There have been a couple times since my diagnosis (haven’t seen anyone about it yet) that I haven’t been hungry at dinner time. Today, I had a little snack plate around 3:30pm, but even five hours later I’m just not hungry at all. How do I get my final reading for the day if I don’t eat dinner? Is it okay to skip readings or meals from time to time? Thanks in advance
Plus extra pickle juice to sip
Okay, so if I’m supposed to measure my glucose 4 times per day (one fasting and 3 after meals), how do snacks work? How do I eat smaller, more frequent meals, if I’m supposed to only test 4 times per day? Or is it just after the normal “meal times”?
I got my test results two days ago, and got diagnosed yesterday morning via a MyChart message. I was a wreck for those two days. Today, I picked up my supplies to monitor my glucose. The pharmacist showed me how to use the lancets and test strips and everything, and even set up my device for me. Monitoring seems pretty straightforward, based on what I’ve read. My provider told me that I’d get a call with instructions on how to proceed, but I haven’t heard anything.
Until I hear from them, I’m trying to gather what information I can so I know what to expect. My late father-in-law had diabetes, so my husband is familiar with what my diet should look like. I’m also a former chef and nutrition enthusiast. I’m confident that we can teamwork our way through this, with our combined expertise.
So, what are some things that I should keep in mind, moving forward? What was the hardest part you had to overcome? What’s your favorite meal or snack since being diagnosed? Anything helps. Thanks in advance!
I’m 28 weeks pregnant. I have an assigned covered parking spot at my apartment complex, and my spot neighbor is a very large truck that parks very close to the line. This was fine for a while, though annoying, as I have to be extra extra careful of how I park. I am the sole driver in my household, so I just need to leave enough space between my car and this truck for my husband to get in and out of the car. He’s fairly slim, so it’s not much of an issue. Still, I try to be accommodating so he’s not having to shimmy out every time. The other side was completely empty, no one assigned to the spot. So I had no problem getting in and out. Until this morning.
I went to drive my husband to work and now there’s a new car next to mine. They left plenty of room on their other side, but parked fairly close to me, to the point that I had to squeeze myself into my car. In a normal situation, this would not be an issue at all! They’re not parked atrociously. Literally just inches too close, when I’m already sacrificing space on account of the truck. I’m able to manage for now, but I still have 3 months to go and idk what to do! I am going to be getting even larger and less able to manage this.
I don’t want to come off as passive aggressive, but maybe I could leave a note on their car, asking them to keep me in mind? Maybe if I tell them I’m pregnant they’ll understand? I’ll wait and see how it goes before I do anything.
I have talked to HR. They said they would look into it, but the first of the SET shifts in question is tomorrow. I wouldn’t mind coming in and getting some extra money, only I was told that’s illegal because I’m on TLD. To my knowledge, everyone else on TLD also still has their SET on their schedules. Is this just a problem at my site, or?? I’m sure it will get resolved one way or another, but it’s concerning that I have to worry about this in the first place.
(Shoutout to the fruit cravings gang btw)
The last few times I was craving cherry tomatoes, we didn’t have any, AND the ones at the store looked horrible. But this time we already had really nice ones in our kitchen! I feel like a princess. I am filled with delight. And tomatoes. I hope everyone else on this sub has a similar experience today.
I’m 24 weeks and I have been waking up to things not being as they were when I went to bed. Maybe every few nights, for a week or two. Once, I found my eyebrow pencil fully twisted out and put back in its drawer. Last night, I woke up at about 2am, half-wearing a shirt that I was not wearing when I went to sleep. Like, I had one arm through a sleeve and that was it. I don’t even fully know where I even grabbed the shirt from. I finished putting it on (clearly it was important to my subconscious), and then went back to sleep and had some crazyyy abstract dreams.
Anyone else deal with this kind of stuff while pregnant?
Normal compression socks won’t fit, and I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on stuff that doesn’t work. Does anyone have a brand or style that’s worked really well for them?
I’ve had a few coworkers tell me recently that I “don’t even look pregnant” or that I’m “barely showing”. I’m 24 weeks pregnant, people who knew me before can easily tell I’m pregnant, and I definitely think I’m showing. I haven’t gained much weight, but I have had to buy new clothes since the old ones don’t fit anymore. My stomach goes well past my boobs, which has never happened before. I am normally a bit self-conscious about my weight, but I also kind of really don’t care about it while I’m pregnant.
So here’s how the conversation goes, and I am so so sick of it:
Someone: “you’re barely showing!”
Me: “I actually feel huge, like I’m definitely bigger than I used to be”
Them: “Don’t say that about yourself!”
Me: “I’m not saying anything bad about myself.”
And then I try to explain that it’s like they’re saying that I, at nearly six months pregnant, look normal because I’m fat. It’s like they’re just calling me fat, and then telling me not to be self-critical. And they don’t get it at all.