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Hi there, Just wanted to thank everyone for their help on this forum at a very difficult and worrying time for me. Just wanted to say that my little boy was safely induced at 38 weeks due to gestational diabetes. In the end, he was a relatively small baby, despite concerns raised that he may...

Thanks to all of you for your replies :) Since I posted this thread, I'm now 35 weeks pregnant, and the Consultant increased my metformin to 1000mg in the morning and the evening. At first I felt like a failure, or that I wasn't doing well enough in cutting back. As this thread shows, I'm...

Hi all, I'm 33 weeks pregnant and was diagnosed 4 weeks ago with Gestational Diabetes. I've made quite a lot of adjustments to what I eat, and it's still not easy, but I'm getting there. My blood sugar went down a little through dietary changes, but my Consultant also decided to prescribe me...

Thanks for your reply. That was really helpful and thanks so much for taking time out to respond. I think the biggest shock to me was that food groups didn't come into it any more - carbs were everywhere, so they seem like the enemy. I either get too many of them and it affects me, or I get...

Hello to all! :) I'm 37, 30 weeks pregnant, and have just been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. It's been a bit of a shock, as I generally felt that I was eating well and doing most things "right" in terms of healthy eating. Now I feel like all of the rules have changed and that nothing...