November 12, 2004
I keep failing the glucose tests
Since yesterday, I've checked my glucose level five times, and each time it was well above the limit. Even throwing out the first test, which was done before altering my diet, that's four high readings in a row, and after just three we're told to contact the nurse.
I left a message at the clinic this morning, after my post-breakfast test, but I didn't get a return call until noon, and it was the wrong nurse. (She doesn't work with the gestational diabetes patients.) The proper nurse called about 45 minutes later.
After going over my glucose levels with her, she told me to begin insulin injections, starting with a very low dose. So a trip to the pharmacy is on the agenda for this afternoon. I'll do my first injection right before dinner.
I have been eating within the guidelines I got yesterday. Actually, I've been under the required amounts because I missed my late afternoon snack yesterday. That didn't stop my post-dinner result from being 149 (instead of under 120). My 'bedtime snack' (required just before I go to sleep) last night was two glasses of milk, to meet the 2 carb servings requirement. When I tested at 8:15am, my pre-breakfast glucose level was 122 and it should have been under 90. Post-breakfast (1/2 cup of Cheerios with 1/2 cup of milk), it went up to 129.
After my lunch and dinner results were high yesterday, I looked at Dale and said, "I think I'm going to end up on insulin." He looked back at me and said, "Yeah, I've been expecting that." When I asked why, he said, "Because your body is a Drama Queen, even if you don't want it to be." I think he's right about that. There's certainly been a lot of medical drama in this pregnancy, and we'd have been so happy to have avoided all of it.