The Big G-D is looming over me

This the BIG Gestational Diabetes is looming over me again. I went to the Dr. yesterday was was told I would need to take the 1 hour glucose test at my next appt...that is at 16 weeks. last time I didn't get tested until 28 weeks and lived with the diabetes for 8 weeks. Now I will have to deal with this starting at several months sooner and I'm bummed. The Dr. said walking would help, but in many cases, if I have it, I have it...nothing to prevent it.

Here is a little about it.

What is gestational diabetes?
Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women - about 135,000 cases of gestational diabetes in the United States each year.

We don't know what causes gestational diabetes, but we have some clues. The placenta supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother's insulin in her body. This problem is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance makes it hard for the mother's body to use insulin. She may need up to three times as much insulin.

Gestational diabetes starts when your body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Without enough insulin, glucose cannot leave the blood and be changed to energy. Glucose builds up in the blood to high levels. This is called hyperglycemia.


Now here is why it scares me so much.

Many women who have gestational diabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes years later. There seems to be a link between the tendency to have gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes both involve insulin resistance. Certain basic lifestyle changes may help prevent diabetes after gestational diabetes.

So it comes down to maintain a weight of around 140 to 150 lbs. I think that is doable, but I need to get there. I haven't been there in many, many years. I've been close, with in 15lbs. But I haven't been in that range since college and that was 13 years ago.