Hi everyone...
So many things are happening to me and I can't seem to find out what is going on...
I just had a baby in January. I had gestational diabetes. I think it's gone. My fastings have fluctuated between 92-112 since then...with the average being around 103. Since he was 7 weeks old, I have had the strangest things going on. I can eat and eat and eat and not stay full. I continued to stay on the 15 unit carb diet Joslin put me on...I've lost 11 pounds in 1 1/2 months. I walk 6-8 miles/week. (trying to prevent t2 onset) Occasionally with the not being able to stay or even GET full (or satisfied), I sometimes get/feel hypoglycemic. Usually there isn't time to take a reading at this point. I can eat a whole plate of food and feel liek I've eaten nothing! My 2 hour post prandial readings have not been over 130 since giving birth...I'm SO SICK of feeling hungry all the time!!! I feel like I'm starving to death! 2 months after giving birth, my A1c was 6.1...not sure if that was some still hanging around from pregnancy, but they just drew another one Friday. (results not back yet). Thyroid also being checked. I've had hypothyroid for 3 years and the dose has never been changed. The levels were normal back in March when all this started. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be???? Also, Liver Enzymes were elevated....and I don't drink or do drugs...can this affect the sugar???? Oh, my mother is a T2...thank you all for your help!
Carol

Hi everyone...
So many things are happening to me and I can't seem to find out what is going on...
I just had a baby in January. I had gestational diabetes. I think it's gone. My fastings have fluctuated between 92-112 since then...with the average being around 103. Since he was 7 weeks old, I have had the strangest things going on. I can eat and eat and eat and not stay full. I continued to stay on the 15 unit carb diet Joslin put me on...I've lost 11 pounds in 1 1/2 months. I walk 6-8 miles/week. (trying to prevent t2 onset) Occasionally with the not being able to stay or even GET full (or satisfied), I sometimes get/feel hypoglycemic. Usually there isn't time to take a reading at this point. I can eat a whole plate of food and feel liek I've eaten nothing! My 2 hour post prandial readings have not been over 130 since giving birth...I'm SO SICK of feeling hungry all the time!!! I feel like I'm starving to death! 2 months after giving birth, my A1c was 6.1...not sure if that was some still hanging around from pregnancy, but they just drew another one Friday. (results not back yet). Thyroid also being checked. I've had hypothyroid for 3 years and the dose has never been changed. The levels were normal back in March when all this started. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be???? Also, Liver Enzymes were elevated....and I don't drink or do drugs...can this affect the sugar???? Oh, my mother is a T2...thank you all for your help!
Carol

I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time of it - sounds like no fun at all.

Having had GD, that makes you more likely to develop Diabetes, but it sound more to me like Hypoglycemia. I don't know much about it though so I wouldn't take my word for it. Are you cking your b/s levels at all? I hope you're able to solve the problem!

yes, all bs readings normal, with the fasting often times in the "pre" range, which I was years before pregnancy. thank you for your help!!!