The Gestational Diabetes support thread

[Hope81]

Dinner was coconut flour cheddar cookies and yogurt and for desert cottage cheese mixed with strawberry sugar free gem and a fresh strawberry.

I am curious to see if I will tolerate so many dairies at once...

How was the delicious chicken Amy?

Tomorrows plan is low carb bread for breakfast with cream cheese and a couple of boiled eggs.
Lunch grilled chicken breast with a Greek salad
And dinner will be shepherds pie made with mash cauliflower and cream cheese and shredded cheese on top. I think I will mix some peas and carrots inside with the mince but in a very very small quantity as I have a feeling that will not go so good...

 

[Amyrose]

Dinner was yummy yours sounds fab too
My lunch reading was 10.7 and dinner was 10.2 im not exactly over the moon with that but not alot I can do.
I haven't decided tomorrow yet but I will ponder it over tonight x

 

[Hope81]

Good morning

Bad start for the day today... We don't have water couldn't wash ourselves or have breakfast
There it goes my plan for washing clothes i suppose today...Good thing the bean is not here yet, I would have completely freak out without water...

Also outside there is a storm, looks like winter is coming...

Today's reading is 5.5, hopefully I can have breakfast later...
I hope you have a perfect day Amy and good readings...
I think I will start doing my bags today following your idea of a labour and an after bag.

 

[Amyrose]

Good morning hun god that is an awful start bless you. I would crack if I had no water. You will have fun doing babies bags I know I did haha
Well I haven't managed to get out of bed yet I'm in agony with my hips and back I feel like someone has repeatedly beat me with a hammer and feel right sorry for myself. Baby is in such an uncomfortable position her feet keep bouncing off my hip bones and her head is right up under my ribs. I'm going to attempt to get up ina min as I can hear the kiddies stirring in there bedroom. It going to be a looooooong day. Xxxx

 

[Hope81]

So sorry you feel so poorly maybe getting up and walking slowly around will get you going? Sometimes it does the trick for me but mostly I am waddling in pain lol
Got a reading of 7 after breakfast and I wonder if it's because my hands are completely filthy and unwashed since yesterday night....
Anyway I suppose I will not be extremely sad about it as I had usually around 6 after breakfast?

 

[Amyrose]

7 is well within normal hun.
I'm up and mobile your right once you get going it's not so bad. I just had breakfast mushroom and egg ( I'm growing to hate eggs lol)
Morning reading was 6 so I expect an 8-9 we will see x

 

[Hope81]

How did you do Amy? I hope you had a good reading as you hardly ate carbs for breakfast

 

[Amyrose]

10.4 for breakfast and 10.7 for lunch how have you done Hun? X

 

[Hope81]

Well I didn't do much as no water so I decided to make a tea and get done an article I was writing. So I forgot to eat lunch and I am just cooking some chicken now...
We will not have water for long time apparently.... They just made an emergency point where you can go and fill some water
A big pipe that gets water to the whole island busted undersea... Hence our suffering... I didn't even have a shower today
I bet my glucose levels will be all over with all that stress...
I didn't start the bags yet as I feel to filthy to touch clean baby clothes lol

 

[Hope81]

Did I mention that I am beyond panicking lol?

 

[Amyrose]

Lol deep breaths missy you will be fine xxx

 

[Hope81]

Got a 6 after lunch that's quite ok I suppose...
Just had dinner though no shepherds pie for us as we try to minimize the need for washing dishes
I had 2 deviled eggs and yogurt mixed with strawberries, Also as I was terribly craving chocolate I had a piece of sugar free chocolate...
I suppose we will see in 2 h the effect from that one...
I hope you did well amy

For tomorrow breakfast will be an omelet with onions and tomato and some cucumber on the side with cream cheese (it will take a while after baby is here for me to eat an egg again lol)
Lunch will be leftover chicken from today with pink sauce and dinner is unknown...

Waiting to see what are you having to get some ideas lol...

 

[Amyrose]

Omg I have such a craving for a massive chocolate cake lol
I had an 8.7 for my dinner it was cod in a cheese sauce and button sprouts so I'm very happy (why I dont know because it's still over lol)
Tomorrow I will have scrambled egg and tomato for breakfast cheese salad and soup for lunch and bacon cauliflower mash green beans and a little parsley sauce for dinner.
How you coping with no water? X

 

[Hope81]

Hard lol... No shower is the worst part...
I will use lots of wet wipes to clean myself tonight before bed...
I partially did the dishes with my oh helping pouring water from a container...
Thankfully we have drinking water...
They promised they will fix it tomorrow might or the day after.
It Dosent help that awful storm outside
I like your idea with the cauliflower.
We will see if I can walk to go shopping tomorrow. Walk in the supermarket I mean, walk to the store is impossible lol..,
It will only get worst isn't it?

I am so happy for your good reading
I am curious to see if they will change your meds...

 

[Hope81]

Good morning

In bad mood today with back and hip pain and awful pressure on the lower part of my tummy. I wonder what's all that about now?

I had breakfast with a 5.8 before and 6 after and I came back in bed

I hope you have a good day Amy

 

[Amyrose]

You poor thing the last fee weeks are so hard. you are doing so well with your readings.
I had a 6 fasting and 9.4 after breakfast.
I'm all puffy and swollen today so I'm trying to call my midwife no luck yet!

 

[Hope81]

I am swollen too thankfully only my legs.
I think if your face and hands are swollen too you can directly call the labour ward. Because of the risk of preeclampsia.
I hope it's nth
Keep me posted please.

 

[Amyrose]

I've called the hospital and they are happy for me to wait for my appointment tomorrow. I have been told to take it easy and rest for today x

 

[Hope81]

Heeeh, you do that. Though they could at least check your bp and urine... Or the gp at least...
How are you feeling?
Water is back btw!!!

 

[Amyrose]

That's great news I can feel your relief from here.
I'm miles away from the doctors and have no car or sitter for the kids. I'm fine I just think its the normal pregnancy swell lol
I am a bit gutted as I had to remove my wedding ring

But i would rather do it now then have to cut it off x