16 Weeks 5 Days

I'm about 95% sure I already have gestational diabetes. How depressing!

At my 12 week appt my doctor said to randomly check my blood glucose some mornings and an hour after some meals. I admit I only did it maybe once a week, but today when I got up my level was 101 (should be under 100). So after a normal, non-diabetic breakfast of cereal with milk, my level was 174 (should be under 140).

I called the doctor's office and spoke to an RN who told me to eat a diabetic diet and check my blood sugars the regular 4 times a day (upon waking and 1 hour after breakfast, lunch, and dinner). She said to bring the results to my regularly scheduled 16 week appt on Friday.

It is very hard for me to eat that way, so for today, for ONE last day, I ate what I wanted. I did check my blood sugars, though, to remind me why I have to make a radical change starting tomorrow. My lunch level was okay - 137. However, after dinner it was 196 - scary! I don't think it was ever that high with Hadley (that's because I ate responsibly once I knew I had diabetes).

So, although I have not been officially diagnosed, I failed 3 out of 4 home tests today while eating a non-diabetic diet. For me, that is as good as a 3 hour glucose test any day. Tomorrow the fun begins - measuring portions, counting carbs, eating 6 times a day at scheduled times, recording the time I start eating, recording what I eat and how much of it, poking myself four times a day- in the morning and exactly one hour after I begin my meals, and monitoring everything I eat and drink. Ish.

By the way, for anyone reading, the high sugars for one day do not put the baby or me in any danger. It's high sugars continuously over a long period of time that are bad.

Not much else to report. Just waiting for Friday.