.  bawasan mo na ng onti sandali na lang naman. Hay ingit ako sayo. Alam mo na ba if normal delivery or cs ka? Possible kasi maging cs if malaki si baby. Malaki dafw kasi ang size ng mga GD babies.

Ang endo ko, strict sakin dahil strict si OB. Pag 3x in a week na above 130 ipapainsulin nako. Nagmorning snack kasi ako ng tostitos and spinach dip, ayun 172 ang post lunch blood sugar ko. Tas yang kare kare sinabaw ko, plus me crispy Pata din kasi kaya inabot ako ng 192 highest ever. Balik batas militar nako. Ayoko tlaga mag insulin. Isip ko baka dahil 21 weeks nako mas impaired na yung insulin production ko because of increased pregnancy hormones Kaya todo taas ang sugar ko

[annamarie88]

^thanks sis! Haha mmmm lagi naman sabi ob ko na normal ako kasi size ng baby ko pangnormal naman eh, 38 weeks ako nasa 2.8 kgs sya.. Hehe pero pinabili nya ako binder at pull ups adult diapers, ewan ko kung naiisip nya ako iCS, wag naman sana..

Nung pinapacheck pa nya ako, sa 2 weeks daw pag 3 times lumagpas sa 140, maginsulin daw ako.. Pero kasi nagbakasyon sya one month kaya nagrelax naman ako. Hehe tapos parang hindi na sya concerned sa blood test ko eh hehe grabe taaas nung sa kare kare mo sis, diet ka, malayo ka pa kasi eh kaya mo yan

[blueberryalmond]

^ yung endo ko strict kasi strict daw si OB. If 3 times na above 130 in one week, insulin na. Nakaya ko pa na magstay within approved level pero gutom ako! Di rin na ako nagfruifruits. I guess kailangan ko na din mag insulin kasi hindi pwde na compromised naman ang food intake ko. required ang 2k cal per day Pero below that ang nacoconsume Ko. Baka maaffect ang growth ni baby.

[annamarie88]

^nabasa ko nga din sis yung iba mas ok pa maginsulin nga sila dahil sa ganyan eh.. Feeling ko need kona din maginsulin pero hindi na kasi ako check ni ob hehe 39 weeks na ako.. Last week 12 AFI ko, kahapon nasa 17, tumataas haha shucks pero hindi naman binanggit ni ob kaya deadma din ako 😁 tamad na din ako check, pero mya siguro gawin ko din kasi tumaas bp ko kahapon..

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

I am not GD, but rather, I have pre-existing Diabetes Type 2 and I was controlling my sugar with diet before pregnancy up to the 3rd trimester. When I hit 28 weeks in pregnancy, it started getting harder to control my sugar with just diet so I had to start on insulin shots. Now my sugar is always in the 80mg/dl to 95 mg/dl range (fasting) and 97mg/dl-125mg/dl (post prandial), but it's really a sacrifice in terms of diet.

I eat non-starchy vegetables and almost no fruits except for avocados and small amounts of coconut, then any kind of protein. I don't eat rice, no bread, no pasta, no potatoes, and no sweets except for tiny tiny amounts of dark chocolate (75% cacao or above). My main concern was making sure that baby's growth was on track so I eat until whenever I am hungry until I am full as long as it is a non-starchy vegetable and any protein.

So far so good. At 35 baby is 5lbs 12oz, within normal range for his gestational age. My total weight gain so far this pregnancy is 14lbs.

For women with GD, I know that you are controlling your sugar, but make sure din that you are not hungry. What worked for me talaga is to substitute my carbs with more vegetables (basta non-starchy) then protein (fish, chicken, beef, pork, eggs, whatever you can tolerate). Good luck to us! We can do this!

[blueberryalmond]

Sis annamarie88, wow malapit na isang kembot nalang.  Have a safe delivery sis.

Sis maita,  thanks for sharing and for the encouragement. Ang galing mo saludo ako sayo. Hehe I tried yung mga 83% cacao na dark choco too bitter for me. Nagpabili ako ng melty kiss ke hubby pagkapanganak ko na titikman. May isa akong friend na halos wala din carbs, more on protein Talaga. Can you share ang sample meal mo  like for breakfast etc? Now kasi i still eat rice and bread pero fruits Tinigil ko na.

Where do you inject din kasi dati nun first trimester napipinch ko pa un side ng tummy ko ngayon stretched na ang tummy ko hindi ko na mapinch.

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^blueberryalmond, sa tummy pa rin ako nagi-inject. I feel around lang Kung saan si baby then dun ako sa opposite side Nagpi-pinch. Sometimes sa likod ng arms, nagpapa-assist ako kay hubby.

For meals, normally in the morning hardboiled eggs or omelette para may veggies na na kasama. Other meals are fried chicken or fish with chop suey or pinakbet or any ginisang gulay. Puwede rin tinola, linagang baka, sinigang (basta walang gabi), puwede rin inihaw na bangus, tilapia, pork chop... I don't really make meal plans. I eat any meat and then kahit ano Luto ng gulay. Iwas lang sa gravy kasi mandalas may flour yun which is also nakakataas ng sugar.

[blueberryalmond]

Thanks for sharing sis Maita, sorry pahabol question e for merienda? I usually eat nuts na ngayon pero ensure ko na 2 hours ang nakalipas before yung snack ko or else nagshu shoot up din sugar ko.

Nagmimilk ka din ba sa gabi before sleeping?

[MaitaOfMakeupOnDemand]

^hi sis! For snacks I eat nuts also, cheese, bits of meat.... wala din naman rules. But I don't drink milk kasi yung lactose nakakataas ng sugar. :-)

[skela96c]

my initial OGTT  (at 8weeks) showed high sugar. so kahit di naman super taas, my OB recommended that i see an endo.  hindi ako umabot sa sched ng endo last weekend so next weekend na lang. pero meantime, i'm watching my diet na.

halfcup rice + boiled egg for breakfast. for lunch, grilled cheese using wheat bread. dinner, usually fish + half cup rice. in between, i take Jacob's hi-fibre.  di muna ko nagbabanana. watermelon na lang pag meron. 

Please share, sisters, what you also eat so I can take note.  THanks!

[mysecretself]

Possible bang magka-gestational diabetes kahit hindi talaga mahilig sa matamis ang buntis? lapit na akong mag-test, kinakabahan na ako. hehe