Hi all,
I’m a bit upset right now and hoping someone on here might understand or shed a little light.
Seven months ago I had my first baby. During the latter part of the pregnancy I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. My hb1ac was 49, just over the limit of 48 but they treated me as someone who has type 2 and put me on insulin (I had morning sickness throughout so wouldn’t have been able to tolerate metformin). I controlled it well and straight after the birth BS levels seemed to be normal.
I’ve just found out the results of another hb1ac test. This one was 61! And I’m not even pregnant. Being a new mum with family far away I will admit my diet hasn’t been great and most days it’s been a struggle to find time to eat the takeaway I hastily order let alone make a healthy lunch and eat it too. I’m very confused as doctor wasn’t clear and wants to see if I have MODY, another type of diabetes.
Even with my diet being bad over the last few months, I think the result of 61 still indicates that I’m diabetic. If a person without diabetes has a really poor diet for a few months does their hb1ac still come out as below 48? I’m so upset and confused and trying not to show it in front of my baby (I’ve been crying with my back to him so he doesn’t see but he doesn’t like that much either!). I made a huge effort to control my GD and it was so hard watching and thinking about every single thing I ate. But there was light at the end of the tunnel then as I thought it would be over after the birth. Now even the thought of being that strict with myself with a new baby is exhausting. I guess I just wanted to hear people’s thoughts on this.
Of course it is, as you put it, "a bit much", because it is. That's not whinging, that's grief over a new reality, it is real and it is merited. Good news though: Chocolate's not entirely off the menu. The extra dark stuff's still on. (And if it tastes too bitter, have it with a gulp of cream or some nuts. As your palette changes, you'll be able to enjoy it more eventually.). And there's these: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/desserts/chocolate . So that's still going to be around, no worries. Plus, you do get used to it. Taking your diet into consideration becomes an afterthought, second nature, after a while... It won't be at the forefront for the rest of your life, you'll just do it automatically. Give yourself a moment to get used to all this... You'll get there.Thank you so much for all your replies! They really helped me through a very tough day. And they’ve been massively helpful.
Doc has ordered a C-peptide test to investigate whether this is MODY. I guess what I’m struggling with is the mental bit of this. I’m upset because I feel like I will never be able to have food without planning and thinking again. I enjoy takeaways, and love my chocolate. And I feel like il never be able to enjoy those again without guilt. I know it’ll force me to be healthy but I’m 29 years old. I feel like this is the time I should be able to get away with those naughty treats. Maybe it’s misguided but I always thought one of the privileges of youth was that you can eat what you want to an extent and not worry too much about it. I suppose I feel a bit let down by my body and sort of ashamed of myself (even though I’m trying to tell myself that a lot of this is beyond my control). I keep thinking that if I had been more active and eaten my greens more, if I had been more sensible about food choices then I wouldn’t be writing this post at this stage of my life.
I’m so sorry if this sounds like I’m whinging. It’s just a lot to wrap my head around and having had pretty much zero health problems up until pregnancy it’s overwhelming and so final to think that this is my life now forever. It’s all a bit much right now.
Thank you so much for all your replies! They really helped me through a very tough day. And they’ve been massively helpful.
Doc has ordered a C-peptide test to investigate whether this is MODY. I guess what I’m struggling with is the mental bit of this. I’m upset because I feel like I will never be able to have food without planning and thinking again. I enjoy takeaways, and love my chocolate. And I feel like il never be able to enjoy those again without guilt. I know it’ll force me to be healthy but I’m 29 years old. I feel like this is the time I should be able to get away with those naughty treats. Maybe it’s misguided but I always thought one of the privileges of youth was that you can eat what you want to an extent and not worry too much about it. I suppose I feel a bit let down by my body and sort of ashamed of myself (even though I’m trying to tell myself that a lot of this is beyond my control). I keep thinking that if I had been more active and eaten my greens more, if I had been more sensible about food choices then I wouldn’t be writing this post at this stage of my life.
I’m so sorry if this sounds like I’m whinging. It’s just a lot to wrap my head around and having had pretty much zero health problems up until pregnancy it’s overwhelming and so final to think that this is my life now forever. It’s all a bit much right now.
I also like dark chocolate now, doesn’t spike bs and feels like a real treat!I too hv had 2 pregnancies with type2 but my hba1c's were so high both times I was treated on insulin.
Ive lost 5st and still on insulin.
Now. Just keep in mind we are all different so even if MODY you will need to relax those takeaways but a treat is never ruled out once you gain better control. The dark chocolate with higher cocoa content is very luxurious and I find more to my pallet.
Don't rule anything out.
Thank you for this! What kinds of meals did you have? I don’t eat a huge amount but sometimes struggle to cook something nice from scratch with a babyHello.. I can truly understand what you are going through as I was in the same stage earlier .. I had got GD in second month of my pregnancy.. delivered baby in April .. he is 6 months old now. My sugars were back to normal after delivery but out of curiosity I checked mine on meter after a month and bang the sugars were high up. I did HBA1c test and got it 7.0.. with a baby in hand and the diabetes being back in life was stressful and I too was full in tears .. but than when we look at our baby and wish to be there with them during their graduation or marriage, we have to do something for it .. hence tried controlling my diet .. as braaestfeeding is going on can’t go completely away from carbs. But you can start with cauliflower rice, that’s what I did. My recent HBA1c is 4.2 it’s in normal range .. hence the world is still not the end. You can eat fish/chicken/ panner/ cheese / eggs and lot more of things. Just hang around this forum and you will get lot to learn. I know things are difficult around the baby but give yourself time and things will get better .. it’s from personal experience..
I started with cauliflower rice initially and got the BG in normal range .. than i started with other vegetables too like brinjals, ladies Finger, green leafy vegetables and so on.. sometimes topped it up with egg or fish or chicken ..Thank you for this! What kinds of meals did you have? I don’t eat a huge amount but sometimes struggle to cook something nice from scratch with a baby
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