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Re: Are my blood sugars too high ALREADY?

From: Andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:12:48 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 4 Oct 2001, carol wrote: >
>I had gestational diabetes with my son, and am now (2 years later)
>pregnant again - 15 weeks. Rather than just wait for another GTT (dr
>does one at 18 weeks for repeats), I decided to start checking by blood
>sugars on my own. My fastings are 115-120 and my post prandials
>(following my previous diabetic diet with 3 carbos per meal) are also
>around 120.
>
>When I had GD before, they put me on insulin and wanted the b/s to be
>around 100.
>
>Am I already heading for trouble?
>
>(Yes, I got tested after birth of my son and a year ago as well, no sign
>of diabetes.)

Well, I know my Dr put me on insulin after seeing my fastings, which were similar to yours. She said it should be under 100, and ideally under 95. She said after meals should be between 120-125, and ideally under 120.

--
-Andrea



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