Gestational Diabetes! What It Is, Testing, Risks & Why We Care About It! | Sarah Lavonne
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- Have you been tested for gestational diabetes yet? Gestational diabetes just means that you develop diabetes during pregnancy - why do we care? Stay tuned! In this first (of many) complications of pregnancy video I'm going to teach you all about what happens in your body when you have gestational diabetes (GDM), what the risks are for you and your baby in the future, the risks for your pregnancy, how they test you and how you know if you're positive. Then, I'll be back for part 2 where I talk about everything you need to know if you test positive. No stress! I got you!
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I wanted to share my story with gestational diabetes. I would like to say I am overweight and have family history of diabetes.
I was tested for gestational diabetes at 11 weeks. I did the 1hr test and failed. So I had to do the 3hr test. I failed that. I'm glad we caught it early. I saw a nutritionist right away. I controlled my blood sugar levels with nutrition for as long as possible. As the baby grew my body became more insulin resistant. So I had to be placed on Metformin. As my pregnancy continued to progress eventually Metformin wasn't cutting it. I had to be placed on insulin. They determined how much insulin I needed based on my body. Unfortunately they gave me to much insulin and I experienced low blood sugar. So the healthcare team lowered the insulin I was taking. All was well after that.
I hated insulin. My belly was a pin cushion :(
My OB told me since I tested positive so early for gestational diabetes, I probably had type 2 diabetes and didn't know it. 100% not the case. I saw my primary care doctor before I got pregnant and she said I didn't have diabetes. I was tested a few months after pregnancy and again did not have diabetes.
BUT I learned so much with this process. I opted to be induced at 39 weeks. It was my first pregnancy so it was a 48hr induction process. With a successful vaginal delivery. My daughter was at a healthy weight. She was 6lbs 14oz at birth. I can only imagine what her weight would of been like other wise.
HUGE THANK YOU TO SARAH! You helped educate me through your videos. I am so grateful.
Wow at 36 weeks my baby girl was 8lbs 4 oz. Glad you caught it early. This is my second pregnancy and did not have GD with my first but about to do a 2nd GD with my second pregnancy
I love your videos! I just lost 82 pounds and overcame 4 years of infertility and am 16 weeks pregnant with my first! I’m learning a lot from you, and I’ll be documenting my mommyhood journey over on my channel! Thanks for all you’ve taught me! 😘
omg congrats that is AMAZING!!!!!
Sarah Lavonne Thank you!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
So happy to see this video! Im 25 weeks and have been petrified of doing my GD test :'( not afraid of the test itself, or the idea of needles etc, just reaaaaaally don't want to test positive and I hate the idea that some people just have it and there's nothing you can do about it
Would love to see a video on thyroid issues and anemia during pregnancy.
Yes! Me too!
I understand that being overweight and inactive are big risk factors for GD. My only risk factor for it was family history of diabetes, and I got GD even though I'm healthy and actually on the taller, leaner side. So emphasizing the overweight risk factor just made me more shocked and ashamed when I was diagnosed, as if I had done something to cause it. When it was really just bad luck and genetics. So women need to hear that it's not their fault if they do have it, and people need to be educated so they don't judge women who do have it.
My nutritionist emphasized that a person can not "cause" gestaional diabetes. Yes you can put yourself at higher risk, but it all comes down to that darn placenta and the hormones it controls. I was overwieght and had the family risk factor, but my mom had it once and she was always in very good shape.
I was swimming throughout my whole pregnancy and still failed the test by 3 points bc my dad and my SO mom's have type 2. So it's genetic too.
She puts way too much emphasis on weight and doesn’t even mention many of the other “risk factors” just super judgey in a fake happy voice. And notice she liked your reply but didn’t actually comment back to address your concerns.
This video is horrible.
I had a horrible time with the gestational diabetes testing with my first pregnancy. I tried to take the test 3 times but the sweet drink you have to drink made me sick and I threw it up each time, invalidating the test. Each time I tried within minutes I was hot and sweaty, my heart was racing and my vision went dark until I threw up. It was really scary, especially the first time. It was also very frustrating because online I was seeing that this was an extremely common reaction for women who have had bariatric surgery but my ob kept having me go back and try again and again. I felt like no one was listening or understood the effects bariatric surgery were on pregnancy. I even called my bariatric surgeon’s office and the nurse there just said, “Oh, that test is hard for everyone.” But when I looked online I saw a bunch of medical journals that said that the test can cause server reactions for bariatric patients. Finally, I refused to go back, I tested my own blood sugar 4 times a day for a week. Not one single high reading so no diabetes. But I am worried about what will happen with my next pregnancies.
Sarah, I absolutely love you videos; I felt so much more confident through my entire pregnancy because of them. Especially, when I went in for a normal check up and ended up getting induced, I already knew all of the procedures they had to use. So thank you! You made an unplanned induction a lot less scary.
If you happen to know anything about the effects bariatric surgery can have on pregnancy that would be wonderful! I know it isn’t the most common thing and it feels like there isn’t a lot of reliable information out there. But I know I am not the only one!
When I was pregnant with my twins, they automatically started with the 2 hour test (but my office did the 2 hr one for all pregnancies). Now I'm pregnant with a singleton (in a different state) and started with the 1 hr. Thankfully I passed both of them 🙌🏼
Thanks for this video! I just had my first baby 3 months ago at 23 and I had no risk factors for any type of complication and ended up with Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia (that went away in the hospital but I went to the OB ER for delayed hemorrhage 2 days after discharge and had developed hypertension again). Bc I had such a dramatic (but not quite traumatic) birth we decided it was best to have our next and final biological child (adopting after this, saving now!!) while we were still stationed here where we trust the medical team fully! It will be closer together than is recommended (9 months from birth to conception if all goes good) but we LOVE the care we received here.
Ugh I just found out yesterday that I have gestational diabetes. I’m looking forward to the second video.
Thank you for this video! I had gestational diabetes with my first child 6 months ago and there is not enough content about it. I am a petite, healthy individual and it was so hard to wrap my head around having it. The insulin shots, daily testing and early induction were tough.
Perfect timing. I just had my test this morning.
Thank you for the video! I am looking forward to part two since I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes :)
Currently watching this as I am doing my 3 hour glucose! Seriously love your videos!
High blood pressure! I was induced at 39 weeks in my first pregnancy because of high blood pressure and I'm wondering what are the chances or what are the risks of this occuring again, occuring earlier in my pregnancy, causing preeclampsia, all that jazz.
I'm tested positive for gestational diabetes. Learnt a lot from this video.. Waiting for part 2 :)
Perfect timing!! I was just checking my levels :/
I wish you would have talked about the placenta's role in gestational diabetes & that if you didn't have it before, that it's not you're fault you have it during your pregnancy.
Just found your channel!! Love all the info. I’m 33 weeks with baby 3 and just failed my second glucose test and this will be m6 first time dealing with gestational diabetes. Would love to see videos on gbs+ and the rh factors!! Can’t wait for video 2.
So helpful!! Thank you!!
so i had a hospital birth, i had a midwife whom i chose because she saw me through my first pregnancy but i also had a doctor i had never met before. this doctor told me just by seeing me that my baby would be too big if i gained anything and he would get stuck and die. i saw her a second time after my glucose test(which came out negative) and still told me he would get stuck and die if i gained anything. he was 10 pounds and was easier than my 8 pound baby.
Not even pregnant, but I watch all of your videos. So informative.
Question! You mentioned that it’s very common to “fail” the first sugar test...why is that? Because that happened to me! I am in general very healthy and it surprised me a lot to be called back in for the second sugar test. I did “pass” the second one, but I am curious why it’s so easy to fail the first one?
I could be wrong, but I think they set the number at which someone fails to be pretty low to make sure they catch everyone. They'd rather have people take the 3 hour who end up being fine than to potentially miss diagnosing someone with GD who has it.
I just listened to a podcast with nutritionist Lilly Nichols that said the best way to avoid GD is to avoid sugars and processed foods. Easy.....
That sugary drink was yummy to me. I thought it would be bad based on what I heard but i drank it like nothing
Would have been tested better with ice on it
Thanks for this video, I'm looking forward to part 2! I'm 36 weeks and have GD and take insulin to control my fasting blood sugar. I'm hoping part 2 comes out before my baby does 😉.
Maybe I'm overemotional but this video made me feel even crappies I've paused like 5 times to cry something about hearing all that can go wrong in a cheery tone is just making me feel like crap
Love your informative content and the way you present it. Can you please do one on the condition low-placenta/ placenta previa
None of my tests were finger pricks. They were all blood draws. 😣 it was awful. (I did have gestational diabetes) they also did check my A1C. I also had a pilonidal cyst. I was told it was common with gestational mommas, but it was never explained to me why. But I guess what you said about infection makes sense! Thank you!
I know you did a video regarding tearing. Can you do one for mothers who had tearing during first baby and whether they should be worried about tearing for second baby. I had a 4th degree with my son and OB said next time should be a C-section. Fast forward 6 years I'm pregnant and my new OB says she sees no reason why I can't have another vaginal birth.
Thankyou so much for the videos you make!! I them all ❤️ pregnant with my first baby 👶🏻
Can you do a video on early placental calcification. Concerns and how it happens & how it’s monitored. Please!
Thank you!!! I may have this so it’s super helpful
oooh! Do one on preeclampsia!
YESSSSSS COMING!
@@sarahlavonne yay! I had post partum preeclampsia with my 3rd baby and preeclampsia with my fourth. Even though I am done having babies I still like to learn about what I went through.
Sarah Lavonne can u make a video on baby aspirin use for low Papp- A hormone plzzz. Cuz I know it’s somehow related to preeclampsia
Thank you for this video! I have PCOS with insulin resistance and a family history of diabetes type 2 so this is something that has been on my mind. At each of my appointments they test urine for proteins and sugars, how accurate of an indicator is sugar in urine for gestational diabetes?
Another awesome video Sarah. Thank you.
Could you please do a video about developing HBP after pregnancy?
You should do hypothyroidism, cholestasis and shingles. I had those separately during my three pregnancies. I had to do most of my own research.
Hi Sarah! I had Gestational Diabetes during my first pregnancy, could you possibly discuss the chances of having it in subsequent pregnancies or how to reduce the risk of having it again? Your videos are great, thank you! 😁
My doctors at maternal fetal medicine told me I am at a higher risk to have it again in the future, but it not necessarily a sure thing. They also told me that an American woman goes from a 1:3 chance to a 1:2 chance of developimg type 2 diabetes.
Izzy Bailey oh very good to know, thank you!
My dr told me sadly I'll have it the 2nd pregnancy
Can you make a video about the complications of being overweight and being pregnant/delivery
I Know this has nothing to do with gestational diabetes, but could you maybe make a video about low lying placenta/placenta praevia or tell me if you have already talked about this previously.
I'm 32 weeks and was diagnosed with an unusually calcified and low placenta - and it does worry me a bit! Especially because baby seems to be a little too small...
I like the new changes. Your video guy is great! I have a question about taking signatures to the glucose syrup.
Great video, im 35 weeks and as far as i know haven't been tested, i live in the uk but have never done the sugary drink test
Thank you for doing this video!!!
Thanks You for your videos Sarah ❤️ Love them..
This makes me feel so much better. I failed my 1hr and have to go back this week for the 3hr. I was diagnosed with a partial placenta previa. Can you do a video on that? My dr is certain it will move, since I'm only 28wks.
Your outtakes are hilarious. 😂
Do you have a video or can you make a video talking about high risk pregnancies and what happens at high risk doctors appointments and about low blood platelets while pregnant. I just found out I’m high risk with low blood platelets and I’m nervous. Wondering what my first high risk appointment will be like.
Also I have Round Ligament Varicosites. It’s very rare and looks like inguinal hernia. Have you heard of this?
Hashimoto's thyroiditus and pregnancy
Failed my 1hr glucose test with a 141!!!! I will test tomorrow with the 3 hr test!!!! 😬😬😬 I’m soooo nervous!!
Can you talk about pregnancy with a previous diagnosis of chronic pain? I am 27 weeks pregnant and have fibromyalgia and there is very little information out there about it. I know everyone is different, but I had to switch doctors due to a move, and I have so much conflicting info/advice.
Pelvic girdle pain! I had that in my pregnancy and I had to be induced it was so bad. Will my second pregnancy have it aswell?
I am on my third pregnancy, I had pelvic girdle pain with my second starting around 6-7months this pregnant it started at 3 months :( has to completely stop walking longer then 15mins.
Thanks 🇺🇬
Hyperemsis gravidarum
Hi. Do you have a video about postpartum gystational deabetes brestfeeding ?
I have a late onset gestational diabetes, didn't pass the one hour and failed one of the hours on the three hour test so they had me retake at a later time then I failed that one, baby is measuring large and my uterus is ahead so I get to be induced when i'm 39 weeks which is a week from today
Thanks for your video but I want to ask can you do the GD test at 34 or 35 week
Would I be more prone to Gestational Diabetes if I have PCOS?
Can you do one on IUGR? I'm 28 weeks, and have been diagnosed with iugr
Can you make a video about marginal umbilical cord insertion? I have that and there isn’t much info on it. I want your view on it from your experience
I'm almost 29 weeks and have to go in and take the 3 hour test. 😖
I passed!
I just did the 2 hr test at 25 weeks(fasting draw, 1 hr draw and 2 hr draw). My fasting & 1hr tests were normal range, but my 2hr test came back below normal & felt shaky & horrible by the time I got home. Can you touch more on Low blood sugar in this test? ..Does your diet matter? I try to avoid a lot of sugars and drinking the sugar water they gave me is not typical.
If you have not recorded part 2, Please stress the importance of not using the 'tips on how to pass your glucose tolerance test' When I looked up how to read glucose tolerance test, tips to pass came up. UGH
Hi would a blood sugar level of 6 mmol during fasting in the morning in pregnancy be acceptable.
I only had the first test for the dr to tell me I have diabetes at 211 blood sugar..should I ask for the second test?
When you have a highblood pressure during pregnancy?how to handle it can I labor normally?
What is a normal range after the 1 hr test?
I am recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes and so confused about what should I eat. Since I still dont have my glucometer its hard to know if i’m eating right.
I just ate a piece of banana this morning which is around 23 grams of carbs based on google. And I am only allowed 30-40 grams of carbs per meal. Does it mean a piece of banana and a food with a carb lower than 17 grams is actually a meal for me?? I get so stressed on how I should measure my carbs because It’ll leave me very very hungry
I did the glucose test at my first doctors appointment when I was 13 weeks because my family has a long history of diabetes including type 1. My glucose was 88 an hour after drinking the sugary stuff. Is that normal or could it be considered low? I am now 25 weeks and go to a new doctor and they want me to do the test again for some reason but this time fasting before hand. Should I be concerned?
I got diabetic with my first child and they told me I may have diabetic with my second child to is that true
So i am asking again why would my doctor think that my gestational diabetes went undetected. I failed the 1 hour and passed the 3 hour but had a 10lb 6oz baby.
I was told that in some rare cases you can pass the 3 hour test and still have gestational diabetes. I passed twice but my doctor was still convinced I had it, ended up having to test my sugars 4 times a day for 2 days and was diagnosed based on my readings from that.
Could have been a glucose intolerance. Not full blown GD.
Where is part 2?
Coming!
I unfortunately had GD... My nutritionist said that my chances of being type 2 diabetic are higher because I’m a twin. Is there any truth to this?
I did the test and thought I was going to die. Not doing it should I have a second child