Gestational Diabetes: DON'T MISS this info if you are expecting a baby!
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- This video is the big one...I'm tackling GESTATIONAL DIABETES because it's one of the most common COMPLICATIONS of pregnancy today.
In this video I talk about:
- What is gestational diabetes?
- Can I prevent gestational diabetes?
- What normally happens in my body when I eat food and then how does it differ when I'm pregnant?
- How many weeks gestation will I be tested for DIABETES in my pregnancy?
- What types of tests are available for diagnosing gestational diabetes?
- Are there alternatives to the standard testing (THAT GLUCOLA DRINK!)?
- What happens if I am diagnosed with gestational diabetes?
- What are the risks to me with gestational diabetes?
- What are the risks for my baby if I have gestational diabetes?
Lots and lots of information all about GESTATIONAL DIABETES broken down in an upbeat educational way...that's how we do here! I'd love if you could subscribe because if you like this one you'll love what's coming up next week :)
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As soon as I found out I was pregnant I asked my doctor for a continuous glucose monitor so I could start tracking my blood sugar levels. I was gestational in a previous pregnancy and wanted to prevent it. I was still given insulin because of fasting glucose but I eat lower carb to help stabalize my blood sugar during the day.
Thank you! I enjoy your videos!
Because of my HG (extreme morning sickness - I lost weight) and my non-top 8 allergies I couldn't do the drink. So I tested my blood sugar 4 times a day instead. It wasn't fun but honestly, it really wasn't hard or even really painful. I ended up having borderline GDM. I also had VASA priva so I was in the hospital anyways for two weeks after the sugar test (so they did the monitoring for me once I was there)
They gave me insulin at night and it wasn't bad. Diet and exercise adjustments where not possible.
As far as complications go it was the least bad one I had. We caught it early and it was well-managed. It was not scary because it was treated.
Now he was born early via a C-section because of the Vasa Priva, not because of diabetes. He is in the NICU getting the rest of his programming installed so to speak. (learning how to baby not fetus) but he will be all right.
Rest of his programming installed 😂 good for you for having a sense of humor. Major congrats 🎉 thanks for the comment!
Lots of great info about GDM here!
Ahh, another great video! 👍🏻 😊
Thank you :)
I will say, having GD feels like being assigned an eating disorder. It just feels so unnatural, when I’m used to eating when I’m hungry, trying to have a balanced diet and allowing myself treats. Tracking carbs and having to be rigid about when I eat, leaving a 2 hour break after to test blood glucose. I thought maybe being on insulin would make it easier but nope, same deal, just with added injections to make my stress (needle phobia!) go into overdrive. Never been more miserable. Can’t go out with friends most of the time because you never know what restaurants put in their food or if there will be decent options available.
Hi thank you for sharing this informative video!
I'm 32 weeks pregnant and I had to do the 3 hour glucose test (100g of sugar) but unfortunately I could not make it past the second blood draw and puked everything out.
Now my doctor gave me the choice of attempting the 3 hour test again or testing at home: poking my finger 4x a day for 2 weeks.
I'm so sorry! I have heard the 3 hour test is a rough one from quite a few people now. Let us know what you decide!
Hi Tina,
My son was born on December 20 2022. He was 4,220 kilo. So around 10 pounds.
I never did a sugar test because with my daughter ( my first child ) was born at 3,4 kilo. At 41+1 weeks. Her weight was lower than average around that time of pregnancy. So there was no need to do that with my second baby. But he came out HUGE 😂
That a side.. I’m pregnant again with my 3rd baby now.. and now they want me to do the sugar test. Because my last baby was big and I didn’t lost all of my baby weight from the last pregnancy so my BMI is 33 now.. here in Holland, when you have a bmi above 30 you have to do the sugar test.
I don’t want toooo😪
Can you tell me why there can be such a difference in baby’s weight? I carried them both till 41 weeks. But my daughter was much en much lighter than my son, I didn’t do anything different.
And does that mean that this baby is gonna be even bigger?😱
I would absolutely not skip the diabetes test personally. It can have pretty intense consequences for you and baby that hopefully your provider would go over. And if you have two risk factors (being an elevated BMI and having baby over 9 pounds) you are in a higher risk bracket. Which could mean a risk for you for diabetes outside of pregnancy and also risk for babys blood sugars at birth and risk of another larger baby which puts them at a risk of shoulder dystocia. But you do have to make these decisions for you and baby so definitely make a list of pros and cons and weigh them out so you feel like you are making a well formed choice.
do you have a video about reasons people have babies before 40 weeks?
Not specifically one video because there’s lots of medical reasons.
And here I am...drinking a glass of hot cocoa milk I made with sugar in it at 9 pm, wondering if it's ok to drink in pregnancy...but I had such a craving. 😬 Last scan my doctor told me baby measured 1 week ahead...should I be on diet?
Did you have your GDM screening done?
Wish I had known this with my first born!
I had GDM with her and 8 months later was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 😢 going on 13 years and pregnant with my 3rd baby with type 1 diabetes.
Oh my goodness what a journey for you ♥️♥️
@@mamanursetina It’s been hard. Now I’m taking up to 180 units of insulin daily in my insulin pump! 😳😬😭
@@maygenburrell2547 Oh my that is a lot of insulin! I'm glad you have a pump
At 29 weeks I passed my glucose test with flying colors. Baby has always been healthy and no issues even though I am a plus size Mama.
At my 29 week growth scan, they said baby is macrosomia due to weight (3 pounds, 10 ounces). But no GDM, and normal urinalysis and bloodwork.
Makes me so worried I am doing something wrong!
This is interesting…macrosomia can’t be diagnosed until baby is born! They can say large for dates but that’s about it! You aren’t doing anything wrong. If they are concerned they will continue to monitor but some babies are just big bundles of love ♥️
I just had mine 6 weeks ago. I also did not have GDM and baby measured big throughout pregnancy. He was 9lbs 14oz and 22 inches long ❤ he was called a sugar baby because of how large he was and had to do several glucose tests on him during the first 24 hours and passed every single one. I wish you the best on your journey and congratulations 🎉😊
@@zanecheryl8768 They called him a sugar baby? I bet he had beautiful cheeks on his sweet face :) Congrats!
They could also say "suspected macrosomia"
@@mamanursetina Thank you for the reassurance. I had a talk with my doctor about it and she said it should of said "potential macrosomia" on the chart. Baby boy is projected to be 10 pounds 3 ounces at 40 weeks O.O
Hey Tina, I love your content, and the energy you bring in your videos is amazing. Do you have a business email or just shoot you a DM?
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@@mamanursetina Thank you! sent you an email hope you see it
Loving your contents, Tina! I'm a video editor, I was just wondering if you have someone helping you with your videos. Btw, I sent you an email. Would love to connect with you.
I wish I didn’t do the test as it has put a lot of unnecessary stress on myself and baby. Doctors and midwifes have become so inhuman, they go by their books instead of treating everyone individually. They only care about covering their backs. I don’t know how eating healthy, natural unprocessed food can still have the need for a GD test.