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I would see if your doctor would do another glucose test to see if you really do have GD. With what you've been eating and your blood sugar levels the way they are, I would say that you are hypoglocemic (sp?) not diabetic.
Are you eating snacks in between meals? It's good to eat the 3 main meals and then 3 snacks throughout the day. Going too long without eating can also mess with your blood sugars.
A blood sugar level of 100 isn't bad and 71 for fasting is a bit on the low side. When you get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom eat a snack. A snack might help to raise your fasting blood sugars. My blood sugars drop at night and then raises in the morning before I get up so my doctor told me to eat a snack. When I do my blood sugars are usually in the normal range for my fasting blood sugars. I always have granola bars and yogurt on hand for midnight snacks.View Thread

From what I have been told your fasting blood sugars should be between 65-95 and 2 hrs after eating it should be less than 120 and less than 140 one hr after eating.
Did the dr put you on a low carb diet. If he/she did then maybe that ought to be adjusted a bit if your blood sugars are low.View Thread

I've been trying to control my blood sugars as much as possible with diet and exercise. I've never been an unhealthy eater but counting carbs is alot more difficult than I thought.
Looks as if we are both doomed when it comes to diabetes. Both my grandmother's were diabetic. I have an aunt on my mothers side that was prediabetic but she was able to reverse that with diet and exercise. As for my mother's other siblings i'm not sure but I think at least one is diabetic. I don't know too much about my dad's family. He only had a younger brother and i'm pretty sure he's not diabetic although my grandmother was. My dad died when I was young so I don't know if he would have been diabetic later in life.
My family there is 9 kids and as far as I know only 2 of my siblings are diabetic with a possibility of 2 others. I know that one of my sister's is diabetic and i'm pretty sure the other one is too but she won't admit to it.
I hope your new dr is better than the last. I got pretty lucky and was able to find a good one right away. It sucks having a lousy dr.View Thread

Diabetes runs in my family so I wasn't too surprised to find out that I have GD. If it weren't for the fact that my mom and my older sister being diabetic for years I think I would be freaking out too. It's scary to think of what could happen to the baby. I try to stay calm because stress can also make your blood sugars go up.
Hope all goes well. It's not fun having GD. My biggest problem is having to count carbs and trying to get enough to eat.View Thread

I was put on insulin injections right away and a low carb diet and i'm still having a hard time keeping my blood sugars down.
My boyfriend's friends wife had GD and she also had a hard time keeping her blood sugar in check and her baby was born healthy and at a normal weight.
As long as you keep your blood sugar in check you shouldn't have too many problems. The problems start when your blood sugars get too high and your baby gains too much weight.View Thread



Any help would be appreciated.View Thread
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