Update on my diabetes

So I went to meet witht the nutritionist. My numbers after eating are in good ranges. It is my wake uo number that is the issue. So now I have to pee on these sticks if my number is above what they want (which this morning it was) So now I have to call the doc and report what the stick said. If I can't get that number down I will have to do insulin.

So more to come. This is all so frustrating!

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it wil be ok, and its whats best for you and the baby, i know it stinks but hang in there.

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what is ur morning number suppose to be? mine is 95 and i am getting 97 or 98 and the speicalist i am seeing said it is ok..... just wondering??? all my other numbers are fine....

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I just posted a topic about those sticks. My morning numbers are the only numbers that have been high also. The nutritionalist suggested because I eat dinner pretty early to try to have a snack at 9:00pm and then see what happens. Last night I ate around 5:00pm and then had a bananna at 8:15pm and went to lay in bed and watch TV. When I woke up at 12:30am to go to the bathroom I had a cookie. I don't know if this helped or not but I woke up this morning and my number was 89 and my ketone test was neg. My morning number should be below 90. Are you eating dinner early and then not having a snack?

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My number averages about 105 in the am. They want it below 95

I had dinner about 6:00 and then had a snack like I was told at about 9:15

And my keto was average/moderate this morning.

Can the Keto vary by day?

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I think it can vary by day, but don't quote me on that. What kind of snack are you having? I know the other night I had 3 cookies at 9:00pm that equaled 22.5g of carbohydrates (in the range of the 15-30g we should be having for a snack) and when I woke up my number was the highest it has been at 103. Then when I had the bananna last night at 8:30 and then a cookie when I woke at 12:30 my number was the lowest it has been. Maybe I need that extra little snack in the middle of the night. I don't know. This all makes me feel like a science experiment.

What place do you go to for counseling. It's interesting how you and Nicole were both told your number should be below 95 and I was told below 90.

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I had a slice of Turkey and 6 low fat wheat (this is what she suggested)

I go to Madonna Perinatal in Mineola.

I don't see the actual doctor till next friday. I go to my OB tomorrow so I will have questions for her.

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I am up for that!!!

Although as per the not so nice nutrionist I saw yesterday I should diet immediate since I will be down a good amount of weight when I give birth since I have not gained and have to be on the GD diet

Thanks lady!

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Posted by Jenhos

I am up for that!!!

Although as per the not so nice nutrionist I saw yesterday I should diet immediate since I will be down a good amount of weight when I give birth since I have not gained and have to be on the GD diet

Thanks lady!

Message edited 2/22/2007 9:12:41 AM.

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I have a groeth sono at my Ob tomorrow so I will post after that what the peas weighs.

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Posted by nmp070106

Posted by Jenhos

I had a slice of Turkey and 6 low fat wheat (this is what she suggested)

I go to Madonna Perinatal in Mineola.

I don't see the actual doctor till next friday. I go to my OB tomorrow so I will have questions for her.

I think when the 3 of us finally have these babies we should go and eat everything in the world, before we diet, (if you girls are) and just enjoy food again!!! Gotta love being a science project....

Message edited 2/22/2007 9:41:19 AM.

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I can relate, this diet is driving me crazy. I don't have the money or the time to buy and prepare for myself the perfect protein rich meal three times per day, who does? Between this and my IBS I feel like I"m walking a tightrope trying to eat things that agree with both. Then, if my numbers come out high, I beat myself up about it. I hate it

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Good Luck with your morning number...I hope it regulates.

Who did you see at Madonna in Mineola as far as a nutritionalist? I hated the woman I saw there when I was preggo with GD with Kevin. She wasn't so pleasant and super strict. Now I only go to the one in Babylon even if it is a longer drive. I loved the high risk doctor there (he ordered me to never to talk to the nutritionalist again - lol). If I have GD this time, I am making sure not to see that nutritionalist.

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Her name is Jean. She has short brown hair and glasses.

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Posted by robcoll1002

Posted by nmp070106

Posted by Jenhos

I had a slice of Turkey and 6 low fat wheat (this is what she suggested)

I go to Madonna Perinatal in Mineola.

I don't see the actual doctor till next friday. I go to my OB tomorrow so I will have questions for her.

I think when the 3 of us finally have these babies we should go and eat everything in the world, before we diet, (if you girls are) and just enjoy food again!!! Gotta love being a science project....

I'm down for that. Can I place my order now.. I want Mcdonalds french fries and choc. shake, carvel ice cream, mozzarella sticks, dunkin donuts munchkins (the whole box of 50), Bananna crunch cake, a BIG bowl of pasta...I could go on forever.

Edited post because I can't spell anymore. See what this diet is doing too me.

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I will have everything you are both having.

The pea weighs 3lbs 7 ozs.

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Hang in sweetie

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I was told to keep my morning #'s @ 90 or below. Since I was probably pre diabetic before I got pregnant, I had to start on metformin @ 14wks to control my morning #'s. Since I started on this GDM diet I lost a total of 9lbs and gained so far a 1/2lb @ 5mons pregnant. At 14wks I was so nervous about the weight loss and had a sono and was happy to see my baby was still growing nicely. They grow on sugar that you eat (mostly carbs) so that is the reason we are all watching our numbers. Urine ketones can also be affected by hydration are you all drinking @ least 2 liters of fluid. I was easy for me to drink in the begining but now that I am on metformin I feel nausous all the time, especially when I drink water. Good luck everyone.

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i saw jean there too when i was pregnant. i had the same experience with her. i had high morning numbers too, and i noticed a correlation when i had pasta or white potatoes as a side dish the night before. also, stress does affect your numbers.

the office manager at madonna in mineola is an old friend of the family. she is super nice. her name is phyllis.

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Awe Jen!!!

I will keep my fingers crossed for you!!!