Blood sugar spike during tww and symptoms lessening ?? 😩

[Saya85]

Hi ladies

So I've been having lots more symptoms this tww with twinges and cramps and AF type Symotons which I was hoping was a good sign.

But I've also been needing to urinate frequently aNd very dry mouth (which I've had before Ivf too) I have pcos also

But last night I had really hot feet and tingling legs and woke up with really sweet taste in my mouth and sweet breath.

Checked my blood sugar's and they were 8.8(!) After eating more than 5 hours before

I took a small Metformin tablet I had from previously and felt better within half hour.

Going to control my diet massively as I'm obviously at risk of diabetes but I'm so worried I've done some damage to the embryos and possibly messed upour chances ?!

I can't bring myself to call the GP or clinic as I know they won't be helpful and I know I have to control it with diet too but I'm feeling less sore boobs and less twinges now and wondering if it's failed

I wish I had tested this morning or yesterday so i could at least tell if I was pregnant the few days before

Ugh when does the worrying end 😞

[MissSaoPaulo]

Don't really know much about this except my Dr did talk to me about avoiding spikes in blood sugar while pregnant and advised me to go easy on sweets and switch to wholegrain.

You seem more on top of this anyway so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that the symptoms are just fluctuating as they sometimes do and that you will get your positive this weekend xxx

[Saya85 in reply to MissSaoPaulo]

Thank you for replying ... I think I'm working myself into a tizz but definitely need to completely change things radically. I was keeping fairly good control during day (and hardly symptoms ) but during evenings I was getting really hungry and snacking etc thinking maybe increased hunger from pregnancy !

Now I just feel a bit flat...what's to be will be but I just wish I knew either way.

Think I will test tomorrow morning regardless otherwise I'll always wonder if I lost the pregnancy or if it was always a bfn

I was feeling quite well on all the cocktail of meds so I'm so annoyed something as simple as this is letting me down.

Pray we get a BFP but I'm not so hopeful now ..... 😔

Thanks for your kind words x

[MissSaoPaulo in reply to Saya85]

I found the progesterone made me ravenous. And now I'm around 8 weeks I feel most nausea if I go too long between eating.

I started a thread on the NTC forum yesterday about healthy eating during pregnancy, asking people for healthy food they managed to stomach. There are some good ideas for snacks if you want to check it out.

Best of luck hon. Not long to go now xxx

[Saya85 in reply to MissSaoPaulo]

That's interesting as I take lubion at night but pessaries during day.

Maybe the lubion is making me hungry as it's absorbing quicker

Thanks for the tips. Will check it out x

[Tugsgirl]

Can’t advise on blood sugar levels at all but you sound really on the ball with everything. Wishing you lots of baby dust for otd ✨ xx

[Saya85 in reply to Tugsgirl]

I'm afraid it's not looking good..... It's still 11.0 three hours after a meal and even having taken Metformin to control it.

I'm soooo annoyed ! Every cycle just as I start to think things are going well and I finally relax some bloody curve ball is thrown at me

And once again the clinic should have thought they're putting someone with pcos and thyroid onto steroids and other things that they should warn about blood sugar issues

It was only today that I had a vague recall that steroids can cause these issues that I researched it again after I checked my sugar levels.

Gona have to do urgent phone call to GP tomorrow and deal with all that whilst working and just before Xmas....

Going to do my test tomorrow morning too- if I am beyond lucky to get a BFP at least they will take it more seriously

I just hope it hasn't jeapordisdd my chances because my health fails every time after

Thanks for your kind words - I know most people don't understand it well but it's so nice to vent it out on here xx

[Tugsgirl in reply to Saya85]

Your otd is Christmas Eve isn’t it? If you do get a bfp tomorrow please retest on otd and keep up with meds. Good luck whatever happens xx

[Saya85 in reply to Tugsgirl]

Thanks. Yes it is Xmas Eve but I'm going to test tomorrow too because I just need to know now and it will make it easier to deal with if I have a confirmed BFP rather than just taking precautions just in case I'm pregnant

All the good signs I was getting have pretty much disappeared today with this sugar spike so I don't really know .....

Will keep up meds regardless as I only be 8dp5dt tomorrow and restest Xmas Eve

Thanks for the support. Hope you're feeling better now too - and I haven't made your anxiety worse (!)