Hiya im 30wks pregnant was diagnosed at 28wks with GD the result came back at 7.9 after the 2hr wait everyone keeps telling me its just over and i should of been re-tested but havent been. I feel so confused and stressed by it all, i was told on a monday and didnt have any appointments with anyone until 10days later since then ive seen a diabetic assistant, dietican, consultant at the midwives, diabetic consultant at the hospital and they all say different things!
I was given a machine by the diabetic assistant last week shown how to use it and given a letter for my GP to prescibe more needles, strips and a sharps box. So i took it to the GP and they give me a whole new machine as they dont prescibe the bits for the machine given to me, I was told the instructions were in the box not shown what to do and its different from the one i was originally given. So for about a week i was using the original machine and getting ok readings the consultant said they all looked good apart from in the mornings after breakfast. Then i moved onto this new machine and my readings all seem high and im not sure if im doing things wrong with the machine as it has different settings or if that would even make a difference as i am alot stricter with my diet (well i think i am) now ive been told what i should eat compared to the 1st week of being told i had GD and my readings seem worse!
Im so confused about eating the dietican gave me a list of foods to eat they had cereals on there like fruit and fibre, muller yogarts, what portions of fruit are good, she said a healthy meal is jacket with baked beans or beans on toast. The next day i have an appointment with an actual diabetic consultant who said everything the dietican said was wrong so i came out feeling really deflated and confused as he said i should cut down on potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, fruit and obvious sugary foods which i did anyway. So im like what can i eat then?! Im always hungry and i get so frustrated.
I had weetabix for breakfast, a brown bread sandwich with cheese, cucumber and baby spinach and 1 strawberry for lunch, chicken salad and jacket potato for dinner and then a low fat yogart I thought this was all healthy but my readings are still coming up high and in the evenings i just feel starving and scared to eat!
So i just wondered if anyone had any advice or had any similar experiences as i could really do with just some help.
Thanks for reading x
I was given a machine by the diabetic assistant last week shown how to use it and given a letter for my GP to prescibe more needles, strips and a sharps box. So i took it to the GP and they give me a whole new machine as they dont prescibe the bits for the machine given to me, I was told the instructions were in the box not shown what to do and its different from the one i was originally given. So for about a week i was using the original machine and getting ok readings the consultant said they all looked good apart from in the mornings after breakfast. Then i moved onto this new machine and my readings all seem high and im not sure if im doing things wrong with the machine as it has different settings or if that would even make a difference as i am alot stricter with my diet (well i think i am) now ive been told what i should eat compared to the 1st week of being told i had GD and my readings seem worse!
Im so confused about eating the dietican gave me a list of foods to eat they had cereals on there like fruit and fibre, muller yogarts, what portions of fruit are good, she said a healthy meal is jacket with baked beans or beans on toast. The next day i have an appointment with an actual diabetic consultant who said everything the dietican said was wrong so i came out feeling really deflated and confused as he said i should cut down on potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, fruit and obvious sugary foods which i did anyway. So im like what can i eat then?! Im always hungry and i get so frustrated.
I had weetabix for breakfast, a brown bread sandwich with cheese, cucumber and baby spinach and 1 strawberry for lunch, chicken salad and jacket potato for dinner and then a low fat yogart I thought this was all healthy but my readings are still coming up high and in the evenings i just feel starving and scared to eat!
So i just wondered if anyone had any advice or had any similar experiences as i could really do with just some help.
Thanks for reading x