Gestational diabetes ladies and insulin

I've started my diet this past week to see how my blood sugar is and if it can be controlled without insulin. My problem is my fasting blood sugar. When I wake up in the morning it's usually around 114. All throughout the day it's really low. It's 112, 96, 120, all good for testing an hour after meals.

After I shared my numbers with the nurse this morning she thinks insulin at night before bed would do the trick. Ugh. I'm so bummed. I'm terrified that once I start insulin I'll be insulin dependent forever. I know it's unlikely but I'm just so scared that it will turn into type 2 instead of gestational.

Just wondering what your numbers were at first, what you found worked best for your fasting blood sugar,and your experiences with or without insulin etc...

Thank you in advance.

My cousin is diabetic and he had the same problem. He just snacks on something good for him during the night when he wakes up to use the bathroom and it seems to work for him.

I just started my diet a week ago ab=nd my fasing numbers are great 70 - 80 ,, What are you eating before you go to bed ? I always eat Sugar free pudding with Vanilla Wafers or 2 gram crackers w/ peant butter !!! My numbers have been really good though my doctor said i shoud give myself a pat on my back !!! I think i might have failed the test cause at that time i was eating sweets everyday !!!

i can tell you - i went to a specialist for my gestational diabetes - they had me on insulin becuase i just couldnt control it at all and this was my second time around - i was told to eat 1 cup of vanilla or chocolate ice cream as a snack befor bed - its supposed to keep the liver "shut off" during the night so its not producing extra sugars while you sleeping which is the cause for the mornign numbers to run "high"- i was told a good range for morning sugars if i remember correctly is under 90 -

Quoting 4th Own the way!!!!!:“ I just started my diet a week ago ab=nd my fasing numbers are great 70 - 80 ,, What are you eating before ... [snip!] ... shoud give myself a pat on my back !!! I think i might have failed the test cause at that time i was eating sweets everyday !!!”

Hmm, maybe I should try that. Last night I had crackers with cheese.
I just know that I can control it.

Quoting melissa-(BBM):“ i can tell you - i went to a specialist for my gestational diabetes - they had me on insulin becuase ... [snip!] ... cause for the mornign numbers to run "high"- i was told a good range for morning sugars if i remember correctly is under 90 -”

Hmm. They never told me that. I'll ask my nurse tomorrow.

You can try it and find out You have to be careful with the crackers w/ cheese Cause of carbs they have sugar in them !! And yeah fasting numbers should be 70 - 90 Then after meals shouldn,t be over 120 !!!

Quoting 4th Own the way!!!!!:“ You can try it and find out You have to be careful with the crackers w/ cheese Cause of carbs they have ... [snip!] ... Cause of carbs they have sugar in them !! And yeah fasting numbers should be 70 - 90 Then after meals shouldn,t be over 120 !!!”

I am careful. I only had the amount that the dietitian recommended. I'll just try something new I suppose and see if it helps.

Quoting Millie's Mama!:“ I am careful. I only had the amount that the dietitian recommended. I'll just try something new I suppose and see if it helps.”

I hope everything goes well I would hate being on insulin !!! Im sure you will find what works for you !!!

Quoting 4th Own the way!!!!!:“ I hope everything goes well I would hate being on insulin !!! Im sure you will find what works for you !!!”

after the first month of shooting myself with insulin 3 times a day - i creid everytime i had to do it   i just got so frustrated with just having the diabetes altogether -

Quoting melissa-(BBM):“ after the first month of shooting myself with insulin 3 times a day - i creid everytime i had to do it   i just got so frustrated with just having the diabetes altogether -”

Yeah i hate knpwing i have it because im always thinking I hope im eating good enough !!! Im starting to get tired of the same ole things But I l ook at it like this I don,t have much longer So I can do it !!! So, can every1 else !!!