Doireallyneedanams
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Hi all
Long story short, I was told I had “borderline gestational diabetes” very late during my pregnancy due to some reads over 7.8 after very carb heavy take aways. One being a breaded chicken burger, mac & cheese bites, and sweet potato fries. I read 8.7.
The hospital dietician said she didn’t think I had GD as all pregnant women become somewhat insulin resistant.
They did an hba1c test there and then which came back at 33. “Definitely not diabetes” they said. If anything, it’s gestational. But Dr google told me that hba1c is not reliable in pregnancy, so I then convinced myself I must have been undiagnosed type 2 as it runs in my family (siblings.)
From this point onwards I cut out all refined carbs. Lost the excess weight as I was slightly overweight. Had my follow up hba1c 5 months later and it’s 30.
I appreciate these are non diabetic numbers, but now I’m worrying that given I changed my diet SO drastically (used to be extremely carb heavy) shouldn’t it have reduced more than from 33 to 30!?
To be honest I’m still scared I’ve got undiagnosed type 2. I regularly check my fasting glucose which is still 5 & under.
Is it the case that my hba1c of 33 was probably accurate despite it being taken in late pregnancy?
Long story short, I was told I had “borderline gestational diabetes” very late during my pregnancy due to some reads over 7.8 after very carb heavy take aways. One being a breaded chicken burger, mac & cheese bites, and sweet potato fries. I read 8.7.
The hospital dietician said she didn’t think I had GD as all pregnant women become somewhat insulin resistant.
They did an hba1c test there and then which came back at 33. “Definitely not diabetes” they said. If anything, it’s gestational. But Dr google told me that hba1c is not reliable in pregnancy, so I then convinced myself I must have been undiagnosed type 2 as it runs in my family (siblings.)
From this point onwards I cut out all refined carbs. Lost the excess weight as I was slightly overweight. Had my follow up hba1c 5 months later and it’s 30.
I appreciate these are non diabetic numbers, but now I’m worrying that given I changed my diet SO drastically (used to be extremely carb heavy) shouldn’t it have reduced more than from 33 to 30!?
To be honest I’m still scared I’ve got undiagnosed type 2. I regularly check my fasting glucose which is still 5 & under.
Is it the case that my hba1c of 33 was probably accurate despite it being taken in late pregnancy?