Hi, I'm on my third GD pregnancy, and one thing I've been told and have noticed is that symptoms start earlier with each consecutive one and the sugar levels are getting harder to control. With my first they found it at the normal GD testing time, can't remember anymore, isn't it around 28 weeks? I was able to keep the numbers in check with diet alone. With my second I discovered the GD on my own at about 18 weeks. I had a Wendy's meal with sweet tea (disclaimer: not typically on my diet), and felt so strange I tested with my husband's meter (he has Type 2), and sure enough. That time I needed Insulin during the day and after week 32 or so also slow release insulin at night. This time I'm being proactive and went in to get checked out at 9 weeks, and I was at the upper of normal for protein in urine. Doing the 24 hour collection on Monday and testing at home. My point in all this that once you have GD, you'll typically have it again and it will get progressively worse with each subsequent pregnancy. BTW, my diabetes caretaker prescribed 4 mg of Folic Acid per day this time around, supposedly necessary with GD or pregnancy with Type 1 or 2. Good luck to you. Good luck to all of us
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