Last week, as you can see from the end of my previous post, I was flagged with high levels of sugar in my urine and blood. I have learned my lesson and will not emotionally eat sugar puffs and grapes before an exam. Even so, the docs want to make sure baby and I are healthy and not in danger of gestational diabetes.
I passed the traditional one hour glucose test "with flying colors", according to the lovely lab lady (J) who takes my blood on frequent occasions. That test was done a little over a week before my sugar rush breakfast so hopefully this three hour test will prove the same. *fingers crossed and prayers uttered*
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| It was my honor to drink the 100g orange drink. |
The three hour glucose test preparations begin the night before with no food after 10pm. After that time, only water is allowed. My test started around 8:30am with an initial, baseline blood-draw. Right after that, I was handed a styrofoam cup of flat, thick, orange sugar drink to be consumed within 5 minutes. I finished it off as quickly as possible, feeling a bit queasy already.
The first hour passed pretty quickly with the same effects as before - slight dizziness, some rolling stomach, and a little cold sweat. I distracted myself by plowing through some emails, creating work invoices, and finishing my previous blog about vasa previa. By the time I needed to get my blood drawn again, I was feeling pretty normal.
Within the second hour of waiting, I continued to work and got a pop-in visit by the doctor that had originally suspected vasa previa. He asked if I had any questions and seemed relieved that the situation was not as scary as he thought. It felt very nice to have him take interest in my continued care, even if I am not his primary patient. (The patients at my clinic get rotated between 5 doctors.) I asked him to help with specifics about my current pelvic rest. Now that vasa is hopefully out of the way, I can do light aerobic exercise so YAY I can swim again! Still no lifting or straining, still no sex but at least I can get back in the pool.
I am almost finished with my third hour of waiting time and I am starting to get hungry. I tracked the 100g sugar drink on My Fitness Pal app and it was over my daily goal for sugar and also contained 450 calories, blech! I will have to watch my sugar intake for the rest of the day. I am supposed to be called with results tomorrow so I will wait til I get the results to publish this post.
Thank you for reading! This has been a nice outlet for me so far as the pregnancy gets further along and as I process each symptom/diagnosis/change throughout the pregnancy. I still need to write about my experiences with surgery for endometriosis as well as my trek through the fertility treatments. It seems like a lot of people connected with my endo pain blog. I figured it would be good to start a separate health/life blog so that I can separate this part of my life from the art part of my life (though the two do tend to overlap).
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Test results:
Curses. Curses. Curses.
Got the call this morning and I failed 2 of 4 blood-tests which counts as Gestational Diabetes. After a long case of shower weepies, I got myself together enough to be angry/frustrated. I have been doing my best to be a positive, healthy, happy pregnant lady. I continued my healthful diet and exercise from before I got pregnant including 4-5 workouts a week (including weight lifting and swimming) and nutritious meals (very veggie based plus light proteins). I even passed the first glucose test but that was before I was put on pelvic rest. Once put on pelvic rest, I began monitoring my food intake, capping my calorie count at a little above 2,000 calories a day - even a little low for a pregnant woman in her third trimester. I made sure to keep to the recommended percentages: 50% carbs, 30% fat, 20% protein. All of this work but still this diagnosis. Frustrating, shame and worry inducing, ugh.
Alright, so frustration then gives way to "how can I crush this thing?".
Research. Lots of research. The hospital is also providing a class and dietitian on Tuesday so I will see how that goes. Until then, I will continue to watch my diet, especially the amount of carbs and try to make sure to eat small meals throughout the day. Wish me luck!
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Mark and I have another pre-natal class tonight. That man is hilarious and I am blessed to have him as a partner in this.<3
Thanks for reading!
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