@i_labyu Thanks, I appreciate that. I wasn't diagnosed till a couple weeks ago. It hit me really hard when I got that diagnosis. I know I didn't do anything wrong to cause it but I just kept beating myself up because my only "risk" factor is my age and I keep asking myself what the hell did I do to cause this. Everyone kept saying to me oh I know you'll be diet controlled, you are so healthy. Makes me so frustrated because that isn't how it WORKS! I just feel like a failure. But thank you for the reassurance. That's nice to hear.
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@rustyw your where i was 5 years ago, when i had my oldest. i was GD then, and my only risk factor was really that i was "clinically obese" according to the BMI index. healthy as a horse otherwise.
i also had a horrid doc who made me feel out of place that i ended up on insulin right away, and all this stuff that i just was working all the time, and working fulltime, and everything. i felt like crap. beat my self-esteem up over it.
BUT you are NOT a failure, take care of yourself will help you take care of that baby. that is the true goal here! be healthy for that little one right?
i also had a horrid doc who made me feel out of place that i ended up on insulin right away, and all this stuff that i just was working all the time, and working fulltime, and everything. i felt like crap. beat my self-esteem up over it.
BUT you are NOT a failure, take care of yourself will help you take care of that baby. that is the true goal here! be healthy for that little one right?
@rustyw You are definitely not alone as far as the last part of your post and I can totally relate but hadn't brought it up! GD is also my third high risk issue I am seeing my perinatologist for! It's given me so many appointments in the past few weeks it just makes everything that much more overwhelming. I have to miss a ton of work + drive to the high risk OB office, which is an hour's drive from my house. Rant away, I feel ya!
@b3789 Aw thanks. Shit sucks. Lol. I've had appointments at the high risk doc weekly since around 20 weeks I believe. I had weeklys with my RE at the beginning too so I haven't had many weeks this whole pregnancy where I wasn't at the doctor. I work a compressed work week because of it since my work is an hour from the hospital. I couldn't flex my schedule every week like that. Would have really been a mess. So anyway I am working M-Thurs 7 AM-5 PM with a one hour commute each way. Totally killing me. Then add in the OB appts and then the stupid ass diabetes appts and the three surprise L&D trips. Ugh, just ugh. I'm sorry you are dealing with this type of crap too :/ I'm in a constant state of anxiety and exhaustion. I just want the next 8.5 weeks or so to go by quickly.
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@simonscion your very welcome.
know you can't "prevent" it persay, but you certainly can do things to lesson your chances. atleast according to my doctors.
know you can't "prevent" it persay, but you certainly can do things to lesson your chances. atleast according to my doctors.
@i_labyu My new insulin doses have finally kicked in and gave me great numbers today, yay! I also got the ok to have some chocolate milk at bedtime instead of a food snack, I never feel hungry that late but a drink is totally doable. The only positive thing about being diabetic is getting to skip the GD testing, apparently the glucose drink would shoot my numbers through the roof so I get to skip all of that fun 