Gestational Diabetes and 3rd Trimester Moments

Firstly some good news.

My train ticket was handed in.

Amazing. It restores my faith in people. It was minus the $10 emergency cash that I keep in it in case I find myself at work (or elsewhere) having forgotten my wallet - but I'm prepared to call that a "tip" for whoever found and handed in my ticket.

Fortunately it was found and they called my local station before the sent in my application for a replacement. Otherwise I'd have had to pay for the replacement ticket regardless.

That was a good day.

Then I had a pregnancy moment. I made myself an ice cream (nothing extraordinary there) and then put the ice cream back into the fridge. Hubby found it two days later and asked me why I'd put it back into the fridge... No idea, but methinks the fridge is better than the cupboard!

I had my gestational diabetes test last week and the results came back a bit high - so I had another more complicated test that involves a high carb (!!) diet for 3 days, fasting and then 3 blood tests. They get you to drink this horrible sugar heavy drink and then test how well your body metabolises the sugar.

In my case it's not well.

I now have gestational diabetes (GD).

It's not until after I talk to my mother that I discover that grandparents on both sides have type 2 diabetes which automatically puts me at higher risk for developing GD. I was in too much shock when the midwife called to ask how high my sugar levels were but I've got a whole heap of appointments over the next 2 weeks to attend and to figure out how to manage this new condition.

I've done a bit of reading and discovered that I may be able to manage it through diet and exercise. The bit that concerns me though, is that the recommended diet is not all that different to what I'm eating now - and if I can't manage it through diet and exercise then I'll have to take insulin. I'm already concerned about the machine I have to get to prick my finger and test my blood 4 times a day, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. It's only 10 weeks now until our son is born so hopefully everything will be OK.

I'm now exhausted at the end of each day and the backache has returned. I'm going to reintroduce myself to my Wii Fit this weekend and see if I can get any relief that way - I don't think it's a good idea to take panadol every night before I go to bed but I'm just soooo incredibly sore.

We're out for a picnic with friends tomorrow so hope that turns out to be enjoyable. Then next week it's meet the diabetes educator and dietitian.

Fingers crossed :).