Tuesday October 18, 2005
Blood Sugar Bummer
I failed my 1-hour blood glucose/gestational diabetes test, so I am going back on Friday to do the fasting + 3 hour one.
They want me there at 8 am, not having eaten for 12 hours, and nothing to drink but water. This should be interesting. I am SOOOOOOOO not a morning person and 8pm is 5-7 hours before I usually go to bed. (unless I stay up late of course). Ugggghhh.
I am going by myself because there is no way I want to deal with entertaining Zane for over 3 hours, nor am I asking anybody else to do it. There is only so much you can do in a dr’s office waiting room. I’ll just be packing some food with me so I can get some protein in me before getting back in the car for the drive home. Friday is going to stink!
I am not overly worried though. I failed the 1-hour with Zane and was fine on the 3-hour. I have had blood sugar problems (hypoglycemia – low blood sugar, other side of the coin to diabetes) in the past, so failing it isn’t a big surprise. I hope if I fail it I don’t have to deal with insulin. The poking myself all the time is bad enough, I hope I can just deal with it with diet, since I do that anyway and it is already fairly natural for me. (I became very hypoglycemic after starting Danizol (similar to steroids) for Endometriosis. After becoming educated about hypoglycemia, I realized I have always had a mild version of it, so I am pretty in touch with how my blood sugar is doing and eat accordingly to avoid problems)
