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| Posted on August 3, 2011 |
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My GTT came back slightly elevated. There are 4 readings taken during a GTT: Fasting, then you drink 100g glucose solution and re-test at 1 hr, 2 hrs, then 3 hours. The test tracks the time it takes for sugar to be processed, thus looking at how effective the hormone insulin is taking up sugar so it doesn't stay in the blood stream. Below is the 3 hour test cutoffs, with my test result in parentheses Fasting blood glucose level >100 mg/dl (99mg/dL) 1 hour blood glucose level ≥180 mg/dl (199mg/dL) 2 hour blood glucose level ≥155 mg/dl (153mg/dL) 3 hour blood glucose level ≥140 mg/dl (134mg/dL) Looks like my insulin had a slow start but was measuring within normal at the 2 and 3 hour tests. Marginally high, but high nonetheless. To give you an idea of where "bad" would be, 200mg/dL (severe gestational diabetes) prior to eating would definitely not be good. That means I get to check by blood sugar 8 times a day and probably cutting out ice cream for the remainder of the summer. I just got the meter and was wondering how much blood would come out with a poke. I am on blood thinners so I'm curious. Plus, I put my hands on every patient I see. I wanted to see if I can get enough blood from just my forearm or my palm as the manufacturer suggested. My palm pretty much gushed out blood. So lucky for me, I get to test on my forearm where I don't even feel anything. That was kinda cool to see. I also got results back from my hematologist. He tested a blood factor called Anti-Factor Xa. It tests to see if my clotting agents are within the range they should be for someone on Lovenox. It wasn't. So he is suggesting we up the Lovenox dosage yet again. I just have to inform Dr. Tabsh and he will decide if it is necessary or not. If they do increase it, that means I get to Lovenox myself twice a day. That's not so fun since it's a 25 gauge needle, which is about the thickness of the back of a stud earring. If you click on the picture above and to the right, it will show you what the Lovenox needle looks like. Lovenox goes into the area below my belly button and, unfortunately, the ENTIRE needle has to be pushed through prior to dispensing the meds. With the possible increase in dosage, I may have to stick myself twice a day. I'm kind of running out of room. In other news, I can now see Snowflake move under my skin. Creepy. Here is the 27 week video, marking the closing week of my second trimester: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDECcozNu8 Let the countdown begin: 10 weeks until Snowflake time. |