GD

BritniLeigh

I'm surprised at how common it is. I think if Chrissy didn't have it, I wouldn't have known what it was.

How many of you had/have it?

 

katiegrl

My friend at work had it. It never went away for her

BritniLeigh

It can stick?

I wonder if additional weight gain or change in diet caused her to retain it? Or if she had diabetes already and it wasn't diagnosed?

My aunt was diagnosed just before she got pregnant and only because she had to have a physical before she had a surgery performed. I wonder if she wouldve been diagnosed with GD and then D after.

 

WideSmileMama

Did not have it in either pregnancy even though they say it is more common for us fat chicks

NH2006

WideSmileMama:

Did not have it in either pregnancy even though they say it is more common for us fat chicks

 

OMFG, Laura....I totally snorted my sprite zero! I *heart* you!

Punken13

I had it with Jacoby but not with Noah

Mrs.Darah

I had it (kind of) with Alex and I'll find out in a few months if I have it with this one. I failed 1/4 of the test, so I had what they called "impaired glucose tolerance."

 

It's actually more common than I knew. IIRC, up to 10% of PG women get it.

Mrs.Darah

and Laura, I puffy heart you, too. That was great. That's two good laughs I've gotten off here today.

katiegrl

Britni she didn't retain the weight. She is not much bigger than I am. Supposedly, it can then go away with the second pregnancy, but for her it did not.

BritniLeigh

well then shes got something she can throw in the face of her kid when he's ungrateful. Instead of the traditional "I was in labor for 11 hours with you...yadda yadda yadda. She can add that she can't eat sugar any more too."

carryl

I had it and had to do 4 insulin shots a day. I was cleared at my 6 weeks checkup that my levels are completely normal but I still watch what I eat and I'm trying to loose weight so that I don't risk having Type II later. I was surprised how common it was as well, even Angelina Jolie has it.

katiegrl

carryl:

I had it and had to do 4 insulin shots a day. I was cleared at my 6 weeks checkup that my levels are completely normal but I still watch what I eat and I'm trying to loose weight so that I don't risk having Type II later. I was surprised how common it was as well, even Angelina Jolie has it.

 

Wow and she certainly is not heavy!!

BritniLeigh

and she looks anorexic. Wow!

ann11/11

diabetes in general is pretty common. 1 in 14 people have it

Victoria808

I had it- I failed 1/4 of it, so I had "impaired tolerance"... but my check first thing in the morning was always high, so I had to do a shot of insulin before bed.  Apparently there are some extra hormones in the morning that impair the breakdown of glucose when you're pregnant- making your diet/exercise not really change anything (well in my case, bc the numbers after meals were acceptable). 

And the fat chick comment cracked me up haha