Glucose in my urine..gestational diabetes? Any info appreciated?
Nov 15, 2009 | Signs of Gestational Diabetes
I am 36 weeks prego and passed my glucose intolerance test at 26 weeks so I was not considered to have gestational diabetes but I frequently had hypoglycemic attacks (usually when I had oj and sugary instant oatmeal for breakfast and waited too long for lunch) Yesterday they found glucose in my urine after I left and my doc called me and told me to cut out the sweets and watch my sugar intake. Does this mean I have gestational diabetes? I did eat ice cream the night before my urine test which was taken early in the am, dont know if that matters. I am going to the doc again on Mon and will have a blood test done to see whats up but until then I would like to know what it is. I am now following a Diabetic Diet (Im a nurse but not familiar with diabetes, I do know the diet though from working with patients) just in case to reduce the risk of increased insulin production in my baby. Any info? Do you think it was the ice cream that did it? Is the glucose in the urine a sign? I will chose best answer asap and give pos ratings, thank you 
You are at the very end of your pregnancy.
Yes, it appears that you do have gestational diabetes.
The doctor will talk to you about watching carbohydrates and no, ice cream the night before should not have anything to do with sugar in the urine unless something was wrong.
It is possible that your doctor may want to deliver you a bit early due to the diabetes and the baby may need to be in the NICU for blood tests for 24 hours.There is an increased risk of high insulin production and thus hypoglycemia.
Ask all these question to your doctor and good luck for a strong healthy baby.
The diabetes will resolve right after delivery.
November 15th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Simply put, yes, you have gestational diabetes. You body has "outgrown" it’s ability to produce insulin.
If your body was working normally, there would be no glucose in your urine. The glucose "spilling" into the urine shows that you have developed gestational diabetes.
The good news is that if you continue to follow the proper dietary restrictions and KEEP your blood sugars in the normal range (go buy a meter…) then you should have no problems.
You’re a nurse — you KNOW what to do. So do it!
After you deliver, you need to continue to work to bring your body weight back to close to "normal". Stay in contact with your doctor specifically for this reason. Gestational diabetes often takes several weeks to go away after delivery, so you need to continue treatment for at least a month.
If you bring your weight back to "normal", the diabetes should subside in a month or less. if you STILL have high blood sugar after 30 days, you need to be tested again to see if it is possible that your gestational diabetes has progressed into Type 2 Diabetes.
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November 15th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
You are at the very end of your pregnancy.
Yes, it appears that you do have gestational diabetes.
The doctor will talk to you about watching carbohydrates and no, ice cream the night before should not have anything to do with sugar in the urine unless something was wrong.
It is possible that your doctor may want to deliver you a bit early due to the diabetes and the baby may need to be in the NICU for blood tests for 24 hours.There is an increased risk of high insulin production and thus hypoglycemia.
Ask all these question to your doctor and good luck for a strong healthy baby.
The diabetes will resolve right after delivery.
References :
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