Hello there
I am new to the forum. I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes a month ago and I have been trying hard and struggling in managing my sugars since then. Some days I am doing well and some days I am having problems. I am told to keep fasting blood sugars below 5.6 and after meal (@ 1 hr) ones below 7.8. However, this sounds easier said than done. The dietitian definitely wants me to have carbohydrates for the baby and they want me to put on weight but instead I lost 1 kg last week. I am trying to have porridge for breakfast and seems like when I mix it with an egg and when I take a walk right after the breakfast for 10-15mins then I am getting good results (e.g. 6.1) but I have a curious mind and I have made some extra measurements to see what is really happening with the blood sugars and found out that sometimes if I measure before 1hr cut off line I can have a higher measurement. For example this morning when I measured at 30mins after breakfast I got a measurement of 7.4 but then when I re-measured at 1 hour cut off line I got a measurement of 6.6. I guess this has something to do with the glycemic index of what I am having but saying that they have given me 7.8 as my upper limit, 7.4 is a rather high and risky measurement and I am not sure whether this can cause a problem for the baby. What I would like to ask is, which number should I be concentrating on? The number at the end of 1 hour i.e. 6.6 or the peak number, i.e. 7.4 because if I take the 6.6 then my blood sugar can be considered to be under control whereas if I take the peak number which is 7.4 then I am too close to the limit and I could be causing problems for the baby. I will very much appreciate your help please as I am finding the management of this condition really difficult in times like this.
I am new to the forum. I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes a month ago and I have been trying hard and struggling in managing my sugars since then. Some days I am doing well and some days I am having problems. I am told to keep fasting blood sugars below 5.6 and after meal (@ 1 hr) ones below 7.8. However, this sounds easier said than done. The dietitian definitely wants me to have carbohydrates for the baby and they want me to put on weight but instead I lost 1 kg last week. I am trying to have porridge for breakfast and seems like when I mix it with an egg and when I take a walk right after the breakfast for 10-15mins then I am getting good results (e.g. 6.1) but I have a curious mind and I have made some extra measurements to see what is really happening with the blood sugars and found out that sometimes if I measure before 1hr cut off line I can have a higher measurement. For example this morning when I measured at 30mins after breakfast I got a measurement of 7.4 but then when I re-measured at 1 hour cut off line I got a measurement of 6.6. I guess this has something to do with the glycemic index of what I am having but saying that they have given me 7.8 as my upper limit, 7.4 is a rather high and risky measurement and I am not sure whether this can cause a problem for the baby. What I would like to ask is, which number should I be concentrating on? The number at the end of 1 hour i.e. 6.6 or the peak number, i.e. 7.4 because if I take the 6.6 then my blood sugar can be considered to be under control whereas if I take the peak number which is 7.4 then I am too close to the limit and I could be causing problems for the baby. I will very much appreciate your help please as I am finding the management of this condition really difficult in times like this.
