Gestational Diabetes...

[janetsullivan82]

I had my 1 hour glucose test today and it didn't take very long for me to get a call from the doc saying I didn't pass. I am now going to be following their meal plan all weekend and going back for the 3 hour test on Monday. Anyone have any experience with Gestational Diabetes? I only know what I have read on the internet and it kinda scares me :S

[janetsullivan82]

thank you ladies. hopefully I will pass the 3 hour test :-)

[Lesley27]

Yep i just got that phone call today as well... i went for my test 2 weeks ago tho so a little slow on getting back to me lol... anyway i failed the hour one with my last and passed the 3 hour so heres hoping this round goes the same!!

[Helenk38]

I fail my one hour too. Dud my 3 hours one last week and still waiting for the result. My doctor told me not to worry unless the number come back super high. Since I'm Chinese and she told me most of her Asian patient fail the test. So it's a waiting game and keep my fingers cross.

[hairdid]

I failed mine too and go.Monday for the 3 hr. I wasn't worried bc alot of people fail the hr test. But my dad has me a little stressed out. Andnof course after I read symptoms I magically have all of them lol.

[smiley_one]

I was about 6 points away from failing the 1 hour test. The doctor told me to change my diet as if I did it, but she never ran another test for it. she said as long as I stuck to the diet I should be okay. Good luck on the 3 hour test :)

[Shannonrene]

I was told after the 3 hr that my levels were slightly over I'm a little frustrated because my doctors have not told me how to eat or given me the tools to check my levels

[louieforlaughs]

i absolutely agree with syndney. its not a terrible experience. i did the eating right thing, though the doctor didn't really feel i needed it. i had to call the nutritionist with my numbers and after a few weeks she told me it was fine and to not call...i kept doing the meal plan anyway. i found it really helped keep back the heartburn i had in the first few months. its not difficult and by the end i was finding it difficult to get in enough carbs and would buy the 100 calorie packs of kit kat bars and treats like that just to get all my carbs in! its not as horrible as it seems, instead of counting calories you count the carbs. and if its only for 20 weeks and it will keep baby happy, its worth it.
good luck on the 3 hour challenge

[Sydneylilyrose]

I've got gd for the 2nd time now, it's really not that bad! Following the meal plan will make you feel like a whole new person!!

[Factorymomma]

Just fyi not uncommon at all to fail the one hour and pass the three hour.  I did it twice lol.