Big Fat Bummer

So, I'm blogging from the waiting room of the local hospital after just chugging my THIRD helping of that yummy, orange glucose drink. You might remember that I "failed" my first glucose screening by a very small margin. But since I also ate oatmeal along with the orange drink that day- they let me re-do the test in the office yesterday- for which I fasted. Well....yesterdays results were WAAAAAY worse than the one a few weeks ago! My blood sugar was well over 200!! So high that the doc said, "that's really high! Lets take it again." They took it again and it read 190. Still WAAAAY too high!! So, alas, here I am. At the hospital at 6:15am after having to cancel my patients for the morning to determine whether or not I have gestational diabetes. They drew blood first thing to get a fasting blood sugar level (which came back within a normal range) and then I chugged that terrible orange drink. So, now they'll take my blood every hour for the next 3 hours. I should have the results sometime tomorrow.

The likelihood of me NOT having it is very slim since I have now failed 3 attempts at passing the darn thing. :( I'm totally bummed. I'm feeling a little better today, I guess. But yesterday, I was totally sad. I cried. Several times. A pregnant woman crying?! Shocking, I'm sure.

So, the two main reasons I'm sad about this news (which, admittedly isn't technically news yet since I wont have the results from this test until tomorrow) are:

1) Babies that come from gestational diabetic moms tend to be bigger. Not that I have anything against big babies-- if that's how God made them. What I'm NOT cool with is a bigger (basically has more fat) baby due to the fact that my body doesn't handle sugar the right way, and therefore, my baby gets too much which causes her to be bigger than she's supposed to be. This can also increase the risk of the baby eventually developing childhood obesity. :(

2) If I do have gestational diabetes, my risk of getting type 2 diabetes later in life is increased. Even with my history of (almost) always being active and maintaining a healthy weight...doesn't matter. The risk is there.

Other things like, I'd have to be on a low-carb, no-sugar diet for the remainder of my pregnancy (3 months) are also pretty huge bummers. What is that? The south beach diet?! Ugh. I love dieting....especially while pregnant. :( We went out to dinner last night for what Patrick called my "last supper." (Slightly funny). My doc said to load up on carbs and eat what I want the night before the test. She said my body should be able to compensate for anything that I eat- if everything is working correctly. So, I complied......I had sweet tea, cheese fries (been craving those lately), a salad, and a few fried pickles. :) Yummm.

So, that's the news for the day. I'll keep you posted on the results. I'm ready for bad news, but would totally welcome great news! Please keep Baby Bella and me in your prayers.

THIS is a big fat bummer.