before i found out i was pregnant i was on lipitor and lovaza. when i found out i was pregnant i stopped taking them. went in today for my first blood glucose test for gestational diabetes.
does anyone know if having these problems while being pregnant can lead up to having gestational diabetes??!!
okay, so i’m not eating the best… i have a serious sweet tooth and yes, i eat fast food… but i try to be good about my fruits, veggies, and breakfast (cheerios). lots of yogurt and milk.
anyone have a similar concern or situation?

What range is normal? whats high? they are telling me I have gestational diabetes and everytime take my blood sugar it’s 96, 89, 84, 114…these all seem normal to me, so what is considered high?

I am 29 weeks pregnant. My fasting blood sugar test result was 86. My first result one hour after drinking the nasty glucola (100mg) was 202. My second result was 150 and my third was 136. So I clearly failed 1 of the 3 which according to everything I’ve read means I DO NOT have gestational diabetes. However, rather than the doctor calling to tell me what it does mean, some medical assistant calls to assure me that I don’t have GD but I do have glucose intolerance or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). However she can’t really tell me what that means but instead emails me a meal plan for gestational diabetes and tells me a nutritionist will call me on Monday and then reassures me I don’t have GD. So now I have to go through the weekend with the following questions. Maybe someone out there can help me answer:
1. With IGT am I at risk of having gestational diabetes?
2. How is this going to effect my baby?
3. Why do I have to follow a GD menu plan if I don’t have GD?
4. How can the blood test be the only determining factor for IGT or GD if in my case all my urine samples have been normal, my blood pressure is perfect, I have no family history of diabetes, I’ve only gained 8 pounds in this pregnancy and I have no other symptoms?
5. Does having IGT mean that I am at risk for Type 2 diabetes later in life?
Also, what is the difference between having Gestational Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance if they are treated the same way?

I am 29 weeks pregnant. My fasting blood sugar test result was 86. My first result one hour after drinking the nasty glucola (100mg) was 202. My second result was 150 and my third was 136. So I clearly failed 1 of the 3 which according to everything I’ve read means I DO NOT have gestational diabetes. However, rather than the doctor calling to tell me what it does mean, some medical assistant calls to assure me that I don’t have GD but I do have glucose intolerance or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). However she can’t really tell me what that means but instead emails me a meal plan for gestational diabetes and tells me a nutritionist will call me on Monday and then reassures me I don’t have GD. So now I have to go through the weekend with the following questions. Maybe someone out there can help me answer:
1. With IGT am I at risk of having gestational diabetes?
2. How is this going to affect my baby?
3. Why do I have to follow a GD menu plan if I don’t have GD?
4. How can the blood test be the only determining factor for IGT or GD if in my case all my urine samples have been normal, my blood pressure is perfect, I have no family history of diabetes, I’ve only gained 8 pounds in this pregnancy and I have no other symptoms?
5. Does having IGT mean that I am at risk for Type 2 diabetes later in life?
Also, what is the difference between having Gestational Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance if they are treated the same way?
The value range for the Glucose Tolerance Test is:
Fasting 95 mg/dl or higher
One hour 180 mg/dl or higher
Two hours 155 mg/dl or higher
Three hours 140 mg/dl or higher

And (not including the fasting results) a person only has to pass 2 of 3 to be cleared of GD. So the person who left the comment that a normal range is 80 to 120 is not correct for this scenario.

I have gestational diabetes and have been doing really well with my numbers; the very highest (until tonight) has been 134 and that was only one time. My usual is 89 fasting and the highest 120 two hours after a meal maybe once a day. Tonight I was a bit more loose with my meal and my 2 hour reading was 207! Don’t plan to do that again.

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes recently, and when checking my blood sugar today it has been really high. More than double what it should be. My doc gave me guidelines as to what it should be, but not what constitutes an emergency.

Today my wife went for her 28 week screening, she had blood sugar of 175. They want her to do a second longer test. Has anybody here had gestational diabetes? Or high blood sugar that was later proven to not to be gestational diabetes? Please anyone who has knowledge help me to calm my wife! Thanks.

When is Gestational Diabetes test normally done?

IF my blood test is high do i have to do the glucose drink test? I am 34 weeks i have had this blood test done before and it was high on the normal side.
I dont mean to be funny but if they turn around and say i have gestational diabetes it really shouldnt affect much as i have got this far through pregnancy and now the doctors might give you diet sheets and your classed as high risk, bit weird if you ask me

I am 15 weeks pregnant with my first child and I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 12 weeks. I am overweight and diabetes in my family. The doctor has me on a diet and checking my blood sugar several times per day. Now she is sending me for a baseline hypertension panel and and EKG. Is this normal? Has anyone gone through this as well? I am scared to death now that something is wrong with my baby!

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