On our 24th week, I had to do a glucose test as an S.O.P. The week there after the hospital called to inform me that I have to do another glucose test because the first test turned out to be positive.
First test
It was complicated. I only had to drink a glucose syrup and wait for an hour. I was advised not to walk around though. An hour later the nurse took some blood sample and I was allowed to go home.
Second test
I was not allowed to eat anymore from midnight but I was allowed to drink water. They took a blood sample when I arrived and afterwards I had to drink they same glucose syrup they have me the first time. They took a blood sample after an hour and another an hour after the second blood work. Then they released me.
That turned out to be positive and the doctor said that it is possible that it will go away after pregnancy but that in most cases it will come back. In some cases diabetes stays even after pregnancy.
Effect on the baby
There is a chance that the baby will be overweight which will stay even until adulthood.
What now?
An appointment is scheduled for us to meet the endocrinologist and afterwards with the dietician this Wednesday. So I suppose they will explain to us what we should do and how we cope up with it.
As of now our baby is estimated to weigh 3600gram at the end of 40 weeks and a length around 50 - 75 cm.
Above 4 kilogram would be considered overweight in a baby depending on the height during birth of course. So the doctor assured us that we shouldn't worry about it. Our baby is healthy and is growing beautifully but, I don't want to end up diabetic at all and not even in a later stage of my life...
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