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| Sun, 01-18-2004 - 10:45pm |
I am pregnant and due September 23,2004. sigh.. add a little bit of stress to that.
The day after I found out we get to have a baby; My DH gets called and has been activated and headed for at least 4 months overseas and 6 months stateside.
I am still not under a Dr's care due to ins running out. But I think it will start in about a week or so because we will get coverage under DH's ins due to the activation.
Meanwhile, My blood sugar is still not controlled... and
I need to know if anyone here might know what blood sugar numbers I need to be trying to get?
I am aware that counting calories and carbs in combination seem to be bringing my numbers down. Mainly, I am eating eggs with a little bit of sliced mushrooms.diced,bell pepper, and thinly sliced carrots all scrambled together with two slices of turkey ( bacon) and one bottle of apple juice 50% reduced sugars for Breakfast.
My lunch consists of 1 turkey sandwich with 1 slice low fat american cheese lots of lettuce!:)
Dinners are a big salad and meat about 4 ounces and water. ( if not meat then I'm using some of the vegetarian burgers.. by BOCA or Morning Star.)
and at night a bag of popcorn!:)
Could anyone else give me some other meal plans that would help loer the bloodsugar more?
Thanks
MeadowLark

The baby will throw your sugars our of wack - so it will be a strong possibility that you may need to go on insulin & increase your doses as you get more pregnant.
I hope you will be able to get to a dr soon! I had a high risk ob (maternal fetal specialist) who dealt w/ my diabetes, but some others also see an endocronologist (sp?).
Exercise will also help a great deal in keepin your sugars low. Water aerobics are great for pregnant women!
I know the co-cl Denise just had a baby so im sure she'll give you lots of wonderful advice & help. Feel free to email me any time.
I had just Gest. Diabetes w/ my oldest & was type 2 for my youngest and both are doign great!
Debi
I have no advice for you on being pregnant... but a word of caution.
Since you know your type 2 and your pregnant, you need to see your dr right away and you need to start insulin. That is the only safe thing to take if diabetic and pregnant. No oral meds are safe during pregnancy. Also you need to see that nutritionalist....that is a must. You need to eat correctly during pregnancy also.
Good luck
Lynn
Edited 1/19/2004 7:17:46 PM ET by pdljmpr
I had gestational with my last child (born two years ago) which stuck around as pre-diabetes.
I wasn't diagnosed until the third trimester, but I know that I have heard that tight control is very important in the first trimester.
A few other thoughts. I was told that my fasting had to be under 95 and my *one*- hour post meals sugar needed to be under 140. Note that these are much more strict than normal type-2 guidelines. They are meant to be, to protect both you and baby. If it became clear that I was out of those guidelines, they were going to put me on insulin. I managed with just diet and exercise (I walked for 15-30 minutes after every meal and before bedtime). Having religiously read the Pregnant and diabetic board over at parentsplace.com (part of ivillage), I know that these guidelines are pretty typical for most doctors to give. (I highly recommend that board, though you are, of course, always welcome here!)
Having said that the guidelines are so strict, I also need to say that the way to meet them is *not* to cut carbs too much. This is why you need to see a nutritionist who deals with pregnancy and diabetes. I was given the following guidelines to follow and most women on the board had something similar. For breakfast, the meal HAD to include about 30 g of carbs. Lunch and dinner HAD to include 45-60 g of carbs. And I HAD to eat three snacks a day (morning, afternoon and bedtime) that included 30 g of carbs. This will sound like an amazingly large number of carbs to people who are diabetic and not pregnant. But remember, the baby needs carbs to grow properly. So eating them is important. This is why many pregnant women with diabetes (of any kind) wind up on insulin. The baby needs the carbs, but Mom's body can't deal with them appropriately.
So, as the others have already said, my best advice is to get to a doctor as soon as possible (preferably not just a gp - try to find an ob/gyn who deals with diabetes - often labeled an ob/gyn that deals with high risk pregnancies) and do whatever else you can until then to try to follow the guidelines above. I know it is scary - but it is the best thing for both you and the baby. I worked very had to keep under control - we had to induce my son at term and he weighed only 6 pounds 11 ounces and was very healthy (diabetics tend to have 10 pound or bigger babies!)
Good luck and come back anytime with more questions!
Ann
Where diet is concerned, you need to be eating adequate protein & fat (yes, fat)to support the cell development of the baby. Simple carbs (like sugar, candy bars, juice, chips, etc)are going to effect your blood sugar alot more dramatically than complex carbs (brown rices, whole grain breads, etc) because it takes less work for your body to convert simple carbs to glucose.
Finally, you might want to start a pre-natel vitamin as well, because the folic acid is very important to the baby. It has been proven to help prevent neural tube defects (such as spina bifida), and as a diabetic you have a slightly higher chance of this type of defect.
So, my advice would be that if you can't see a doctor right away, maybe you could call your old dr. and see if they could offer any more info, or maybe call a high-risk doctor's office and see if they have any info they could mail you?
I know it seems like so much work, and IT IS! BUT, when your little peanut arrives it is sooooo worth every bit of it! I wish you the best & you & your hubby have my prayers!
Wendy
type 1 for 21 years
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