Gestational Diabetes

So on April 8th, I had an appointment which included my one hour glucose test. Basically, you are suppose to fast, drink a sugary syrup and one hour later you have your blood taken to see how you handle sugar in your system. Well my one hour test came back elevated (it was suppose to be no higher than 135 and mine was 160)which is not uncommon. I also was NOT told not to eat anything before my test so that morning I had a banana and some apple sauce for breakfast. Because my first test came back elevated, I had to go in for the three hour test. That is a process where you come in, having fasted for at least 8 hours, drink an even more sugary syrup and have your blood taken every hour for three hours. I look like a pin cushion...or a drug addict;-) I was encouraged by many that most women pass the three hour test with no problem. Anyway, I found out yesterday that the results after hour two and hour three were high. This means I do have gestational diabetes. I was pretty disappointed yesterday however after thinking things over, it's not that big of a deal. I am having trouble figuring out what, when and how much to eat but it will get easier. I actually probably should have been eating like this all along! It's only for 11 more weeks so I can survive. And according to my dear Mom, she had borderline gestational diabetes as well so maybe I was destine to get it! My only fear is having a gigantic baby (my dad and my uncle both weighed in at over 12lbs!). But I think as long as I keep my blood sugar under control baby girl and I will be fine.

Oh, and still no baby name:-(