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October 28, 2008
A little discouraged
In spite of my own best efforts, this whole gestational diabetes thing is not yet under control. Last Friday, I got my free ticket to board the insulin train, and I've been really hoping that it would make a difference, but so far, I'm not seeing much effect. It's entirely true that my provider is cautious when it comes to the use of insulin, and that mostly makes me happy, as I really don't want to have any blood sugar lows, but on the other hand, I'm not sure that I'm getting enough to meet my needs, and it's a little depressing. If I'm going to jab myself in the abdomen every day with a sharp needle, I'd at least like a little positive result. Is that too much for a girl to ask?
And, the hardest part of this whole thing is that I'm not really spending any time obsessing about my cute little baby on the way. What will her name be? Does she have enough cute clothes? No, I'm focused on how many carbs are in my next meal, and what will my blood glucose level be? I want to focus on the baby, not on me! Of course the bright side is that I'm taking good care of myself and I'm eating all the right foods and all that. So I'm being a good mama.
Above all, I want a healthy baby, but right now, I am impatient for change.
Posted by chri1010 at October 28, 2008 3:59 PM | Family Matters
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I know exactly how you feel, I went through it with my daughter and luckily it went away as fast as it came, once she was born. Don't worry you'll get the hang of it and be healthy for the new one :) Before you know it, the time will fly past and will be a memory.
Take Care
Laura
Posted by: Laura at October 28, 2008 11:06 PM
It will get better, I assure you. I was giving myself three shots a day in the thigh (can you ask if you can do it there instead of the abdomen?) and at first, it didn't make any difference because the amounts were too low. But it gets sorted out and resorted with each additional visit and things will start to regulate.
Hang in there.
Posted by: Courtney at November 2, 2008 5:28 PM