Just been diagnosed with GD
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Ok the podcast is called The Midwives Cauldron, and there are two episodes on Gestational Diabetes- the pregnancy perspective and the baby’s perspective. They’re from mid 2021. Definitely leaned a lot x
I'm on my second GD pregnancy, I've had it since 9 weeks this time tho, it's been long! Join a FB group called Gestational Diabetes UK and look at their website for recipes. I'm still diet controlled and had a result of 9.4 on the test. Happy to answer any questions if you need any advice, I feel like a veteran at this now 😄
I've also got GDM was diagnosed at almost 29 weeks with a 2 hour level of 7.8 🤦🏽♀️ I'm still only diet controlled and plan on not being induced unless I got to 40 +6 which is the current NICE guidance on induction for well managed GDM
I'm currently undergoing some more tests to see if I have GD (my test came back normal but I had a couple of sugar urine tests so now they want me to do the finger prick thing). I told them I don't want to be pushed to be induced and they said they won't mention it again and I could still have a homebirth even if I got diagnosed. My sister got induced for GD at 37 weeks and ended with c section. Just ask for more scans/monutoring and you could be able to control it with diet/medication
Any excuse for the NHS to induce 🤦🏻♀️ I was diagnosed with late GD, around the same time as you, and it was a freak out because they started talking about induction and shoulder dystocia… scare tactics. I was only just over, like you, and I managed it with diet. I learned what spiked my sugar and what didn’t, and did just fine. Definitely have an induction if it’s right for you, no judgment, but do a lot of research. There is a fantastic podcast about it which I’m gonna look up right now xx