Libbie Taylor-Thomas
New Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Hello, a little bit of background first to get it out of the way.
I had GD with my son 8 yrs ago, cleared up after birth, didn't develop it in second pregnancy but this year I lost 20KG without trying and since October have been getting recurrent thrush which I've never had before.
Went to the GP, had some blood tests after noting the weight loss and I also had extreme thirst.
Came back T2 Diabetic and also Pregnant (6weeks now) found this all out on 25th November.
Have been testing since I got my kit on the 2nd December and my BG levels are slowly coming down, have gone from 12mmol/l to now around 7-9mmol/l obviously not what I need them to be but I have basically cut down all carbs to vegetables and soya/linseed bread only 1 slice a day.
Had an appointment this morning with my GP because I was also being treated for a water infection, good news is I no longer have glucose in my urine (Yay) but I asked about the HbA1c levels from the first blood test they did as I have been reading about the risks of Congenital Malformations and complications associated with a high maternal HbA1c level and she told me it was 106 and that it was quite high.
I got a bit teary tbh, she tried to reassure me, and obviously I know that I can't change anything that's already happened but I'm still worried. I have been referred to the clinic at RBH and am just waiting to get my appointment to see the specialist team that look after Diabetic women in pregnancy, I've read their treatment outlines and they seem to have a really good system so I feel confident under their care, especially since both my previous pregnancies were high risk for different and multiple reasons and I've had C-sections with both.
I guess I just want some stories of people who had a similar start and everything turned out ok please.
I had GD with my son 8 yrs ago, cleared up after birth, didn't develop it in second pregnancy but this year I lost 20KG without trying and since October have been getting recurrent thrush which I've never had before.
Went to the GP, had some blood tests after noting the weight loss and I also had extreme thirst.
Came back T2 Diabetic and also Pregnant (6weeks now) found this all out on 25th November.
Have been testing since I got my kit on the 2nd December and my BG levels are slowly coming down, have gone from 12mmol/l to now around 7-9mmol/l obviously not what I need them to be but I have basically cut down all carbs to vegetables and soya/linseed bread only 1 slice a day.
Had an appointment this morning with my GP because I was also being treated for a water infection, good news is I no longer have glucose in my urine (Yay) but I asked about the HbA1c levels from the first blood test they did as I have been reading about the risks of Congenital Malformations and complications associated with a high maternal HbA1c level and she told me it was 106 and that it was quite high.
I got a bit teary tbh, she tried to reassure me, and obviously I know that I can't change anything that's already happened but I'm still worried. I have been referred to the clinic at RBH and am just waiting to get my appointment to see the specialist team that look after Diabetic women in pregnancy, I've read their treatment outlines and they seem to have a really good system so I feel confident under their care, especially since both my previous pregnancies were high risk for different and multiple reasons and I've had C-sections with both.
I guess I just want some stories of people who had a similar start and everything turned out ok please.
