quick question

[newmum]

so im just wondering do i need to get a diabetees test, im 20 weeks pregnant and bmi is 32, im terrified of needles and iv to get my blood drawn every hour, im just wondering if i got my bmi down would i still have to get the test?

 

[elaine77]

Hi newmum,

If u got ur BMI under 30 they may decide not to test but to lose substantial amounts of weight when pregnant probs isn't a very good thing.

Also, if I was u I would get the test regardless because I was diagnosed with GD in my second pregnancy after harassing the midwives for 4 weeks to give me the test (they were refusing because I wasn't overweight) and I was diagnosed. It went away after I gave birth to my son only to re-appear 2years later and I'm autoimmune... I wish I had of had full bloods done after I had my son so that I knew what was coming rather than being hit with it 2years later after being ill for months.....knowledge is invaluable in my book


Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 23 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.