Gestational Diabetes (Thread 3)

[r0yc3]

Hi Mommies! I'm on my 16th week and was also diagnosed with GDM. Nagmomonitor din ako ng blood sugar 4x a day. Mahirap mag-control ng diet. Sa ngayon nagta-try ako magbrown rice. So far mababa yung blood sugar pag brown rice so baka tuloy-tuloy ko na. Then whole wheat bread in between meals. Ayoko din mag-insulin sana so tiis-tiis talaga.

[skela96c]

hello r0yc3, yep tiis lang ng konti, pero kaya yan!    aside from the food you eat, importante din yung timing ng kain.  small frequent meals kaysa sa few big meals. better if you eat same time everyday para conditioned yung katawan natin alam nya kelan lang pwede kumain.

exercise also helps. if cleared by OB, kahit walking makakatulong na.

nacarry over ko yung discipline of having GDM even after giving birth --- very minimal to no fastfood, no instant noodles, water instead of juice/soda, eating on time, etc.  Not only is my blood sugar back to normal, I also weigh a lot less than my prepregnancy weight.

[creamee]

hello mommies, i am on my 27th week of pregnancy.. just found out about my sugar was high pala. i failed the OGTT so i was being referred to endo and will be monitoring bld glucose for a week. i tried to reduce carbs before 1 am up to 1 cup of rice now down to half sometimes 1/4 and tried organic brown rice and sugar free wheat bread.. and my sugar level is doing ok. sometimes i notice that upon checking before BF it was a bit high i don't know why.. and since i am working pa, its really hard to find foods suits for me so it was a bit risky.. sometimes sugar level spiked up.. lagot  will be back to my endo on wed hope hindi ako mag insulin.. dietician muna sana.. hehe... sana kayanin.. konting kembot na lang... 

[skela96c]

hi creamee, so FBS ang mataas sa yo?  same with me before. yun lang hindi ko macontrol. Yung mga after meals readings ko, ayos naman. meaning kaya and tama ang diet ko.

my endo put me on insulin because of that (mataas na FBS). i inject 10 units insulin every night. nag OK naman unitl i gave birth. i hope makaya ng diet yung FBS mo para no insulin needed na. but if ever, dont be scared naman. 
goodluck!

[emjey03]

I felt sad when my OB confirmed na I have GD on my 3rd tri.  Usually hindi naman mataas ang sugar ko based sa 1 week monitoring namin.  Failed both my OGTT.  It goes up lang pag matamis ang nakain ko like pancake with syrup and my favorite tocino.  So nag cut down na talaga ako sa sweets.  Sobrang nag crave ako sa natural lemon juice with honey so I think nakatulong yun kasi I've read na lemon helps with blood sugar.  Buti nalang di ako niendorse sa endo.  Kaya pa naman magpigil sa sweets.

[damonsgirl]

Pa-join mga sis. I have pre-diabetes since January 2015 and have been taking metformin since then. I started taking insulin when I was 9 weeks kasi hindi na kaya ng metformin lang.

[Kiiismet]

Akala ko may GDM na ako kasi nung nagrequest ako ng urinalysis for possible UTI, nakalagay sa sugar ko 3+++ so the morning after nagpaFBS ako at UA sa ibang lab, nasa normal range naman FBS negative ang sugar sa urine ko pero possible UTI naman kasi tumaas ang WBC ko. Ugggghhh. So the same day afternoon naman nun nagpa-UA uli ako sa ibang lab ulit negative naman lahat. Haaay. Nakakastress kasi thrice ako nagpalit palit ng lab pero thankful din kasi normal yung naging result talaga 😊

[Lady Czarina]

mga sis, I was asked to monitor my sugar na din for this week. I failed both OGTT and OGCT though di pa naman confirmed if I have GD na. meron ulit ako test mamaya HBA1C ata.. na endorsed na din ako sa endo, and binigyan na ako ng table kung ano lang pwede ko take na food.. bawas na din ako mag rice.. mga how much pala sis yung pang check ng sugar?

[Lady Czarina]

^thanks sis. ang mahal nga eh, nagtanong din ako sa watson's nasa 2k nga.. eh for this week ko lang kailangan.. 

[sweetwea]

Hi sis. Nag advise na rn si doc sa akin mag glucose monitoring kasi mataas yun 2nd hour result ng OGTT ko. Nakabili ako ng glucometer sa Metro Pharmacy.. actually libre na yun glucometer, basta bumili ka ng 2 boxes of 25 pcs strips. 1495 lang binayaran ko sa 2 boxes. Blue care yun brand. So far maayos naman.

[damonsgirl]

^ oo nga sis. Halos free naman talaga yung glucometer kasi ang mahal talaga is yung strips. Buti nalang naipapareseta ko sa lola ko yung mga diabetes maintenance ko at strips pati karayom ng glucometer at insulin. Laking tipid din. Yung 1,675 na 50 strips ko nasa 1,196 nalang pag discounted.

[sweetwea]

Sana makuha ko pa sa diet toh.. ayoko mag insulin. Ang hirap lang ngayon, kug kelan kailangan mag diet saka naman mas natetempt na kumain ng madami at cravings sa sweets. Hay

[Lady Czarina]

^True! asawa ko nga nagagalit sakin eh wala daw ako disiplina.. hahaha.. konting konti na lang talaga ko mag rice ngayon tapos lemon juice. nag ok din si endo sa soya milk, so sa morning yun iniinom ko..

[skela96c]

Hello sisters! bumabalik balik lang ako dito just to cheer you guys up.  i promise sulit lahat ng diet at prick pag nakita na si baby na healthy

Aside from food intake, also observe the timing.  i think this also helps in controlling your blood sugar.
and again, no to fast food and instant food muna.

But don't be discouraged kung super diet ka na nga tapos mataas pa din ang readings. Iba kasi talaga ang sistema natin pag buntis. 

[damonsgirl]

ako talaga mga sis hindi kaya ng diet lang at metformin. kailangan ko talaga ng insulin. dati nilagang baka lang kinain ko madaming gulay un tapos mga half rice lang pero nag 193 pa yung sugar ko wala pa ata akong insulin nun.

iba iba din kasi effect sa sugar level ng mga kinakain natin. kaya tinatandaan ko nalang yung mga pagkain na sobrang nagpapataas ng sugar ko tapos i try to avoid them or eat less of them.

pag kumakain ako sa labas, kampante rin ako kasi mababa pa din sugar ko dahil sa insulin ko. nag buffet ako nung birthday ko, 6 units sinaksak ko na insulin as instructed by my endo. kahit madami ako nakain, 85 lang sugar ko

[sweetwea]

Gaano ba expensive mag insulin? Aside from masakit na lagi mo tuturukan yun sarili mo, baka masakit din sya sa bulsa?

[damonsgirl]

^ mura lang sis. sa isang buwan nakaka 3 pens ako. 2 na tig 780 then 1 na tig 640. yung needle 15.50 per piece, 45 pieces a month yung kailangan ko. pero dahil sa senior citizen ng lola ko, mas nakakamura pa ako hehe.

[simang]

Gaano ba expensive mag insulin? Aside from masakit na lagi mo tuturukan yun sarili mo, baka masakit din sya sa bulsa?

Depende sis kung ilang units ang kelangan mo to regulate your sugar. Sakin kasi 10 units per day lang, so 1 pen lang ako per month. Yung needle I forgot how much but I used the smallest. Based lang sa experience ko, mas masakit yung prick sa glucometer kesa sa pagturok ng insulin.

Isang downside ng nag-iinsulin? Nagiging pabaya sa diet. Guilty ako dito. Lol. Nung nagstart ako maginject ang lakas ng loob ko kumain ng sweets, may insulin naman eh. Haha. Pero I really had to take care of my diet too kasi kahit may insulin, if hindi controlled ang diet, may possibility na lumaki si baby masyado. Yun yung isa sa binantayan ko, kasi ayokong ma-CS if ever. Good thing naman I gave birth via NSD to a 6.9lb baby. And cleared na din ako agad kay endo after giving birth kasi nagstabilize na sugar ko after ng dextrose.

[ceszy24]

Hi girls... sana may active pa dito.. diagnosed with GDM din ako, 27 weeks na..Failed parameters were FBS: 91.75, 2hr 157... So endorsed sa endo... was advised to monitor before breakfast, 1hr after breakfast, before and after dinner. pero after backreading, parang masyadong mababa yung binigay nya na targets... kasi before meals 90 daw and after 100... yung before ok lang, pero hindi ko talaga matarget yung after... feeling ko gusto lang ako mag insulin nung doctor na yun eh,.. i'm thinking of finding a second opinion.

[damonsgirl]

^ 21 weeks pregnant here. 80-120 ang target ko sis. I don't have to check before meals except yung fbs before bfast. Pero 1 hr after meals din ang pag check ko.