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Loooong Legs! |
| Posted on August 8, 2011 |
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I just got back from seeing Dr. Johnson. The first thing he said to me was "28 weeks!" He has been happy with my blood pressures and baby's growth. We discussed the new Gestational Diabetes diagnosis. I showed him my reading. I am taking readings upon waking (fasting), and 2 hours after meals (postprandial). He said m postprandial reading are excellent, but my fasting is a tad high. I told him I was doing some reading and it was suggested I eat something right at bed time. High fasting readings can be due to something called the "Dawn Phenomenon." Upon waking everyone has a sudden spike in glucose to provide energy for waking. What might be happening is that I actually get hypoglycemic overnight, so the liver starts to release its stored glucose. That, combined with the normal rise in glucose in the morning may be causing the high fasting, yet normal postprandial readings. Outside of pregnancy my fasting is generally in the early 80mg/dL. Normal fasting is under 100mg/dL. Over the last few days my fasting have been anywhere between 108-112, above normal but not terribly so. Last night I had a snack 1-2 hours before bed time and my morning reading was 98. It looks like I have to snack prior to going to bed, and throughout the day to maintain it so I don't have sharp rises and falls. After that discussion he took a quick look at Snowflake. A few days ago I felt some crazy twisting and turning. At this visit, he is now head down. I guess all that moving was him changing to his final position prior to his big exit. Dr. Johnson commented "Have I ever mentioned his really long legs before?" He actually had to measure it twice. Snowflake's leg's are measuring 30+ weeks. The rest of him is measuring right on track. He looked at me and said: "You don't have long legs but your husband does, right?" I kind of wanted to say to him that there is nothing long about me. This week's weigh-in: 2 pounds 10 ounces! |
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| Posted by Mom | August 9 2011 12:27am |