I'm doing a LOT better. Night times are better. I suspect maybe some of what I have felt has been progesterone, rather than adrenaline. Anyway, I went to my diabetes in pregnancy appointment, and went through the whole diet thing and what to eat as a vegan. I just didn't push anything about the protein or fat and showed that I understood the system. I have had good numbers so far, except one that I think was because I mixed up the time change, but I'm not 100% sure. I am going to run out of test strips before I can get more, so I'm not sure if I am going to test today or just doing some morning tests for the next few days. I am waiting to hear back that my tester is even working properly before I get any strips, and if they are not covered by a program, I'm thinking $200 worth of good food is a better investment at this point, so we will see.
When I tested in the clinic, at 1.5 hrs (usually done at 1 or 2 hours) I was 7.1 mmol/L (127.
and when I got the meter tested at 2 hrs and 15 minutes it was 4.4 (79.2). Breakfast was a bowl of steel cut oats and a banana (about 75 g of carbs)
I didn't end up using the tester on Saturday, so I really only have part of Friday and yesterdays numbers. Yesterday was 5.1 and today was 5.2 when I woke up, and 5.2 is the highest they want to see for a morning number. However, both of these were after late bed snacks with over 70 grams of carb... (snacks are supposed to have 15-30, meals 45-60)... my after meal numbers have been 5.1, 4.9, 4.9 and 4.8 and they want to see 6.2 and under. (These meals were 90-120 grams of carb, because I thought it was 1/2 cup brown rice to a serving, not 1/3 and I was actually eating more than 2 cups per meal, and I did the math based on the package.)
I am pretty sure I still have GD, but I am just tolerating the high starch because of the low fat. My plan is to stick with what I've been doing and try to get the government program to cover some strips so I can keep testing, but I'm not going to sweat it or buy strips for myself. I have a follow up appointment on Friday, but I'm not going to take it as seriously, and cancel if I need to. I have an email address for the dietitian to send my numbers to, so I can do that instead of calling in.
The biggest stress these past few days was when I tested at the wrong time (3 different times!) and scared myself, and the one that I'm not sure if I mixed up the clocks or just had a high number from the toast. Either way, it was not a number I would consider taking insulin for, so that's the story I'm sticking to.
Oh, and the dietitian was not worried about sugar lows for me, she said even if I was having super low numbers, it wouldn't be a problem for the baby unless I was taking insulin. She did encourage me to get some b12 and use my iron fish, which I haven't been using enough because I use the instant pot so much, and I would have to boil it first.