Hi Jo,
As per the Cochrane Data Base, there is no evidence to support glucose testing in pregnancy, and it is not accurate at least 50%-70% of the time. Even if the test was positive, there is noevidence tosupport treating gestational diabetes. Treating gestational diabetics withinsulin reduced
your body is simply telling you that it is having a bit of trouble
metabolising the amount of refined sugars it is receiving due to the
pregnancy although this is a good indicator of the predisposition to
type II diabetes if you continue your present pattern of eating. Cut
out as many refined
over, and women are also prone to have some glycosuria if there is
some stress in their lives as well.
Regards, Lynne
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Ken
You are all so wonderful and knowledgable :) I am mindful of the GI
diet, so I will endeavour to watch my intake of higher GI foods more
closely from now on.
It's so nice to have you guys around :)
Thanks,
Jo (RM) (eating porridge and banana for breakfast as I type)
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Hello you intelligent List-Wives...
I have decided for various reasons not to have the routine GTT during my
pregnancy, and now, at 33 weeks, I have had a small trace of glucose in
my urine the last few weeks. Tonight I checked at work at I had a
definite plus, not trace, of glucose. I did a
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Hello you intelligent List-Wives...
I have decided for various reasons not to have the routine GTT during my
pregnancy, and now, at 33 weeks, I have had
of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by
anyone, our bodies will be handled.
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Hello you intelligent List-Wives...
I have decided for various reasons not to have the routine GTT during my
pregnancy
