Hi, I am 38 years old and I have had, apparently, insulin dependent gestational diabetes for two and 3/4 pregnancies ( I am 33 weeks now) and have constantly complained to my Dr that on the insulin that I am prescribed that I can not tolerate sugars below about 4.8 (anything below this I am shivery shaky and feeling awful). I have been a good patient and have followed my diet and insulin despite this. My fasting sugars no matter what insulin I am on seem to be in or around 5.5 - 6.5 and they want them to be below 5. My two children where 9lbs 2 and 8lbs 13 on being induced at 38 weeks.
I have not had any diabetic systems ever, so I am very confused. I am normally fit and active and have always had the ability to outwork, play, etc all my friends and family (ie seem to need less sleep and can keep going for longer!) On insulin I can not exercise without feeling sick, I am constantly tired and unenergetic, get very bad tempered and irritable very easily (I am normally very even tempered and it takes a lot of upset and unnerve me) and. I don't really know what to do, as without any treatment I feel great and with it I feel like I can not function very well.
If I allow my sugars to stay between 6.5 and 8.5 I feel normal (these seem to be constant and natural levels before food and between 1 and 2 hours after) Does anyone have any ideas... is this normal? - My sugars do not vary from this even when not pregnant.
Anyway I have now been diagnosed with Mody 2. What does this mean? can anyone else explain it to me.
many thanks
Clare
I have not had any diabetic systems ever, so I am very confused. I am normally fit and active and have always had the ability to outwork, play, etc all my friends and family (ie seem to need less sleep and can keep going for longer!) On insulin I can not exercise without feeling sick, I am constantly tired and unenergetic, get very bad tempered and irritable very easily (I am normally very even tempered and it takes a lot of upset and unnerve me) and. I don't really know what to do, as without any treatment I feel great and with it I feel like I can not function very well.
If I allow my sugars to stay between 6.5 and 8.5 I feel normal (these seem to be constant and natural levels before food and between 1 and 2 hours after) Does anyone have any ideas... is this normal? - My sugars do not vary from this even when not pregnant.
Anyway I have now been diagnosed with Mody 2. What does this mean? can anyone else explain it to me.
many thanks
Clare