hi everyone, well where do I start. I'm feeling quite anxious and seeking reassurance/guidance if possible please. I'm 39 years old and I have a wonderful husband and adorable 5 month old son. I was overweight when I became pregnant and gradually went into the obese bracket though I only put on a stone and a half in total. I'm still obese and my BMI is 32. There is a history of type 2 diabetes on my mother and father's side of the family. After taking a GTT test I was diagnosed as having gestational diabetes. Fasting result 5.4 (which is I believe the top end of 'normal' )and 2 hour result 8.7. I controlled it largely by diet for a while though it was a very low carb diet and my blood results pre and after eating were usually good (below target) but I ended up having a few ketones in urine so was advised to up the carbs and go on insulin which I did (ketones went). My fasting results usually 4s or occasionally low 5s but sometimes my post prandial went up to 9 though usually I kept it below target with the help of insulin. Stopped insulin as soon as I had given birth.
I was advised to take another GTT test 8 weeks after giving birth. Fasting result 5.4, 2 hour result 2.8 very low almost hypo but i had drunk 2 litres of water in between, probably subconsciously because i didn't want a high result. The hospital described these results as normal but i'm not so sure. Maybe I went really high and then had a reactive low?? Not a doctor so no idea really. I didn't think any more of it until I started to feel thirsty during the night and feel not quite right after a big meal, nauseous and tired. A few days ago after eating a lasagna, jacket potato and garlic bread at my in laws I got out my old testing kit and the result was 8.3 that was 3 hours since the start of the meal. For the last few days, my before breakfast readings have been higher than normal ranging from 5.3 to 6.7. Went to the docs this week and will go for a HBA1C on Friday. Really anxious as I think result will be pre diabetic or even diabetic. Would be grateful for any advice, reassurance guidance on how to cope as I'm feeling quite low because after reading about all the possible complications I'm afraid I won't be around long enough for my darling son and my husband. Or is that a silly thought, given the treatments available for diabetes. I'm such a worrier, I have been getting tingling feeling on my face and scalp, is that neuropathy? Or could it be symptoms of anxiety and stress? I'm sorry if I sound very over reactive and anxious but really could do with some advice.
KatieCat
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I was advised to take another GTT test 8 weeks after giving birth. Fasting result 5.4, 2 hour result 2.8 very low almost hypo but i had drunk 2 litres of water in between, probably subconsciously because i didn't want a high result. The hospital described these results as normal but i'm not so sure. Maybe I went really high and then had a reactive low?? Not a doctor so no idea really. I didn't think any more of it until I started to feel thirsty during the night and feel not quite right after a big meal, nauseous and tired. A few days ago after eating a lasagna, jacket potato and garlic bread at my in laws I got out my old testing kit and the result was 8.3 that was 3 hours since the start of the meal. For the last few days, my before breakfast readings have been higher than normal ranging from 5.3 to 6.7. Went to the docs this week and will go for a HBA1C on Friday. Really anxious as I think result will be pre diabetic or even diabetic. Would be grateful for any advice, reassurance guidance on how to cope as I'm feeling quite low because after reading about all the possible complications I'm afraid I won't be around long enough for my darling son and my husband. Or is that a silly thought, given the treatments available for diabetes. I'm such a worrier, I have been getting tingling feeling on my face and scalp, is that neuropathy? Or could it be symptoms of anxiety and stress? I'm sorry if I sound very over reactive and anxious but really could do with some advice.
KatieCat
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Joined: March 12th, 2012, 9:28 am
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