My three hour glucose test turned out normal!! Can you believe it? I can't. I had myself (along with my doctor) convinced that I was in the beginning stages of having diabetes. But all my numbers came back normal from the three hour test. I am so thankful!
God is so awesome!
The ultrasound has been set for September 27. But don't wait around for any news. Dave and Anne don't want to find out what they are having. This will be sooooo hard for me!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Good News, Bad News
This is Angie. Anne will make an appearance on her sometime soon. But right now she is super busy! Her family is making their first visit to the States and Anne has been busy with preparations. Her parents arrive tonight. Her sister arrives on Saturday. And her other sister (and family) will be coming in a couple of weeks. I have some good news and bad news to share.
Good News- Things are going great! Sorry we have kept you waiting in suspense. Anne and I have been to my OB Doctor 2 times since the last post. Dr. Zimmerman says that things are looking great. Growth is on track and results were good from the exam.
We were accepted for the special insurance that Dave and Anne applied for. There was certain terms. They would not cover any complications from my nose ring and they would not cover anything having to do with gestational diabetes, which I have had in past pregnancies.
Here comes the bad news.
Bad News- Dr. Zimmerman sent me at 14 weeks to get the glucose test done because of my previous history of gestational diabetes. I failed it. When we went to see Dr. Zimmerman yesterday, he said it is not good to fail that test this early. It pretty much means that I am diabetic already. Diabetes is prevalent in my family. I have a son with Type 1 and my brother just got diagnosed with Type 1 a few months ago. Dr. Zimmerman said there is obviously a bad gene in our family. If I have diabetes now, it may not go away when the baby is born. This is a shocking revelation.
I am sitting in the lab at Holland Hospital right now. I've been here for a total of 3 hours already. I have my last blood draw in 20 minutes. This test will determine if I have diabetes, for sure, already. We'll know by the end of the day.
This is bad for Dave and Anne because it does put the baby at some risk. And also, all of these tests, medications, and extra costs are not covered by the very expensive insurance that they are already paying for.
Please pray that everything goes well, and that no matter, the results are received well and things will work out.
Thank you.
Good News- Things are going great! Sorry we have kept you waiting in suspense. Anne and I have been to my OB Doctor 2 times since the last post. Dr. Zimmerman says that things are looking great. Growth is on track and results were good from the exam.
We were accepted for the special insurance that Dave and Anne applied for. There was certain terms. They would not cover any complications from my nose ring and they would not cover anything having to do with gestational diabetes, which I have had in past pregnancies.
Here comes the bad news.
Bad News- Dr. Zimmerman sent me at 14 weeks to get the glucose test done because of my previous history of gestational diabetes. I failed it. When we went to see Dr. Zimmerman yesterday, he said it is not good to fail that test this early. It pretty much means that I am diabetic already. Diabetes is prevalent in my family. I have a son with Type 1 and my brother just got diagnosed with Type 1 a few months ago. Dr. Zimmerman said there is obviously a bad gene in our family. If I have diabetes now, it may not go away when the baby is born. This is a shocking revelation.
I am sitting in the lab at Holland Hospital right now. I've been here for a total of 3 hours already. I have my last blood draw in 20 minutes. This test will determine if I have diabetes, for sure, already. We'll know by the end of the day.
This is bad for Dave and Anne because it does put the baby at some risk. And also, all of these tests, medications, and extra costs are not covered by the very expensive insurance that they are already paying for.
Please pray that everything goes well, and that no matter, the results are received well and things will work out.
Thank you.
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