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Thanks for your post. Having read the pregnancy book it does seem that I had the test pretty early. When I had my booking in bloods I did the lucozade test which was very slightly high, so they went straight onto the GTT. Since the 12.2 result all my tests have been under target. Its really...

Thanks so much - that is really useful. I am afraid that I am a bit ignorant on the fact that sugars are in carbs too. As all my tests were below target I am afraid I had got a bit relaxed and thought that perhaps the GD diabetes disgnosis was down to a freak reading on the day of the GTT, and...

I have just tested again (2hr and 15 mins after meal) and it is down to 6.1 I feel a bit better now, as this seems to suggest that my body is managing the sugar level.

Thanks for the reply. I only test 1 hour after a meal (I use a J&J onetouch and this is when I have been told to test). I am not sure how one meal could cause such a sharp increase. Is there any way to bring my sugar level down? Should I just drink water and not eat until dinner time (which is...

I am 14 weeks pg and was diagnosed with GD 2 weeks ago after the GTT. I have been testing twice a day (either before breakfast or 1 hour after a meal) and have always been within my targets (below 5.5 on fasting and below 7.5 after a meal). However, at lunchtime today I got a reading of 12.2...