I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes when i was around 6 months pregnant and my diabetic nurse at the time seem to think that i proberely had type 2 aswell, well before i became pregnant, cause i had all the symptons of it for eight years, sugar crashing and all that, swinging from highs to lows. Also my dad and now my mother has developed type 2, so does run in family although i honestly believe it's lifestyle and a metabolism thing mainly rather than genetics. Anyway, basically as most of you are probably aware now by my story in the aspartame topic, i had to go on insulin when i was pregnant. They kept saying even with the insulin that my blood sugar was very deranged! it was mainy high than anything else and it was breakfast/mornings that always seem to be my worst times, feeling sluggish etc, felt like that for quite some years and always seem to struggle with carbohydrates. anyway, i'll get to the point now :roll:
what i don't understand, although i havent actually been diagnosed with type two i had a fasting GTT a few weeks ago (which they do with all diabetic mums after the birth) gestational diabetes goes away after giving birth. i was fine after the birth, stopped the insulin. i went for mt GTT and i am a borderline diabetic, so it wasnt too bad. anyway, although i cut out chocolate altogether when pregnant, i can eat that now and my blood sugar is fine. Carbohydrates is a different thing altogether (on some days! not always) as i'm sure most of you are aware. But today and some other days i have had the 'high' feelings again, the very dry mouth, can't quench my thirst, excessive peeing although havent drank much, feeling hot,hot feet,and spaced out,and very tired and feel like somebodys sucked the life out of me, now usually when i have felt like that, i've tested my blood sugar and i'm quite high...9's,10's,11's but today (not only today) i tested myself, 2 hours after my dinner of which i normally eat,although been feeling like this most of the day..and my blood sugar was 6.3 which is good, so why feeling so ****?
was just wondering if anybody knows what might be going on. I appreciate that everyones different but yoou may know why.
Thanks
Claire
what i don't understand, although i havent actually been diagnosed with type two i had a fasting GTT a few weeks ago (which they do with all diabetic mums after the birth) gestational diabetes goes away after giving birth. i was fine after the birth, stopped the insulin. i went for mt GTT and i am a borderline diabetic, so it wasnt too bad. anyway, although i cut out chocolate altogether when pregnant, i can eat that now and my blood sugar is fine. Carbohydrates is a different thing altogether (on some days! not always) as i'm sure most of you are aware. But today and some other days i have had the 'high' feelings again, the very dry mouth, can't quench my thirst, excessive peeing although havent drank much, feeling hot,hot feet,and spaced out,and very tired and feel like somebodys sucked the life out of me, now usually when i have felt like that, i've tested my blood sugar and i'm quite high...9's,10's,11's but today (not only today) i tested myself, 2 hours after my dinner of which i normally eat,although been feeling like this most of the day..and my blood sugar was 6.3 which is good, so why feeling so ****?
was just wondering if anybody knows what might be going on. I appreciate that everyones different but yoou may know why.
Thanks
Claire