I had GD with my first... and my OB was just terrible. no help at all. and this was back before info was readily available online. and i had no friends who had had it... so you know. I gained a ton of weight and ended up with a c/s. There was just so many things wrong with my experience with them... that's just a drop in the bucket.
looking back 9 yrs now, as an educated person I can see why all this happened. I had severe HG with all my pregnancies and this leads right into GD for me. as soon as i get my ability to hold down food my body starts freaking out and my blood sugar is all over the place. I eat SO much better now anyhow. I am celiac so wheat isn't even an option. I eat veggies, meats and some various carbs. I have always been hypoglycemic so this blood sugar thing is nothing new to me. well this time I have the symptoms BIG time and I know exactly what it is... b/c I've done this before (and had the history of hypoglycemia) the symptoms were recognizable right away...no confusion there.
anyhow I'm choosing not to see an OB (or even midwife) about it unless it becomes something I can't handle on my own. I have a glucometer and I'm monitoring my diet... I'm just curious if anyone else has chosen to handle this on their own? any advise?
(and to those of you who choose to go to an OB/midwife for monitoring, I respect that... just don't flame me for my choice)
looking back 9 yrs now, as an educated person I can see why all this happened. I had severe HG with all my pregnancies and this leads right into GD for me. as soon as i get my ability to hold down food my body starts freaking out and my blood sugar is all over the place. I eat SO much better now anyhow. I am celiac so wheat isn't even an option. I eat veggies, meats and some various carbs. I have always been hypoglycemic so this blood sugar thing is nothing new to me. well this time I have the symptoms BIG time and I know exactly what it is... b/c I've done this before (and had the history of hypoglycemia) the symptoms were recognizable right away...no confusion there.
anyhow I'm choosing not to see an OB (or even midwife) about it unless it becomes something I can't handle on my own. I have a glucometer and I'm monitoring my diet... I'm just curious if anyone else has chosen to handle this on their own? any advise?
(and to those of you who choose to go to an OB/midwife for monitoring, I respect that... just don't flame me for my choice)