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PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:13 pm


I have just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes because I have PCOS which already impairs my insulin resistance and then the placenta starts to increase that resistance in the second trimester, which is why I have been diagnosed.

I am kind of depressed about this diagnosis because I feel like it's my fault, even though I know that I have been already modifying my diet and exercise regimen to try and lessen my chances of developing it since I found out I was pregnant.

But now I have to go to the doctor and get the lancer and stuff to check my blood like 5 times a day and I'm kind of freaked out by it because I hate needles and I may eventually have to give myself insulin shots if I am unable to control blood sugar levels with diet and exercise.

So has anyone else had experience with this disease? Any helpful words or suggestions on how to make it easier?
PostPosted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:59 pm


Don't be too hard on yourself, it's surprisingly common. If you really worked at it there was probably little more you could do as a lot of women are more prone to this condition than others genetically. For now follow your doctors orders and don't worry so much about all the poking...I don't want to scare you, but you're apt to get far more at the hospital before and after the birth...and the baby too. Just use this period as a time to prepare yourself and you should be fine after a while, I hate needles too, but you get used to it fast. heart

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