I had gestational diabetes with my two boys, BT. And was a full-fledged Type II diabetic with the third.

It can be controlled simply with diet and maybe a little exercise in most cases, but the doctors will have to determine that. (I had to use insulin both times because my sugar was so high.)

The diet is fairly simple to understand and use, and even if Wallybee *does* need to use insulin, that's not hard to deal with either (outside of a true needle phobia). If you want to ask more, or she does, my profile email is good, and I'll be happy to help.

bt, I had GD with Owen. The biggest risk is a big baby which makes delivery difficult. That and the baby's developing insulin resistance which can result in a steep drop in blood sugar after delivery, which can be dangerous, too. I controlled it with diet. Very controlled carbs. I still got to indulge in calories but I had to check my sugar three times a day. Talking to a dietician or a nutritionist is a BIG help. They can give you guys a run down on portion control and carb content in a diet plan.

I had a co-worker the had GD. She followed the instructions perfectly . ( weirdo }. The worst part of it for her was the constant eating. and she missed her Starbucks hot chocolate. The interesting thing -- the doctors were looking for way more perfect numbers than they desire from those of us with type II. I don't know if she is worried, but the diet does not have to be as strict if she does develop type II in latter life.

I think my cousin had GD but she's fine (well fine except for the general craziness of being her) and her grade school son is fine.

I am adding a new member to my little family -- Sadie, Rose's daughter will be coming to my place tomorrow!

Rose is still hiding much of the time, but I can pull her out and pet her and she really likes that and purrs. But I think she's lonely and well, I wanted 2 cats.

Hopefully things work out well.

two kitties should be good.

I just had to explain low blood sugar to my dad ( on my blog). this confuses me because he had a neighbor that had really bad low blood sugar reactions.

Thanks guys. For those who did have GD, I'm assuming there were no ongoing issues? I read somewhere that the baby could be at greater risk of childhood obesity.

I'm not sure what the facts are, billytea. I think that most childhood obesity issues are more a problem of non-foods ( soda , twinkies) and low levels of exercise. Interestingly, a number of people I know that have 2 parents with diabetes - lean towards the thinner side of life.

ION, I had on a show called Renovation Realities. I thought it might be interesting to see what unexpected problems came up. Unfortunately, it is like any other reality show and wants to show people at their worst.

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I read somewhere that the baby could be at greater risk of childhood obesity.

As far as I know (or was told) this isn't an issue. I have three, and the oldest (17) is a rail (and not that active). The middle guy (12) has some weight issues, but his uncle did at his age, and his frame is completely different from his brother's. The youngest (5) is perfectly on target for weight right now, so.

Neither of my boys has any weight issue. Bobby has sugar issues, but since both of my maternal grandparents were diabetic that isn't any surprise. My doctors told me that GD wasn't related to regular diabetes. (of course that was a number of years ago) My mom had it with all her kids but never developed diabetes herself, and she is 87.