Do you believe the doctors???

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I am getting so frustrated. My fasting numbers range from 103-109. I started insulin and went from 11 units to 13 units and am supposed to try 15 units tonight. There has been no change at all in my fasting numbers.. And then I read all these posts about you ladies being around the same range...WTH??? Are we really expected to be at 89 as our normal? None of us seem to be able to achieve that!!!!!

I am frustrated and just don't know if I can believe the doctors. What do you all think?

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I believe a homeless rat over my medical staff honestly.

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I highly recommend the book "real food for gestational diabetes." The author also has a great website- realfoodsforgd.com I was in the same boat until I got better information about how to maintain my bs with diet  . I feel so much better now and am not taking insulin but take metformin at night..,

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Fasting is actually reccommended to be 10-12 hours not 6-8 . I don't believe anything my care provider tells me and I don't take the medicines they've prescribed. I do a ton of research on my own and I've noticed with portion control I'm under the 120 Mark two hours after meals. And if I fast 10 hours my sugars are under the 95 mark they want.

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Finally. After a week of struggles of Insulin. My fasting number was 82. And i honestly had a big ol.bowl of sugar free ice cream. Someone on here mentioned it and i said why the hell not. I cut out a lot of carbs which seem to be helping too.

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I have to be under 95, some days it's a struggle but I've been able to get there depending on my snack before bed

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My fastings are always below 90 and was that way before I started insulin too.

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I sometimes have a fasting number between 73-103 it just depends on how good I ate the day before, when I went to bed, if I had to take tums, it depends on multiple factors.

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My doctor claimed I needed to be treated for it when I went to the appointment they said I had a fasting test and I told them that was a bullshit lie that she had me eat before the test.. My fasting numbers haven't gone above a 89 and when I ate pizza last night it was a 108 and today when I had pizza again it was 112.. I jut have to monitor my numbers for 2 weeks then take the numbers back to them and we decide where to go from there

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My numbers have to be at under 97 fasting and 120 two hours after a meal. Make it clear that you would prefer to not have to be on insulin. My doctor works at the diabetic clinic as well and even though a lot of my numbers have been high (109 fasting and 116 after a meal) he doesn't see my numbers as a concern.

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I've only had a high fasting number 2 times and I'm diet controlled

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