Glucose 1 hour failed

[Geesha]

31 weeks took glucose 1 hour and failed im freaking out now! I know there has been posts on this but i dont have the patience to search endless posts for it right now.I have not freaked out since the middle of my second trimester! Im soooo mad! I had to change doctors.just to get this test because the dr i was seeing did not even give me blood work and i was seeing her every 2 to 3 weeks since i was 7 weeks. I kept asking and she just push me out. Anyways she was an incompetent doctor! I changed doctors at 28 weeks and they had me come back at 31 to do test! Im so scared what happens if I fail that 3hr one too? Im not ready for baby early! Im freaking out.

[Mrskilcrease]

The pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. Insulin helps your body properly use and store the sugar from the food you eat. This keeps your blood sugar level in a target range. When you are pregnant, the placenta makes hormones that can make it harder for insulin to work. This is called insulin resistance.

A pregnant woman can get diabetes when her pancreas cannot make enough insulin to keep her blood sugar levels within a target range.

That's what cause gd..

[Geesha]

Thank you, im trying not to freak and stay calm but im so scared!

[mrscollins23]

Stupid question maybe but what causes gd?

[meganmalie]

Calm down and breathe! I have type 2 diabetes so I've had this the whole time I've been pregnant. I am now 32 weeks pregnant and everything is great. I see a specialist, a perinatologist, every other week on top of my regular OB. They monitor me with ultrasounds everytime I come in and I've also seen a fetal cardiologist to check the baby's heart cause with the extra insulin that you produce can be passed to the baby which causes thickening of the heart. This sounds scary but with the right doses of meds and watching your sweets and carbs intake it's very manageable. The thickening of the heart causes the baby to grow a little faster than normal but as long as you keep your sugar levels in check you and your baby will be fine. My fetal cardiologist can't stress this enough. So if you do fail the 3 hour test don't worry to much, your doctors will be on top of it. Your stress will do more harm than the GD. Stay calm and take everything one step at a time.

[mckaylas_momma1018]

Geesha, unfortunately that is how I was feeling before I was told I have GD... just prepare yourself for the news if you do... I wasnt prepared and it threw me into depression for a few weeks... just trust your doctor that everything will be okay... I hope the test goes well for you

[Geesha]

I usually always feel fatigue, light headed but not its hard to explain

[Geesha]

Thank you all! This is better info then google the info because its more personal hearing it throygh actual mothers who have or are going through this. Im still scared. I take my 3 hour test on friday! I pray everything is ok. I already been going in for ultrasounds every 3 weeks.  Baby was 3lb 14oz at 30weeks. Thank you all.

[Jrob0530]

Relax I failed my first one too, but passed the 3 hour one. My sugar is a tad high just not GD high. Dr suggested I stay away from carbs so I traded bread for wheat wraps and all has been well. They will make sure the baby doesn't get too big, but everything should be alright don't freak out yet ;)

[mommybrandyozuna]

I did the same thing 3 1/2 years a go as mckaylas_mommy1018 and it was a hard process but my daughter is so happy and healthy now u would have never known it can cause birth defects and that's y all the ultrasound and they caught my daughter's at 31 wks of pregnancy!  And it was hard with the cravings of pregnancy and all but u do it cause u know they depend on u I've been monitoring this pregnancy closely and my doc has already made me do the 1hr at 16 wks and I'll do about 3 more during my pregnancy just cause of my past! I passed the one hand but all that could change next test! It will be OK whatever is going to happen will happen!

[mckaylas_momma1018]

Oh and the only thing that shocked me was at 36 weeks (which is in 2 weeks) I have to have ultrasounds twice a week until she is born.. they want to see if she gets too big.. if she does they will induce me...

[mckaylas_momma1018]

Calm down... its gonna ne okay... thats why your doctor is monitoring you... so now you will go in for your 3 hour test-- its a total of 4 blood tests... they will tell you that you need to increase your carb intake by 1 extra gram 3 times a day and give you a list of what to eat to that is that measurements... on the day of your test... you start fasting at midnight and go in 1st thing in the morning... they take your fasting blood sugar levels, then you drink the sugary drink... 1 hr later they draw your blood, and also at 2 and 3 hrs... bring a book or something to do (I brought my ipad) so you arent soo bored... they will tell you the results after 1 or 2 days... they say if you fail 2 or more of those 4 tests than you have gestational diabetes- I failed 2. I had to go back in the next week to talk over the results, be given a sample diet and explain what their course of action is involving your pregnancy... most women can control it with diet but some need to take medication- either metformin or insulin (if it's really bad)... but its important to monitor your blood sugar levels (if you have it)... I have to check blood sugar levels 4 times a day, change my diet, and go to the doctor more- they also imcrease the frequency of ultrasounds but that wasnt new for me since they were monitoring my baby's growth from the beginning... hopefully you dont have it but if you do its manageable... I will retested for diabetes 6 werks after delivery

[mitch_14]

Most times they just treat with diet. Buterus that would mean you would be on a strict healthy diet. If for some reason you can't control it with diet they may put you on medication for it. I know some women do end up having baby early but just as many or more have baby close to their due dates. They will probably watch baby  close just to make sure baby keeps developing and to see how big baby gets. There's the chance of baby being big with this but that isn't always the case either. I would try not time worry to much yet (even though that's hard to do). My Dr wants me to do the test at 28weeks so I still have four weeks to go with this baby before I do it. Goodluck on your 3hr one

[mommybrandyozuna]

Hour* sorry (stupid phone)

[mommybrandyozuna]

One he is supposed to be 130 or less?? Is what my doc goes by????

[Cx3mama]

Ps- anyone know the "normal" range ???

[mommybrandyozuna]

I had gd with my daughter and yes it scarry and now she's fine but was born with some complications that scared the **** out of me! But from what I hear (on this app) some people fail the first one and pass the 3hr! It's better to know cause it Can cause problems for ur baby and u! It will be OK! Don't stress and try to eat as good as u can for the rest of ur pregnancy it's important!  All it really does is all the sugars/ carbs u eat goes straight to ur baby my daughter was born 38wks 3 days and weight 9.6lbs now that u have a doc that might actually know what to do then u should be in good hands! It will be OK mamma don't stress to much but that's not easy!

[Cx3mama]

Just got this news today myself. Im in the same boat. Freaking out. Scared. What does this mean??

[lala_mommy]

Calm down momma, this literally just happened to me on Monday. :/
But my reading was 219 so to my Dr if your over 200 your automatically diabetic. At least you're getting the 3 hr test, I wasn't given the option.
Have you noticed any signs or symptoms?
-irritability
-short of breath
-increased mouth dryness
-headaches
-blurred vision
These are some of the symptoms I was told, honestly I've only had about two which makes me doubt I'm diabetic.