Last week I called a call from the doctor saying that I failed my first glucose test. I know why did I not post about it? Well I am not good at talking about stuff before I am ready to deal with it myself. I felt angry at my body. How could my body let me down? How could I have this when I am so healthy and workout? Regardless I failed the test. So I was depressed and feeling bad for myself because I LOVE sugar. I have always loved sugar. There have been times in my life where I have given up white flour and all forms of sugar completely and I felt great but since Max was born, I have not been able to kick it. I have known for many years that I do not process sugar or gluten well but Diabetes, What?
So today I went for the 3 hour glucose challenge. I woke at 7 am and drank 4 ounces of soy milk. I arrived at 9:20 am and took a fasting blood test. Then the I drank the horrible liquid at 9:30 am and an hour later another blood test and an hour later another blood test and an hour later another blood test. UGH. I was so damn dizzy and so damn hungry. My numbers were great. Actually they were more leaning towards hypoglycemia than towards diabetes. I was hypoglycemic as a child and early adult. Anyway, finally I was able to eat at 1 pm and I actually started sweating in the car as I was shoving rices cakes with almond butter down my throat. I actually sat there with a spoon licking the almond butter off the spoon. I was so hungry. But I passed. I spoke to my chinese herbalist, who said that stress and sleep can affect glucose levels. I should have not taken that test after being sick and not sleeping for 3 weeks but who knew. Yeah all is fine.
But I have Lymes Disease. That stupid deer tick bit me and I show up for antibodies. I do not show up for having the ticks DNA in my body but I know the tick had lyme because we tested it and so I am on Ceftin, a safe antibiotic for pregnancy, for 20 days. YUK. I guess I am lucky since 3 out of 10 people show no symptoms and I am one of those. I just happened to feel the tick and pick it off my neck and put him in a baggy to take to the doctors and have tested. Of course I cursed the burbs since this shit never happened to me in the city, where I grew up since I was 3. But hey shit happens.
As for the little girl inside of me, she is head down. My BP is low as usual. I am measuring 28 weeks even though I am 30, which is what I measured with Max. My weight gain has hit a plateau and I have not gained in the past 3 weeks. Actually I gave up the sugar and lost 2 pounds. Doctor said it is totally fine and there is so much fat that the baby lives off of. So I have gained 20 pounds to date. Yeah.
I think I was having such a tough day with Max because I was nervous about this test today. I am hoping as I get older that I will get better at speaking up. I feel so lucky to have this blog because I can speak my truth so easily.
Eva says:
Medical concerns are the worst. So sorry.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Kellan says:
Oh, I’m sorry to hear about the diabetes and the lymes disease. I hated those 3 hour tests and always managed to escape that diagnoses with my preganancies - I don’t know how - I gained 92lbs - 92! - with my twins and almost as much with the other 2 pregnancies. I hope you will be okay and you get some rest. Take care of yourself. See you soon - Kellan
October 7th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
stephanie says:
I am sorry to hear about both. That is a lot for you to deal with and totally explains why you weren’t as patient with Max. At least you are being treated for the Lyme’s and are negative on the diabetes end. Sorry you had to endure a long test like that! I think that I am going to try to cut back my sugar as well. From reading people that have done it, I have heard nothing but great things and you can see a different in weight gain and everything.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Billie says:
Uhg! Sorry to hear about the lymes disease and the extra testing. I hate the glucose test. I can’t believe how close you are getting! Are you exited? Ready?
October 7th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
its not about the badge says:
Sorry you had to go through those test for the diabetes. I hear they are no fun.
Thank goodness they caught the lymes. It is a scary disease. I love hunting, but I check myself compulsivly for days after I have been in the woods. I grew up with ticks, and I HATE them!!
October 8th, 2008 at 8:17 am
christy says:
Oh no! You have had so much stress lately. Hopefully it will be smooth sailing for the next few months.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Jenn Tarver says:
Wow! You’ve certainly had a lot to stress about. The tick thing SUCKS but hopefully you’ll not suffer from it too much. Does it ever go away? I can’t remember.
You seem really healthy so I’m not surprised that you havent’ gained a lot of weight. You look great!
October 8th, 2008 at 9:27 am
chelle says:
eeeps! What a scare, glad it is all good. My kids totally hone in on my stress level … makes it harder sometimes. It would be nice just to be allowed to be …rather than censor for them at times.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Amanda says:
You have had a hard and stressful time. I hope the rest of your pregnancy is plain sailing.
l,
Amanda x
October 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Sara says:
FYI, I failed my glucose test, too. I refused to take the three hour challenge and chose instead to chart my blood sugars and found out that I did NOT have GD. I had a sensitivity to dextrose (corn sugar) which is what the glucose test is sweetened with.
I found that whenever I ate anything even MILDLY sweetened with corn sugar, my blood sugar levels would first skyrocket and then plummet into reactive hypoglycemia. Sounds like you might be similar.
Avoiding corn sugars throughout the rest of my pregnancy helped me feel a LOT healthier and lowered my overall craving for sugars of other sorts. If your drink was sweetened with dextrose too (that vile orange thing?) you might find that you feel better avoiding anything with dextrose/corn syrup/etc.
So sorry about the Lyme disease! Dastardly little tick. I’m glad that they caught it and that you’re on antibiotics, though. Probiotics, too, I hope?
Whee! I get to meet you soon!
October 9th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Mrs. F says:
Be glad you do not have GD. You are so lucky. Wow, baby girl is coming SOON!! Yay for babies.
October 10th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Melanie says:
That’s great that you do not have the GD. That must have been a little bit of a scare.
How awful that you have lyme disease. At least there is a safe treatment for it though. Hope you’re feeling better.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Chelle' says:
I came across your blog due to the pregnancy/lyme disease. Three years ago I was bit by a tick and didn’t know that I should have it tested and/or be treated for such a disease. My daughter at the time was about 6 weeks old. I didn’t do anything about the tick bite.
Months later I started with muscle issues. And by July of the following year I not only thought I had ALS (by where Cleveland Clinic thought I had 3 years to live) my daughter was having seizures and gastrointestinal muscle weakness. BOTH of us had Lyme Disease. She recovered with 7 weeks oral ammoxicillin… and I remain on high doses of antibiotics- IV, IM, and oral monthly.
I wanted to commend you for caring for yourself following the tick bite and for being informed enough to seek medical attention.
I’ll be thinking of and praying for you throughout your pregnancy.
Take care and God Bless.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:35 pm