I am overweight, I actually weigh about 268 and havereally high blood sugar. Well, My plan was to lose as much weight as I can in the next 6 months to a year, then try to get pregnant. Well, I have been emotional and sick lately so just for reassurance I took a pregnancy test yesterday. Then, I took 7 more. haha. They ALL came out positive! So, here I am very excited, yet terrified because of my blood sugar leel. My quesiton is have any of you had high blood suger while pregnant? I go to the Doc in 2 days. But what kind of diet did you eat, was your pregnancy harder because of it? I was also told that because I have alot of belly fat, they may not be able to see my baby in an ultra sound. Now, I am new to all of this, so if i've been misinformed, please tell me!!! Thanks!

Congratulations!!

Do you mean that you are diabetic prior to this pregnancy? It seems so. Make a doctors appointment right away. Get your sugars in check. You and your baby will be fine but the better your levels are... less potential trouble.

I had gestational diabetes and was able to use an oral insulin. Yes, testing is a pain in the a$$ but critical. The less processed foods and more proteins I ate the less medicine I needed to take.

Fabulous news. Enjoy this time in your life

Oops, you do have an appt

Good luck!!!

Thanks, no I was not yet diabetic before pregnancy, but the doctor said I was pretty close. I am worried about gestational diabetes. Hearing that you got through it eases my mind a little!

I had gestational diabetes. It's a little scary, but easy to deal with. I had to test my blood sugar 3 times a day, but it never got bad enough that I had to use insulin. I had to regulate my sugar with my diet. Basically, the diet is a slightly lower-carb version of the food pyramid. They will want you to stay away from obvious sugar, regular pop, candy, juice, etc. You will also have to keep your starch intake down, go easy on the bread, pasta, rice. You can of course, have lots of vegetables and fruit. You get a little extra dairy and protein, as I remember. And go for walks!

CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy!

You sound quite similar to myself. I was 250 lbs prior to getting pregnant and went through all the glucose testing. I only had one abnormal reading but the doctor asked me to see the dietician. She started me on testing my blood sugar and food journalling for a week and then we went through and saw what worked and what didn't work as far as what made my sugars go too high. Basically what you should be eating is just a regular healthy diet, cut back on the carbs, eat as many veggies as you want, 3 servings of fruit a day, protein with meals, limited fat. Really what we should be eating anyways right?! So after that the doctor prescribed me an oral medication called Metformin, right now I am taking 500mg twice a day, one with breakfast and one with supper and it is keeping my blood sugars in the proper range. Oh yes drink lots of water and try for some exercise daily even if it is brief walk around the block.

As for seeing the baby on the ultrasound you will be able to see it. I have loads of abdominal fat and we have been able to see the baby every time I've had to go in for an ultrasound.

Feel free to PM me or post back if you've got any other questions or concerns. I wanted to lose weight too prior to getting pregnant but it didn't quite work out that way. I've only gained about 20 lbs and I only have 4 weeks left so I shouldn't gain too much more. I'm hoping I'll lose most of it with the birth. This will be my 2nd baby and I gained 45 lbs with him and was overweight at that time as well. I lost it all after 3 weeks of delivering. So don't get too freaked out about gaining a ton of weight because you probably won't.

I was also gestational diabetic when I was pregnant.

With everyone, it is going to be different. However, I DO recommend that you speak to your doctor about it, and specifically ask that you get monitored more often/more closely. They give a standard test (glucose tolerance test) at around 20 weeks pregnant, and if you feel that you are at high risk-you might want them to check before that.

Everyone is different. Some women have to eat low carb, I ate more calorie controleld, with a good balance of carbs/protein/fat. Some women will have to take insulin, others can control it with diet-it is different with everyone.

Now, with the GD under control, some women have no other complications. On the other hand, I did/do. The GD makes me have large babies. My full term baby was 10 pounds 4 ounces, and my two preemies were 9 pounds 4 ounces, and 9 pounds 3 ounces. They would have both been around or over 11 pounds most likely at full term.

Some women do not have this issue, though, it is all personal. My babies were all healthy, and perfect, though.

Thanks so much! You ladies sure give me hope that everything will turn out ok! This is my first child and I am soooo nervous!!!

Happy if you're diabetic and pregnant with high bloods then you're probably going to get alot of support during this pregnancy from medical professionals and probably put on a strict scheme. Its risky for people with good blood levels to give birth and they tend to have much more support. So if you feel that you're not getting enough help to control your bloods then make sure you do! but most of all, congrats!

It's good that you know you might have a potential problem with your blood sugars! I had no idea and it was such a shock at 24 weeks when I took the GTT. They will probably have you test much earlier to make sure you keep your blood sugars down. If it makes you feel any better, I was overweight when I got pregnant and with the diabetes diet (watching carbs) I only gained 4 pounds the whole pregnancy, and ended up with a 6 lb, 15 ounce baby. She got 9/9 on her apgars and passed all the blood sugar tests after birth (breastfeed if you can, this will help keep baby's sugar up and reduce risk for the baby developing diabetes later). I had to give up my homebirth after being diagnosed and had to take insulin shots at night for my fasting blood sugars, but I was able to have a nice hospital birth. Good luck with your appointments!