Peeing on them, that is. As part of my monitoring for GD, every morning, I get the opportunity to pee on a ketone stick. For this one, we are looking for a negative result. I was a champion opker and for the beginning of this pregnancy, I peed on more sticks than I am willing to admit. So, I have come full circle.
The monitoring aspect (a little blood stick and testing my sugar) is not a big deal. It certainly pales in comparison to an injects cycle. The meal planning is much more complicated even for a veteran, like me, of every imaginable diet plan. I feel like I have no leeway. And I can sense the anxiety level in me rising because I now have the possibility of "failing" 4 times a day. I have battled the scale for most of my life and every time I have had to weigh in, I placed a moral value on my ability to succeed or fail. Now, I get to do that with my blood sugars four times every day, with the back drop of knowing every thing I eat can have an effect on my baby. It's like mental torture for the OCD-ish.
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ugh...only 77 more day! Keep up the good work
It sounds awful, but I'm glad you're keeping it in perspective. I really hope you figure the meals out soon so that you don't have to stress about every one.
Argh, just posted a long comment and lost it.
Short version: Kmom site (http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/) very helpful IMO -- click through to index and then search on gestational diabetes, but there's good information there on all sorts of topics. I felt it covered the emotional aspects of GD better than any other site.
I went very low-carb to deal with GD and routinely had ketones in my urine; every doctor I asked about this said not to worry about it, and I asked a bunch. They said ketones + high sugar are a sign of a problem, but ketones with low sugar are not (my son was full-term and healthy, i.e. consistent with that info.). I also found I had to get a bit of a carb load (relatively speaking) at dinnertime or my fasting levels wouldn't drop -- in case this may be of use to you. Good luck.
I'm surprised you have to dipstick your wee- you're not a type 1 diabetic at risk of ketoacidosis (where you would have high sugar and ketones from metabolising fat because blood sugar can't be used due to an *absolute* lack of insulin), you have your own insulin and can get energy from blood sugar.
You just have a *relative* deficiency with the demands of pregnancy added in.
Either way, it's just a wee stick and you're doing a great job!
J
Bleck.
I'm sorry Baby Steps...that, as G says, blows.
Hang in there though -- and be kind to yourself!
XO
Pam
I am very interested in this. I just went back and read that you failed your initial test by a lot. I just found out I failed mine too (204). Is that a lot? I go back for the three hour test tomorrow. Do you notice any clinical symptoms at all? Hopefully we can lean on each other if I fail tomorrow too. I am sorry for the added anxiety.
I would have the same feeling. ugh.
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