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Postpartum Gestational

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I developed diabetes during pregnancy and after delivery was all clear! My baby is now 10 weeks old and have found to feel slightly unwell this past week or 2. I had a cinnamon twirl yesterday and about an hour later developed a headache and slight palpitations the same as when I had high blood sugar during pregnancy. I did my blood sugar as I've still got the test and it was 9.1, is this normal? I also have an underactive thyroid which I've had for 6 years and possibly need my thyroxine reducing as I've lost more weight than before I was pregnant. This is my third child and I only had diabetes with this and not the others and I'm 39 now. Do I still have diabetes or a form of insulin resistance?
 
Hi Alisbaba, welcome to the forum 🙂 9.1 is on the high side, I think it would be advisable to get it checked out at your GPs. People who develop gestational diabetes (as you may be aware) are more prone to developing Type 2 diabetes. A non-diabetic reading would be in the range 3.3-6.0 mmol/l, although depending on when and what you ate before the test it might be a bit higher.

Good luck, let us know what the GP says and if you have any more questions 🙂
 
Hi
I had a pastry cinnamon twirl to cause that. I had a chicken wrap today and it was 8.7 I was its only happening at evening meal as,I said my 6 week fasting check was normal?

Cheers
Alison
 
Don't take this the wrong way, but you have small children - you didn't have any sticky fingers when you tested did you? 😱 😉

I'd be tempted to ask the GP for a Glucose Tolerance Test to see how you respond.
 
Hi

No I always wash hands before with plain soap as directed by nurse. I'm booked into see the doctor so I will update you.

Thank you
 
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