I’m just so frustrated, angry, upset....my midwife thought it was okay to leave a voicemail with saying ‘as I’m sure it’s no surprise, you failed the glucose test and have gestational diabetes’

You did not tell me it was likely I’d have it or fail the test. And really? She left a voicemail while I was working so the first clue I got was when I answered the next phone call form someone telling me they were calling to schedule my diabetes consult!

So I’m freaking out. I’m 10 weeks today, I’m 2 weeks shy of 36 years old. Had my first pregnancy miscarry at 11 weeks. My job is beyond stressful and changing my diet makes me extremely anxious. Plus I’m nauseous from 5pm until I fall asleep every night. So I haven’t been eating dinner.

Last weekend I tried to exercise by going for a nice walk with my husband and has sciatic pain ever since.

I just want to scream. I have an appt Monday for diabetes education. An 8 page meal planning guide, and supplies to pick up at the pharmacy. How do you handle this when your plate is already full of stress?