Grrrrr...

[pandorablue]

I do have diabetes, which my midwife thinks will go away, but I don't get to see my midwife anymore. I have to see a doctor, because of the complications associated with the diabetes. It just bugs me, because I really like my midwife, and now I have to start all over. The only good thing is that I only have 9 weeks left, so I won't have to deal with the new person for too long.

In other news, I am going to quit my job. I am putting in my resignation on Thursday, and my last day of work is going to be July 14. I know it's not 2 weeks, but in the employee manual, they only ask for one week, and at this point I hate it there so much that I can't wait to get away. I have been informed that I am not allowed to sit down under any circumstances. That is not a possbility at this point. I am 7 months pregnant, and I need to sit down during the day.
I am absolutely terrified to quit, but I just can't stay. I talked to them about going down to part-time until the baby gets here, and I was told that I could do that, but I would lose all of my accumulated vacation and sick days (not to mention the benefits that are useless to me), even if I came back full time after the baby came. I would have to start over. I have been there 8 years. I have been there longer than any other current employee (including the 2 that were promoted above me). This is how they reward you for sticking around.

Also, my fridge has decided it doesn't like to be cold anymore. I thought I had fixed it, but apparently not. The freezer side stays cold enough to keep the normal fridge stuff cold, but not to freeze anything, and the normal fridge side does not stay cold anymore. I will have someone out to look at it. It never ends. Got my brakes fixed Saturday and was informed (and shown) that all four of my fuel injectors are leaking. I knew something was leaking, but... *sigh*

Comments

[pandora-blue.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I haven't had anyone to talk to about it. My midwife was actually quite surprised that the glucose came back so high. She knew about my family history (not with GD, but a lot of family has had regular Diabetes). But we have been keeping my mom's under control with diet, and since I follow the same diet as her, I really didn't think it was going to be an issue. Shows what I know!

[wyrdling.livejournal.com]

I have a family history of diabetes, too. grandma had GD with her kids, and got real diabetes at 74 years old. my grandpa, her husband, got youth onset diabetes, but back then it took them awhile to realize what was happening.

which is to say, pregnancy will make it pop up due to hormonal changes in a way it never would otherwise. so don't worry that you "are a diabetic." it will go away, most likely. but it's a warning sign that you need to be careful or you could get it. i had really high blood sugar (but not high enough to make me diabetic) until i dropped the weight i'd gained when pregnant (when my son was born i was 60 pounds heavier than when i became pregnant.)
you already know about the diet, which is a huge help. and since you can't take the pills you'll probably have to inject insulin. doing that for seven weeks made me wonder how grandpa did that for decades... i found it good inspiration to clean up my lifestyle ;P