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Dannielle

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Hello everyone erm im Dannielle i am 28 years old and a mother of one during my pregnacy i got gestational diabetes at 20ish weeks and was put on insulin doctors said after having your baby chances of you still having diabetes is slim to none ,, however it seems for me i have now got type 2 on metformin i am not sure how to react to this . my mum is a diabetic but she got it at the age of 50 i am only 28 how can this be i tell myself i am a little freaked out to say the least not sure how to be i know what to do as having a mum whos type 2 but how? me why me? silly i know maybe i need to just except it but its very worrying as you all have experienced at some point .

I am a little confused as now they are telling me i could of had it for years? err years u say,,, would i of not knowen ? but aparently not i have been on metformin since around the age of 20 for (pcod) an overy disorder and when you have fertility problems they put you on metformin to balance hormoanes in you body to help with conceiving maybe was hiding the higer sugar lvls in my body there for having no signs ? i have no idear how to be or how to react to this i keep telling myself dont be silly you have it get on with it dont feel sorry for your self it is what it is then again i think maybe i can get rid do something make it go away lol but type 2 is type to its not borderline its diabetes i have to deal with it and reading on here has helped me so much so i thank you all for this so much info support on here its amazing xxx
 
Hi Dannielle

I don't know much about this but there is a whole section on this forum devoted to Gestational DIabetes - scroll down the main Board Index and you'll find it.

You've come to the right place to find help and information, and I'm sure someone will be along soon who can answer you questions better than me. Meanwhile, welcome!

Viv :)
 
tyvm viv its just odd now my little boy is almost 3 and they have JUST said like 3 days ago i am now type 2 and might of been diabetic for years just have a fear of having to go on to insurlin is a huge worrie for me as i have seen my mum have hypo's and dueing my pregnacy when i was on insulin i used to test by sugar lvls wayy to much to avoid a hypo so much so my fngers would be brused . maybe i am being a little ott about it but having a small child and going on insulin is a huge worrie for me
 
Hi Dannielle and welcome to the forum.

Most type 2's have had diabetes long before it has been diagnosed. Sad but true and without a national screening process this will continue to happen.
Now that the diagnosis has been made it is in your best interests to manage it to the best of your ability. You may or may not have to go on tablets or insulin but the following information, compiled by the forum Monitors will give you a head start in gaining control.

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Any questions then just ask, we all had to start this journey and we all knew very little about it.
 
Thankyou very much for all the info they have stuck me on metformin again so far so good with my readings being max so far in last few days has been 8.7 but it has only been a few days so fingers crossed with info on here i will be able to keep my sugars as low as possible
 
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