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Victoria F. - 28 Feb 2005 18:08 GMT

Yesterday morning, I woke at around 5 am, shaking, feeling nauseated, hot
and dizzy. Figured I was having some kind of morning sickness (at 37
weeks?!?) so I ate some crackers and went back to sleep. Morning blood
sugars were quite low for me, almost below 70. After breakfast, they'd only
gone up to 82. We went out running around, and at about 11:30, I started
shaking, getting dizzy, and feeling really out of sorts. DH stuffed a soda
down me, and we got lunch. About 30 minutes later the shaking stopped.

This morning, my numbers were in the low 70's again, and my post meal
numbers were in the low 80's again. The boys and I did our morning routine,
and at around noonish again I started shaking, getting dizzy, and feeling
very very disoriented. I tested again, and my number was 53. I guzzled
some orange juice, put a call in to my OB/midwife's office, and ate a meal.

Now, I'm supposed to have HIGH blood sugars with GD, right? I'm beginning
to wonder if I truly have GD, and whether this low-glycemic diet I'm on is
truly the best thing for me. Testing this low seems...I don't know. And I
don't think I've ever felt so *not* me as when these attacks of
shaking/disorientation hit.

TIA. I'm trying not to stress out about it.

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Best Wishes,
Victoria
Mom to Craig and Kurt
and new baby EDD 3-05

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amyeaustin@gmail.com - 28 Feb 2005 18:39 GMT

> TIA. I'm trying not to stress out about it.

That sounds *exactly* like me when I get hypoglycemic. Try to make
sure that you have some carb, some protein, and a little fat every time
you eat. Cheese with crackers, peanut butter with crackers or bread,
apple slices with peanut butter, dried fruits and nuts (trail mix),
etc. make good snacks. A glass of milk is my usual emergency "fix." I
also find that it helps to eat more frequently - especially now that
I'm pregnant.

The way I understand it is that each sort of food burns up in your
system at a different rate, so the carbs go first (for that "quick
burst of energy"), then as they're tapering off, the proteins start
burning off, and as they're leaving your system, the fats start going,
so rather than going up and down and up and down and up and down (as
you would if you ate exclusively carbs), you're able to keep your blood
glucose levels (glucose is just another word for "energy") at a more
constant rate. It works for me.

I'll be really interested to hear what Ericka has to say!

Amy

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Ericka Kammerer - 28 Feb 2005 21:29 GMT

> Yesterday morning, I woke at around 5 am, shaking, feeling nauseated, hot
> and dizzy. Figured I was having some kind of morning sickness (at 37
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> don't think I've ever felt so *not* me as when these attacks of
> shaking/disorientation hit.

Hmm...on what basis were you diagnosed with GD? Are you
treating with anything other than diet? Are you snacking often
enough? Certainly, 53 is well into the hypoglycemic range, and
you don't want to to be there. The GTT is not the world's most
replicable test by a long shot, so it's possible you were
incorrectly diagnosed. You can sometimes get that sort of
yo-yoing back and forth with aggressive treatment, but I
would be concerned about having levels this low. It's not
great to be hypoglycemic (defined usually as numbers under
60) while pregnant. It's not that there are dire outcomes
with it, but baby does need that glucose to grow optimally.

Best wishes,
Ericka

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Jenrose - 28 Feb 2005 23:34 GMT

> Yesterday morning, I woke at around 5 am, shaking, feeling nauseated, hot
> and dizzy. Figured I was having some kind of morning sickness (at 37
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> I don't think I've ever felt so *not* me as when these attacks of
> shaking/disorientation hit.

Doesn't sound like GD to me. Sounds like hypoglycemia and is the reason that
I don't do GTT...because I don't care *how* I react to glucola--I *know* I
tend to crash more often than not, blood sugar wise, and that's more concern
to me.

Jenrose

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