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[quote=Anonymous]You’re going to be fine!!!

The next steps are to start monitoring your blood sugar levels and control your carbohydrate intake. That might be all you need.

If that isn’t enough, you may need to take insulin. It’s a lot scarier than it sounds. I cried and freaked out about the injections but within a week it was old hat. And worked perfectly. Healthy me, healthy baby. The thing to focus on with GD is that it’s very treatable. So that makes it a lot better to deal with than other pregnancy problems.

If you wait for the doctor to call you it could take a while before you get a prescription for the monitor and an appointment with the diabetes educator (who may be pretty useless if you already know how to read a nutrition label).

If you are a Take Action type person, do these three things:
1) get a blood sugar monitor. It’s a finger prick and strip you feed into a little doodad.  Call your OB nurse line for a prescription or just buy one at CVS (<$50). Start checking your blood sugar when you wake up and an hour after meals and keep a log. 
2) aim to be around 30g carbs for meals and 15g for snacks. Complex carbs are better than “fast” carbs. Pair everything with protein, fiber, and fat. You can read the Lily Nichols book for ideas without buying into her whole philosophy but you don’t need it if you have a working knowledge of nutrition. Some people swear by a bedtime snack, ymmv. 
3) Keep a detailed food log. I used My Fitness Pal, which is clunky but has a lot of foods in the database. There’s probably something better by now. The point of the food log is so you can remember what spikes your blood sugar but mainly it’s to prove to the doctor that you have been controlling your diet. Otherwise they may waste time telling you how to read a food label.

If you do those things, when you do get to the doctor having your blood sugar log and your food diary will help move things along.

Good luck!![/quote]

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