Recent Content by mdsremos

Morning, I'm hoping someone can please give me some advice. I am 23 weeks with gestational diabetes which has been insulin controlled from 13 weeks (Xmas Eve). I have Metformin SR 500mg morning and evening with Novarapid before each meal. I currently have 15 units before breakfast/14 units...

Can you not ask your gp for a repeat prescription? My hubby had spinal problem which ended in spinal fusion last tear but still takes cocodamol from the GP on a repeat basis

Hi, don't know if the levels will be he same but I have been diagnosed gestational diabetes and insulin controlled since Xmas eve (am now 14 weeks pregnant. I have weekly apts with the DSN at the moment, have to keep my pre-meal to less than 6mmol and less than 7.8 post meals. I am using...

Sorry forgot to mention I'm 14 weeks pregnant with gestational diabetes taking nova rapid

Hi, I'm trying to make good choices when I comes to carb/sugar but I'm struggling to know what sort of numbers I should be checking for on the food labels as in grams per 100g of product, is there a rough guide? For example, I chose a muller light yoghurt today thinking diet and compared the...

Thanks for the links - feel more informed and will speak with the diabetic team tomorrow

Hi, I'm 14 weeks and this is my second pregnancy with GD. I started checking my levels on Tuesday 22nd Dec and started immediately on insulin Christmas Eve as levels were average 12 an hour after meals. I started 2 units nova rapid before meals and if finding the levels still high then to...

So glad I came cross this post, have just ordered a variety pack of Stur from Amazon :)

I had gestational diabetes with my second pregnancy at about 26 weeks onwards which disappeared at delivery. This time I started monitoring at 13+4 weeks and had to start insulin the next day as my levels were above the recommended levels straight away and were probably building for a few weeks...

Hi, I also has GD with my last pregnancy 4 years ago and saw consultant at 10 weeks and started checking levels on Tuesday 23rd December. My levels should be under 6 before meals and 7.8 or under 1 hr post, straight away on Tuesday they were 11.4 after a soup lunch then fish and chips for tea...

Hi Glad your scan went well!!! I am 33 weeks today and scan measurements were averaging around 35-36 weeks so a little on the larger size but the consultant said that she was happy with this. She did however try to change my elective section date from 38 weeks (30th Nov) to 39 weeks (7th Dec) as...

do you snack before bedtime and then test in the morning? If you let your levels get too low in the morning sometimes it can cause higher levels for some strange reason. My morning level is usally around 4.2, I have breakfast of original readybrek with semi-skimmed milk and Splenda and manage to...

Hi, I know exactly how you feel!!! I tried diet controlled for a week then ended up on insulin, 2 units before each meal, with my levels up and down all the time. It got to the point with the diet controlled that I daren't eat inbetween meals and lost 3lbs and ended up hungry!!! You have to keep...

I tested my glucose levels before lunch today and got a reading of 3.2. I was so confused as to whether to treat the hypo first with lucozade tablets, have a snack then lunch later or to take the glucose tablets, give it 10 minutes, check reading again and if over 4 to inject the 2 units of...