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    Has anyone refused insulin for gestational diabetes?

    Just a quick update, I saw the consultant yesterday who said I was doing fine on diet (all my bloods have been 4 point something or 5 point something over the weekend) and to keep up the good work, no mention of insulin at all! I'm so glad I just didn't sit back and do as I was told now...
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    Has anyone refused insulin for gestational diabetes?

    Thank you both for your replies. I was aware of the change in the NICE regulations and that's why I am hoping that the consultant will allow me to go on Metformin tablets rather than insulin. I already have a copy of the NICE document printed out and I will go over the relevant section in...
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    Has anyone refused insulin for gestational diabetes?

    After not having diabetes pre-pregnancy, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes on Tuesday and tried to control by diet, but most of the readings in the two days I have tested blood glucose were higher than the NICE guidelines (over 7.7 mmol/l one hour after meals and over 5.8mmol/l before...