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Gestational diabetes??!!!
HI all,
i have just returned from our second scan. Mostly everything was fine, the baby (BOY!!!!!!) is developing normally apart from he has a large tummy, it's on the high end of the 'normal' scale which may indicate gestational diabetes!:x I was very panicked at this and they have booked me in for another scan in a month to check again. it may just be a growth spurt.
Now can't stop thinking the worst and am giving up eating sugary stuff, like chocolate (sob!) it's the only vice i have left - stopped drinking, smoking etc. someone suggested i go to the GP and get a blood test to check for diabetes now. should i, or should i wait? i guess it won't hurt, apart from my pathalogical fear of needles. I should be happy but feeling sad and confused
Need some reassurance, please...
xc
i have just returned from our second scan. Mostly everything was fine, the baby (BOY!!!!!!) is developing normally apart from he has a large tummy, it's on the high end of the 'normal' scale which may indicate gestational diabetes!:x I was very panicked at this and they have booked me in for another scan in a month to check again. it may just be a growth spurt.
Now can't stop thinking the worst and am giving up eating sugary stuff, like chocolate (sob!) it's the only vice i have left - stopped drinking, smoking etc. someone suggested i go to the GP and get a blood test to check for diabetes now. should i, or should i wait? i guess it won't hurt, apart from my pathalogical fear of needles. I should be happy but feeling sad and confused
Need some reassurance, please...
xc
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well, the only way to know for sure is to have the test. Lloyd's pharmacy do this for free, you'd need to go onto their website to findout which of their pharmacies near you do the test as some of them don't, of yu don't have any luck with that ask your GP for a test. they may be able to do it at the surgery or you may have to be referred to the hospital for a two hour blood sugar test. for now, cut out all added sugar as much as possible to be on the safe side. make sure you check all your food lables, sugar is put in the most random things! it's very common in pregnancy so don't fret too much. I'm sure the baby will be fine, maybe the scan dates were wrong and you are further on that you both thought?? I'm am back to eating chocolate - just in time to go to Belgium on w/end away, which i am very relieved about. hope all works out ok for you guys, keep me in touch.
luv claire x