I am now 32 weeks 3 days. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes about a month ago and have been working closely with my doctor and an AWESOME diabetes educator.
At first I lost weight like crazy and it took a while to get my blood sugar (particularly my morning blood sugar) consistently in the target range. Thankfully, the weight loss has stopped and I actually gained weight between appointments with my doctor (the nurse checked though and on Tuesday, at 32 weeks, I weighed 1 lb LESS than I did at my first prenatal appointment).
I would never have imagined that I would be comfortable checking my blood sugar at least 4 times a day and injecting insulin before every meal and at bedtime (I have always been a HUGE needle-phobe), But, I'm doing it :)
The doctor says the baby is growing. She wants me to have another ultrasound (not sure when) and to start weekly NSTs (Non-Stress Tests) to monitor the baby.
For those who have dealt with GDM...did your doctor induce you or let you go? I am wondering if the US and NSTs may indicate that my doctor is thinking of doing an induction at 38 weeks but I haven't asked. Both of my other children went over (in fact with my son I was in the hospital for a scheduled induction because I was too overdue and went into labor on my own). But, my youngest is 19 and things are VERY different this time around.