Hello! I'm back for more updates and to post some pics. Two weekends ago we finally got to celebrate my graduation and I finally got proof that I'm done. Here are some pics from the grad party held the evening before commencement and from the commencement ceremonies itself.
there was cake, barbecue and for some reason, lots of babies
what you hopefully could not tell from these photos is that the robe is actually a sauna.
In other not-so celebratory news, the day after these celebrations I took my second, much more fun glucose tolerance test. It was promptly revealed that I do have gestationational diabetes or GD. It shouldn't have been much of a surprise since I
actually had 3 out of 4 common risk factors (>25 yo at first pregnancy, family history of diabetes, pacific islander) in addition to having been previously diagnosed with insulin resistance due to my PCOS. However, I was still pretty upset with this diagnosis since I know that this could affect the baby to some extent (high birth weight, hypoglycemia at birth among other things). I've started feeling more confident about dealing with GD since taking a class (with Paul) with a dietitian and a maternal and fetal medicine nurse. Basically, we're trying to control my blood glucose levels with a combination of diet, exercise and glucose monitoring. The diet is not as strict as I feared it be since I'm still supposed to be taking in 2300 calories per day. The main changes I need to make is in the proportions of the types of food I eat (carbs, protein, veggies, fruits, etc) and also surprisingly enough, when I can eat them. For example, I need to eat less carbs in general especially in the morning but the amount of protein I can have is actual quite a lot. I could also squeeze in dessert once in a while if I cut back on other carbs. Another change is that I ought to be eating 6 meals a day which consists of the 3 main meals and 3 snacks (morning, afternoon and bedtime). This would prevent my blood sugar from spiking too much. Anyway, I could go on and on about this but suffice it to say, I feel pretty confident we could control this with just diet and exercise and hopefully not having to take medications or insulin.
That's my update for now. Before I end though I probably owe you a belly pic. Here's a couple of pics including one with Paul's graduation present for me.
wowza!
my new crafty friend!
hey, i was positive on my first GD test too and I was super bummed about that and having to eat brown stuff, ... whole wheat pasta eeck.... i had to stay on a diet for like 2 weeks (which i havent done before in my life) so ya, i got kinda sad... but good thing i tested negative on the 2nd test.. anyway, good luck with the diet.. it sounds manageable naman :)
ReplyDeletecongrats on the graduation by the way!
congratulations!!! that is, on the graduation part, the sweet present part, and the growing baby part, and the new baby stuff part! ;) as for the GD part... boo! Sorry to hear about it, but glad that it's something you can have some control over through eating right. you 3 (!) are in our prayers! -kelly & luke
ReplyDeleteAww, you'll be able to do it. I almost got diagnosed with GD my 2nd time around but passed the 3 hour test. If you need any food ideas, here is a list I found awhile ago:
ReplyDeletehttp://egestationaldiabetes.com/gestational-diabetes-sample-dinner-ideas/