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Post by aprilz81 on Nov 9, 2017 19:23:38 GMT -6
 I found out I officially failed my 3 hour glucose test. 2 of my 4 tests had abnormal results. They said I will have to be comanaged by a Maternal Fetal specialist for the rest of the pregnancy. For those of you who have been through this before, does that mean you have a lot more appointments? I'm already trying to put together a list of foods I can eat. Thanks, Google! I find that a little unusual because I'm high risk aside from the GD (age, infertility, prior late term loss) and I've been given the all clear from MFM. My OB will do a growth scan around 32 weeks but otherwise no extra appointments. |
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Post by tiffrobot on Nov 9, 2017 20:04:25 GMT -6
Wait I'm pretty sure I don't. Well the place I went to had an online check in and I think I had to pay for results to check online which I didn't do, but maybe I'm wrong? My doctor only calls me when I fail too but at least I knew her timeline so I knew when to expect. Oh well, moot now. I know my results now anyway. 4 times a day. lol 😜 Oh weird! Maybe it's a BC thing..... ours is called ehealth and we just log in online and voila! I just checked our ehealth site because I know our province has one too but it's just for updating and registering cards for now and other random stuff. But it says they're continuing to build the site up so maybe someday! |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 10, 2017 8:24:50 GMT -6
I failed 2 out of the 4 blood draws for the three hour so it looks like I am joining the GD club. 😞 I have to call the hospital and make an appointment with the dietician and I have to pick up my blood testing machine and such. This sucks.
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Post by maddisonrose on Nov 10, 2017 11:35:25 GMT -6
Sorry marygracerich, hopefully the next little while goes by quickly! |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 10, 2017 11:37:21 GMT -6
Sorry marygracerich, hopefully the next little while goes by quickly! Thanks. I deliver in 6 weeks and 5 days so it won’t be so bad but I’m gonna be sad on thanksgiving. I will have to be careful. That’s all. |
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Post by maddisonrose on Nov 10, 2017 11:44:29 GMT -6
Sorry marygracerich , hopefully the next little while goes by quickly! Thanks. I deliver in 6 weeks and 5 days so it won’t be so bad but I’m gonna be sad on thanksgiving. I will have to be careful. That’s all. Hopefully your numbers are easily controlled and the doctor will give you some leeway for food choices that night. Otherwise just do 100 squats 15 minutes after eating  |
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Post by tiffrobot on Nov 10, 2017 13:03:19 GMT -6
I failed 2 out of the 4 blood draws for the three hour so it looks like I am joining the GD club. 😞 I have to call the hospital and make an appointment with the dietician and I have to pick up my blood testing machine and such. This sucks. I'm sorry. Getting to see the dietician was soo helpful for me this week and getting my meter reader. It made a big difference in the confidence of my food choices. I hope you have an easy time controlling it, but it does feel really overwhelming at first. This thread has been a good place to bounce off all thoughts! |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 10, 2017 21:11:54 GMT -6
I failed 2 out of the 4 blood draws for the three hour so it looks like I am joining the GD club. 😞 I have to call the hospital and make an appointment with the dietician and I have to pick up my blood testing machine and such. This sucks. I'm sorry. Getting to see the dietician was soo helpful for me this week and getting my meter reader. It made a big difference in the confidence of my food choices. I hope you have an easy time controlling it, but it does feel really overwhelming at first. This thread has been a good place to bounce off all thoughts! I am still waiting for the hospital to call so I can make an appointment. I am sure they aren’t going to call me on the weekend which sucks because I was hoping to go in Monday. I am picking up my meter and supplies on Sunday. This thread has been great so far. I am going to need a lot of help I think. I am so unsure of what I can and cannot eat because I haven’t seen the dietician. So far I am staying away from all sweets, fruit juices, white rice, pasta, regular bread and potatoes. I usually eat whole grain bread to begin with so if I can have any, that adjustment shouldn’t be too difficult. |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 6:47:21 GMT -6
If people feel like posting what they have been eating to help control their readings, I would be grateful. I won’t know want I am really doing until I get my meter and speak with the dietician so getting a jump on food ideas would be helpful.
Today I had two scrambled eggs with one slice of cheese and two slices of light wheat toast. The toast was 18g of carbs I haven’t checked the cheese or eggs yet.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2017 7:06:09 GMT -6
I had my one hour yesterday. I felt fine and don’t have any of the risk factors besides DS being larger when he was born. I got a call from the OB’s office that they want to go over my bloodwork but of course missed the call so I’m freaking out I failed (they drew other bloodwork then too and H is convinced they would have mentioned in the voicemail that they needed to get me more appts set for the 3 hour if I failed). I’m freaking out.
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 7:40:45 GMT -6
I had my one hour yesterday. I felt fine and don’t have any of the risk factors besides DS being larger when he was born. I got a call from the OB’s office that they want to go over my bloodwork but of course missed the call so I’m freaking out I failed (they drew other bloodwork then too and H is convinced they would have mentioned in the voicemail that they needed to get me more appts set for the 3 hour if I failed). I’m freaking out. I wouldn’t freak out. They could want to talk to you about any of the results so it may not be the GTT. I disagree with YH though. I don’t think they would have mentioned the appointment thing on voicemail. |
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Post by sweetsurprise on Nov 11, 2017 8:27:40 GMT -6
Sorry marygracerich. At least we don't have that long! kbw sorry you may have to do the 3 hour. My OB didn't mention that I would need a 3 hour in the VM when I failed the 1 hour. They just said I needed to call back. |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 8:29:54 GMT -6
Sorry marygracerich. At least we don't have that long! kbw sorry you may have to do the 3 hour. My OB didn't mention that I would need a 3 hour in the VM when I failed the 1 hour. They just said I needed to call back. I agree. I have 6 weeks and 4 days until I deliver. Hopefully after delivery my levels will be good enough to eat a not so good for me meal. 😂 |
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Post by tiffrobot on Nov 11, 2017 8:48:04 GMT -6
Sorry marygracerich. At least we don't have that long! kbw sorry you may have to do the 3 hour. My OB didn't mention that I would need a 3 hour in the VM when I failed the 1 hour. They just said I needed to call back. I agree. I have 6 weeks and 4 days until I deliver. Hopefully after delivery my levels will be good enough to eat a not so good for me meal. 😂 My birthday is a week before December so I've already decided me and baby are getting a birthday cake haha. My dietician would have no problems with your breakfast, FYI. I've been drinking a lot of smoothies for afternoon snacks or mornings lately. Since getting my tester, I've had a fairly wide array of foods for meals (as much as one can in 4 days) as I keep experimenting. I might be no help yet because I'm new haha. Some sort of walking/chores/movement for at least 15 minutes after eating. |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 8:49:20 GMT -6
I agree. I have 6 weeks and 4 days until I deliver. Hopefully after delivery my levels will be good enough to eat a not so good for me meal. 😂 My birthday is a week before December so I've already decided me and baby are getting a birthday cake haha. My dietician would have no problems with your breakfast, FYI. I've been drinking a lot of smoothies for afternoon snacks or mornings lately. Since getting my tester, I've had a fairly wide array of foods for meals (as much as one can in 4 days) as I keep experimenting. I might be no help yet because I'm new haha. Some sort of walking/chores/movement for at least 15 minutes after eating. What do you put in your smoothies? I need snack ideas. |
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Post by tiffrobot on Nov 11, 2017 8:54:13 GMT -6
marygracerich I currently have frozen strawberries, blueberries, mangos, and peaches on hand so a combo of a couple of them with a banana, spinach, unsweetened almond milk, and sometimes chia seeds if I feel like it. I've done a breakfast one a couple time of a frozen banana with peanut butter, almond milk, almonds and chia seeds. I might try that with oats in it this morning too.
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 8:57:55 GMT -6
marygracerich I currently have frozen strawberries, blueberries, mangos, and peaches on hand so a combo of a couple of them with a banana, spinach, unsweetened almond milk, and sometimes chia seeds if I feel like it. I've done a breakfast one a couple time of a frozen banana with peanut butter, almond milk, almonds and chia seeds. I might try that with oats in it this morning too. Mmmmm that sounds yummy. Breakfast I am sort of good with because honestly what I had today is sort of normal for me. That is basically what I have for breakfast every day. 🤷🏻♀️ A smoothie for a snack sounds good though. I have to go shopping. I have some frozen fruit but I will need more. I also want some more yogurt. I read that unsweetened Greek yogurt is a good option. I have some because that’s my one of my favorites but not enough. |
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Post by maddisonrose on Nov 11, 2017 11:10:16 GMT -6
Here are a few samples from my food log:
Breakfast one:
-Vega All in one protein scoop with one cup Cocunut milk and 1 cup water with one large Paleo (homemade) banana muffin
NET CARBS: 17g
- Vega All in one protein scoop with one cup cocunut milk and 1 cup water with 2 slices of silver hills sprouted grain bed and 2 tbs peanut butter
NET CARBS: 21g
- One whole wheat english muffin with 2 poached eggs, three slices of paleo bacon, and half an avocado
NET CARBS: 29g **This is a weekend breakfast when we have more time**
Morning Snack:
- 2 babybel cheeses with one medium gala apple
NET CARBS: 17g
- Kirkland protein bar with 1/2 cup rasberries
NET CARBS: 15g
-1 armstrong cheese string with a grande decaf sugar free vanilla latte
NET CARBS: 18g
Lunch:
-Pulled pork in a weight watchers tortilla and a side salad
NET CARBS:39g
-Turkey sandwich on 2 slices silver hills bread with half avocado, lettuce, and tomato with a trilogy Kombucha drink on the side and 1 cup rasberries
NET CARBS:41g
-4oz ground turkey (or sub for chicken, beef etc) 1 cup steamed broccoli and 1 cup baked yams with olive oil
NET carbs: 42g
-open faced turkey panini with havarti and side salad on sourdough bread
NET CARBS: 35-45g
Afternoon Snack:
-4 slices of pre sliced cheese (from costco) and 7 whole wheay melba toasts
NET CARBS: 16g
-hardboiled egg(s) and one cup of milk
NET CARBS: 12g
-4 slices of turkey with avocado and 3 stone wheat thin crackers
Dinner:
-Always a combo of at least 4oz of meat (chicken, turkey, beef, salmon etc) a green veggie or salad and either 1 cup of baked yams, or brown rice
NET CARBS: 45g
- If I go out to eat I will do a protein style burger with yam fries, steak with veggies and roasted baby potatoes (baby potatoes have way less starch content than the bigger ones), I also get good numbers with soup and salad combo's but BEWARE restaurants will add flour and sugar to their soups so stick to veggie ones.
Bedtime snack:
- 1 cup cottage cheese with three stone wheat thin crackers
NET CARBS: 30g
- 1 cup of milk with 1 cup rasberries
NET CARBS: 27g
- two oikos single greek yogurt cups
NET CARBS: 24-28g
-Pemiere protein shake (from costco) and 1 cup rasberries
NET CARBS: 19g
Hope this helps with some ideas, I'm very boring and usually stick to what I know works for my body. so I eat the same things pretty frequently but only a few more weeks to go!
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 11:22:47 GMT -6
maddisonrose that is very helpful. I like different ideas. Now that I look at what I am eating vs what you are eating I actually think I am limiting myself too much. My breakfast was 21g of carbs. Then I had a Greek yogurt that was 12g. Lunch was tuna on whole wheat bread with lite mayo. I added banana almond biscotti that was 10g of carbs so because i felt like I didn’t eat enough. My total for lunch was 29 carbs. I will know more when I get my meter to see how this will affect me but maybe I am being too strict.
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Post by maddisonrose on Nov 11, 2017 11:52:34 GMT -6
maddisonrose that is very helpful. I like different ideas. Now that I look at what I am eating vs what you are eating I actually think I am limiting myself too much. My breakfast was 21g of carbs. Then I had a Greek yogurt that was 12g. Lunch was tuna on whole wheat bread with lite mayo. I added banana almond biscotti that was 10g of carbs so because i felt like I didn’t eat enough. My total for lunch was 29 carbs. I will know more when I get my meter to see how this will affect me but maybe I am being too strict. Definitely too strict for lunch, should get as close to 45 as you can for the meals although breakfast is the time where insulin resistance is the highest so I try to aim for 30. Not sure if it was your fasting that was abnormal or just the 1 and 2 hours after but it's better to get the right carb count and go on a bit of insulin then to restrict too little just to meet targets. The only other thing that I have recently discovered is the amazing effects of exercise. For the first 15 weeks of this I was on bedrest and couldn't do anything. But now that I'm cleared I will go to the couch and do stand up squats 4X25 reps so 100 in total and I've seen it being my number down 2 entire points. Like from and 7.1 to a 5.1. So if one night you want to splurge and have a dessert just go for a brisk walk or hit the couch and it will allow your body to regulate the blood so fast it won't affect the baby. Sorry for the long winded word vomit. Your gonna rock these last 6 weeks! |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 11:55:03 GMT -6
Thank you maddisonrose I am going to loosen up just a bit. I have to go and buy myself some fruits and such. I may do that tonight. It’s more difficult for me at the moment because I don’t have all of my info yet so I don’t know how certain foods will affect me yet. I am also wondering if several hours of walking around shopping will counteract a piece of pumpkin pie on thanksgiving 😂 |
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Post by sweetsurprise on Nov 11, 2017 14:46:56 GMT -6
@madddisonrose thanks sooo much!! So insightful.
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Post by aprilz81 on Nov 11, 2017 17:40:15 GMT -6
marygracerich I currently have frozen strawberries, blueberries, mangos, and peaches on hand so a combo of a couple of them with a banana, spinach, unsweetened almond milk, and sometimes chia seeds if I feel like it. I've done a breakfast one a couple time of a frozen banana with peanut butter, almond milk, almonds and chia seeds. I might try that with oats in it this morning too. Smoothies are good for you but have a ton of carbs (both fruit and dairy products) so you need to be really careful. If you can add protein powder (again, watch carbs) to balance everything you might be okay. |
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Post by aprilz81 on Nov 11, 2017 17:47:15 GMT -6
Everyone's levels and carb limitations are going to be different based on how your body is processing the glucose, what works for me might not work for you.
For me, before my metformin kicked in I couldn't tolerate more than 15-20 carbs with breakfast or my numbers would be above 120 two hours later. Lunch I could have 30-35 (depending on what those carbs were) and be fine, but then dinner is about the same.
For example, I can have a sandwich round (20 carbs) and potato chips (18 carbs) and be fine, but I had one soft taco tortilla (35 g carbs) with a lot of protein and my 2 hour post dinner reading was 143. Same number of carbs but totally different reaction by my body.
I've been on Metformin for a week now and yesterday and today my numbers were TONS better. Last night I had two pieces of Donato's pizza (really thin crust) with some meatballs and my post dinner reading was 96! So I still need to watch what I'm eating and how much but it looks like the oral medication is going to allow me to have some treats now and then. I'm 100% okay with limiting quantity if it means that I can still have SOME of my favorite foods.
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 19:00:46 GMT -6
I think if I do a smoothie with some berries and unsweetened Greek yogurt I should be ok for a snack.
I went out to dinner with my family tonight and I think I ate pretty well. We shall see when I get my meter but I would say I made good choices.
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Post by aprilz81 on Nov 11, 2017 19:23:47 GMT -6
I think if I do a smoothie with some berries and unsweetened Greek yogurt I should be ok for a snack. I went out to dinner with my family tonight and I think I ate pretty well. We shall see when I get my meter but I would say I made good choices. Don't be too hard on yourself if you aren't perfect from the start. I was so frustrated last time around when nothing I did got my numbers where they needed to be. Sometimes you will have "bad" readings even if you do everything perfectly, so try to look at the trends and just learn what foods your body can and can not tolerate. I hope the smoothies work for you, I've not been brave enough to try it because plain Greek yogurt is to tangy for me, the vanilla is okay with berries, but I prefer "regular" yogurt which I'm sure is too many carbs for me. |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 11, 2017 19:26:51 GMT -6
I think if I do a smoothie with some berries and unsweetened Greek yogurt I should be ok for a snack. I went out to dinner with my family tonight and I think I ate pretty well. We shall see when I get my meter but I would say I made good choices. Don't be too hard on yourself if you aren't perfect from the start. I was so frustrated last time around when nothing I did got my numbers where they needed to be. Sometimes you will have "bad" readings even if you do everything perfectly, so try to look at the trends and just learn what foods your body can and can not tolerate. I hope the smoothies work for you, I've not been brave enough to try it because plain Greek yogurt is to tangy for me, the vanilla is okay with berries, but I prefer "regular" yogurt which I'm sure is too many carbs for me. Thanks. I appreciate the encouragement and advice. 😊This is such new territory for me. I am confident that I will figure it all out though. I just can’t wait for that stupid appointment so I can be better informed. Lol I looooove Greek yogurt in all forms. I like that it’s a bit tangy. I can eat it for a snack all day even before the GD. |
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Post by sweetsurprise on Nov 11, 2017 20:50:57 GMT -6
I can't wait to see a specialist and start tracking my numbers. Right now I'm just trying to eat low carb and high protein. So salads with lots of vegis and lean meat and eggs and such. I really want a piece of pizza so aprilz81 you gave me hope. Lol. I need to explore some of these low carb bread products you guys have mentioned. I've never paid any attention to them in the grocery store so that will be new! |
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Post by aprilz81 on Nov 11, 2017 20:57:34 GMT -6
I can't wait to see a specialist and start tracking my numbers. Right now I'm just trying to eat low carb and high protein. So salads with lots of vegis and lean meat and eggs and such. I really want a piece of pizza so aprilz81 you gave me hope. Lol. I need to explore some of these low carb bread products you guys have mentioned. I've never paid any attention to them in the grocery store so that will be new! Don't go too low carb, you body does need carbs! |
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Post by marygracerich on Nov 12, 2017 8:00:49 GMT -6
Pinterest is a treasure trove of good ideas for GD recipes and food lists. Most of the lists say basically the same things which is a bit reassuring.
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I found out I officially failed my 3 hour glucose test. 2 of my 4 tests had abnormal results. They said I will have to be comanaged by a Maternal Fetal specialist for the rest of the pregnancy. 
