Diabetes in pregnancy gdm
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If your wife was my patient, and if she had any significant risk factors for diabetes, I would check a blood sugar early in pregnancy and then at about 24-28 weeks as you have read. Most of the research done on patients with gestational diabetes show no difference in outcomes for mothers and babies with gdm as compared to mothers with gdm. So IF your wife had GDM it is unlikely that testing a few weeks late is going to effect the outcome of her pregnancy in any significant way.
Anyone have gestational diabetes? Im terrified of going too early and having a giant baby.i also have low iron which dont help at all. I go tomorrow to get my meter. I guess i just want to hear others stories and more about the diet and stuff like that.
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Women with PCOS who are insulin resistant are at high risk for the development of diabetes in pregnancy, and a possible role for metformin therapy may be the prevention of GDM. In a cohort of 33 women with PCOS taking metformin until delivery, GDM occurred in 3% compared with 23% in 39 women taking no medication.[4,6] However, given the lack of data from well-designed, prospective clinical trials, metformin is currently not indicated for the prevention of GDM.
I do have a family history of relatives (grandparents, one aunt) who developed Type II diabetes later in life (the earliest was around age 60) so I am at higher risk of developing it myself.
As to staying on the diet I am on now...are you crazy? LOL I am limited to a maximum of 3 carb choices (that is 45g of carbohydrate) per meal (some people are allowed to go up to 4 but my meal plan is limited to 3) and 1 carb choice for snacks. Do you have any idea how limiting that is?
I too have gestational diabetes but was unfortunate in the fact that diet and exercise alone would not reduce my blood glucose levels enough for me to be safe; I have to take tablets, a limited Sugar and carb diet, inject insulin 4 times a day and also maintain a healthy level of exercise. Its really hard going. The one thing that is keeping me motivated is the fact that my little one has no say in his weight gain, so he could get too big for a natural and safe vaginal delivery.
I am 28 weeks and during my ultrasound this morning, I was told I have a little too much amniotic fluid. Thwy said it could be gest diabetes, a fluke or possible birth defects. I am over weight so they're thinking its gest diabetes and I go for a glucose test tomorrow but iam ofcpurse concerned with thw birth defects. I had the panorama test done and everything came back negative with that so I know I probably have nothing to worry about, I just help myself from worrying a little.
Anyone having breech baby and gestational diabetes. I am 31 weeks now and i am worried about not having natural birth. Hope he turns to the right position soon. Fingers crossed.
I wanted to know if the next pregnancy, which she wants to conceive in the next 6 months, will lead to any further complications. Also, I was very eager to validate the above diagnosis and any and all hidden information that you could derieve out of it. Please let me know about all precations to be taken, here onwards.
A little more background: My wife is 5' 3" and about 20% overweight. Her medical record had been eventless so far.
I'm 28 weeks and just had my gdm testing done 2 weeks ago... The drink they give you is really sweet, mine was so sweet I didn't want to finish it. They gave me my test results right then and there. Blood sugar came back fine for me and I'm not anemic, don't be too nervous im sure all will come out fine. Good luck!
Moms that are at higher risk for GDM such as obesity or PCOS may have early glucose testing. If it is negative, it should still be repeated at the typical age of 26-28 weeks. Even if mom passes the second test, GDM can still happen later. A fetus with a "large" abdominal circumference and average head and femur size can be a sign of GDM.
t know if we would be in the same boat, but I was scheduled to be induced on my actual due date. In the end I had a csec due to other complications (got stuck at 6cm, kiddo was caught under my rib cage anyways, & apparently I had a super short cord which ended up tangling him, so it was best to do csec. and if I was offered csec again, I'd do it in a heart beat. Next kid will 100% be csec...). But they wouldn't take me any earlier.
I went to the doctor today and I'm 34+3 days. I'm measuring 39 weeks. I go back in 3 weeks to have an ultrasound to see if either she is big or if I'm retaining a lot of fluid. If she is big, then the doctor said he will induce me. I don't want to be induced but I don't want to deliver a 10 or 11 pound baby either. I've had 3 children and my biggest was 7pounds 12 ounces. Has anyone else measured big but their baby wasn't big?
I am now 32 weeks 3 days. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes about a month ago and have been working closely with my doctor and an AWESOME diabetes educator.
At first I lost weight like crazy and it took a while to get my blood sugar (particularly my morning blood sugar) consistently in the target range.
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