Can borderline gestational diabetes cause stillbirth?
If you are borderline that means you are in a better boat then those with full blown gd. They have perfectly healthy babies and so will you. No worries, you and your baby will be fine. Keep a well balanced diet, you are almost there!! Good luck and congratulations.
New diabetes diagnosis - blood sugar 168 - did not fast before test - should I have another test run?
First off, diabetes canNOT be diagnosed through symptoms alone. Inf act, symptoms of diabetes are NOT important to the diagnosis AT ALL. The symptoms might cause you to go to the doctor, but diabetes is diagnoses TOTALLY through blood tests, NOT symptoms. A proper diagnosis of diabetes REQUIRES a FASTING blood sugar reading. In fact, PROPER diagnosis of diabetes using blood glucose levels is thus: "Two consecutive fasting readings of more then 130". But now, a new test is being used, the A1C test. The A1C test, because it AVERAGES your blood sugars over the last 90 days, can be taken fasting or not. But A1C readings come back, like, "5.6" or "8.2", NOT "168". So it appears that you did NOT get an A1C test. SO . . . . You have had ONE reading, and it was not fasting, Therefore, your diagnosis of diabetes is much to be questioned. You need to make an appointment with an ENDOCRINOLOGIST for a "second opinion", and ASK FOR proper testing for diabetes. Your current GP is "Old School", and, while he is trying to protect your life, he is being a bit too conservative with his judgments. Make the appointment for the second opinion NOW, but wait on the prescritpion until you get a more definitive answer. But get that second opinion BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK!
Can diabetes testing be fooled?
Why would you want to? Diabetes is a very serious disease and it needs to be treated at whatever level you have. If you manage to "trick" the test what would really be the advantage? Diabetic coma? Kidney damage? Death???
I was diagnosed with diabetes A1c was 7.4 however; my doctor didn't prescribe any medication. I'm freaking out can someone explain this to me? She said we have to wait another three months for a proper diagnoses
Do not panic. Do not freak out. I am 52 and was diagnosed around 10 years ago and I freaked out a bit too. My A1C is under control and have never had a complication.The advice given by some of the others is good. Knowledge is power. Cut out products containing refined sugars, cut back on the carbs and start walking every day if you can. Buy a Fitbit and try to get at least 10,000 steps a day. Chances are good your A1C will go down by your next test.Type 2 Diabetes is not a death sentence. My grandfather had it from his 40s until he died at 89 and never had a single complication. My parents are in their 70s and have never had a single complication. True, everyone is different but most of the power is in your hands. Don’t be a victim, just own it.Did I mention walking?If you drink alcohol, now’s a good time to quit.Type 2 Diabetes CAN be a horrible disease but it doesn’t have to be. The diabetes industry wants you to get on medicine so you can keep buying and eating garbage processed foods. Eat whole foods, get your sugar fix from an apple rather than a soda. I’ve had good results with integrating some natural remedies into my diet like apple cider vinegar, psyllium husk (fiber), MCT oil and full spectrum hemp CBD. I’m not a doctor but I know what works for me, and you’ll find out what works for you.You can go on a program sponsored by Kraft Foods and the pharmaceutical industry or you can try controlling your sugar intake and exercising more - or some combination of both. But don’t freak out.Also, many of the new glucose meters can connect to your smartphone so you can track your progress.You have the power. You can do it!
What is the medical test for diabetes?
Hi Anthony, The word diabetes comes from the word 'siphon,' a Greek word that means large amount of urine. The total amount of a typical healthy adult is 1.5 litre per day. There are two form of diabetes: Type 2 - Diabetes Insipidus - insufficiency of antiduritic hormone (ADH). leads to polyuria (large amount of urine) and polydipsia (frequent drinking).Type 1 - Diabetes mellitus (DM) or 'sweet urine.' A group of heterogeneous disorders - common factor is glucose intolerance. Clinical Symptoms include: Polyuria (large amount of urine)Polydipsia (frequent drinking)Polyphagia (depletion of cellular stores of carbohydrate, fats and proteins) Weight loss (loss of body tissue as fat and proteins used for energy)Fatigue (poor use of food products). Here is how the diagnosis made in the UK: – 2hr oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Clinician makes diagnosis and the patient is told to fast and in the morning a blood sample is taken and traditionally the patient will be given 75g of glucose and everyhalf an hour after that 5 blood samples will be taken. However, now they only do one sample for 15hrs and one for 2hr and a urine sample will also be taken along with this. Despite that, this is currently phased out and now whatis measured is the HbA1c – Hemoglobin A1c- it is basically normal A1glycoprotein with glucose stuck to it and this was seen more commonly indiabetic patients. Diabetics patient have more HbA1c – cut of is 65% - anyone having less than65% is classed as non-diabetic whereas anyone having more than 65% is classesas diabetic. Cheers :)
Are A1C diabetes test of 5.9 good?
A1c A truly normal A1c is between 4.6% and 5.4% A1cs are not as good a measure of actual blood sugar control in individuals as they are for groups. An A1c of 5.1% maps to an average blood sugar of 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) or less when group statistics are analyzed, but normal variations in how our red blood cells work make the A1cs of truly normal individuals fall into a wider range. Some people's A1cs are always a bit higher than their measured blood sugars would predict. Some are always lower. NOTE: If you are anemic your A1c will read much lower than your actual blood sugars and the resulting A1c is not a useful gauge of your actual blood sugar control. Heart attack risk rises in a straight line fashion as A1c rises from 4.6%. If you are not diabetic , then you are as close to it as you caan get. In other word's the numbers are not normal. Here's what haas to be done: There are 4 key steps to controlling glucose levels : 1) EXERCISE- Walking is fine but Nordic Walking is Great. Exercise also lowers Glucose levels , lowers Cholesterol and lowers Blood Pressure. Google it.Exercise is Non-Negotiable !!!Thats why it is Number 1 on the list. 2) Knowledge- http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/index.ph… This is a great site for info 3) Meds. Metformin to start. Never , ever take Actos or Avandia. They may kill you. Bone fractures, heart problems and what diabetics really don't need is that they change Bone Stem Cells to Fat Cells.Also never ever take Onglyza or Januvia . They can can inhibit the bodys immune system and let cancer spread. 4) Diet- A low carb diet is in order. I can't count carbs so I use Mendosa's Glycemic Index Diet. Great for the whole family. http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm If you are faithful to diet and exercise then you might not need the metformin! TIN
Hi, Does treating gestational diabetes involve hospitalization over 3 days? Is the doctor scamming us?Thanks?
You are wrong. There is one other test that you have not given us the result of -- the A1C test. This is a MUCH better indicator that the daily "finger stick readings". I suspect that THIS test is what your doctor is working with. Simply put, "finger stick readings" can be fooled by eating healthy for a few HOURS. The A1C canNOT be fooled! What is EXTREMELY important is that the condition be brought under control IMMEDIATELY! Gestational Diabetes can causes birth defects or still birth! She MUST have this condition treated, and her blood sugars brought under control NOW -- without delay. Your unborn child simply does not have the time for her to get her diet under control! She NEEDs to be hospitalized NOW. And yes -- it takes 3-4 days to get blood sugar under control. While she is a "captive audience" the hospital will probably ALSO provide her (and you) with counseling and dietary advice so that she can KEEP her blood sugars under control for the duration of the pregnancy, thus SAVING YOUR INFANTS LIFE! The DOCTOR has MUCH more experience and training with these problem than you or I. t is EXTREMELY important -- for the health of your baby -- that you LISTEN to what the doctor says, and follow order exactly -- INCLUDING 3-4 days in the hospital! By the way, Gestational Diabetes is a primary indicator of pending Type 2 Diabetes in the mother. Your wife needs to be extra special careful that she does not develop Type 2 Diabetes after she delivers the child. She can do this by strict dietary control, increased exercise level (as if chasing toddler around isn;t enough . . . .), and getting her weight back to "normal" and KEEPING IT THERE. [Makes her look better for you, too!]