Re: Grrr gestational diabetes

[Guest guest]

I have a good friend who had GD twice, the first time was controlled

by diet and the second was insulin. With both times, she ate a

modified " Atkins " style diet. She counted her carbohydrates, and

balanced them with protein. I was doing Atkins at the time, and we

would go out for dinner and she would order grilled salmon with

steamed vegetables instead of a potato and would skip the bread. Of

course, I was responsible for showing up at the hospital when the

babies were born (and the diabetes over) with cheesecake :-)

It was just a bummer when I was planning her shower, because I had

to make sure all carbs were balanced with protein, and there could

be no cake.

The cool thing was she got lots more ultrasounds, so she got to see

her baby several times before she was born!! Also, after the babies

were born, the diabetes went away. Best of luck!

[Guest guest]

Shari,

I had gestational diabetes with my daughter pre-WLS and the only thing that I

had to cut out was sugar. Now I know that we aren't supposed to have sugar after

WLS bu I do know that we can tolerate small amounts so I would suggest just

trying to cut out as much as you can and I think you should be okay. Did they

say anthing about giving yourswelf shots? The girl I worked with at the time

also had gestational diabetes and she had to give herself shots everyday but I

could control it by my diet. Best wishes to you.

DE

EDD#2 8/2/04

" Shari and Bo " swatson11@...> wrote:

>Well, we were awakened this morning by the phone ringing. It was my OB calling

to tell me that the results of my most recent fasting glucose test indicate that

I am developing gestational diabetes. My OB has had me going in for a fasting

glucose blood draw after every appointment, which has been every two weeks. She

says she will schedule an appointment for me with a fetal internal medicine

specialist, and get me set up with a glucometer machine. I'm SO sad about

this. Been feeling like a failure all day long. I know that I couldn't have

prevented it, but still, somehow I feel like I should have been able to. I am 32

weeks along and have gained a total of 10 lbs.

>Does anyone have experience with gestational diabetes after having had a

gastric bypass? I'm curious about the dietary changes I will have to make. It's

not like I eat sugary stuff anyway, but I know there's lots more to it than

that.

>Hugs,

>Shari

>Wichita KS

>mommy-to-be to Cadence

>edd 4/20/04

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I had gestational Diabetes with my previous pregnancies but it was BEFORE

gastric bypass. I see no difference really though. I just has to maintain a

well balanced diet and check my sugar levels 3 times a day and do a chart of

what they are for the doc. Not just sweet raise your sugar levels, almost

anything can, like pastas for sure, they make their own sugars and juices are

full

of its own natural sugars. it is still okay to have them just in smaller

portions and the diabetes should go away as soon as baby is out, so you only

have 8

weeks of this. i think you will do fine and you are sure not a failure for

getting this, many, many people do, even tiny thin ones

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

EDD- July 27th, 2004

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

[Guest guest]

Shari, expertsused to think it was only simple sugars but now they have come to

believe it is the simple carbs. A diabetic is now taught to count carbs and

keep their numbers to a specific card count with each meal or snack. I am not

sure what those numbers will be for a pregnant woman but I am sure that the

perinatologist will have you meet with a dietician who will clarify everything.

A lot of gestational diabetics can be controlled with dietary changes alone but

some do need insulin injections. Best of Luck.

Terri

EDD 7/3/04

RE: Grrr gestational diabetes

Shari,

I had gestational diabetes with my daughter pre-WLS and the only thing that I

had to cut out was sugar. Now I know that we aren't supposed to have sugar after

WLS bu I do know that we can tolerate small amounts so I would suggest just

trying to cut out as much as you can and I think you should be okay. Did they

say anthing about giving yourswelf shots? The girl I worked with at the time

also had gestational diabetes and she had to give herself shots everyday but I

could control it by my diet. Best wishes to you.

DE

EDD#2 8/2/04

" Shari and Bo " swatson11@...> wrote:

>Well, we were awakened this morning by the phone ringing. It was my OB

calling to tell me that the results of my most recent fasting glucose test

indicate that I am developing gestational diabetes. My OB has had me going in

for a fasting glucose blood draw after every appointment, which has been every

two weeks. She says she will schedule an appointment for me with a fetal

internal medicine specialist, and get me set up with a glucometer machine.

I'm SO sad about this. Been feeling like a failure all day long. I know

that I couldn't have prevented it, but still, somehow I feel like I should have

been able to. I am 32 weeks along and have gained a total of 10 lbs.

>Does anyone have experience with gestational diabetes after having had a

gastric bypass? I'm curious about the dietary changes I will have to make. It's

not like I eat sugary stuff anyway, but I know there's lots more to it than

that.

>Hugs,

>Shari

>Wichita KS

>mommy-to-be to Cadence

>edd 4/20/04

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