A week ago I had my glucose tolerance test and I honestly didn't think anything would come of it and then that afternoon I get a call from the hospital.
Nurse: "You have gestational diabetes"
Me: 'Haha of course I do!"
Only 3-8% of women develop it so naturally I was going to one of the lucky few.
So now on top of what seems like never ending appointments, I have to go to the hospital and sit in a seminar to learn about about my new found diabetes and be shown how to monitor my levels and keep it under control. I will be given a monitor and will need to prick my finger and test my sugar levels multiple times a day.
For those who don't know gestational diabetes is something that can develop during pregnancy and will usually go away once the baby is born but if you don't monitor it, it could cause the baby to grow quite a lot and could lead to type 2 diabetes for both you and baby in the future. Fun stuff.
29 weeks today. Is it over yet?!
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| Mmm sugary sweetness at 9am on an empty tummy |
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Smorgy
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