My appt. this morning went well. The Endocrinologist & I had a chat about anaesthesia in terms of anti-coagulation. He said personally, if it were him, he'd probably opt for a General Anaesthetic, but suggested I definitely should chat with the Anaesthetist. He requested that the nurse book me an appointment, which she did, and I have a consultation next week. I'm keeping an open mind on that front until then. There are pro's and con's for either method.
The OB measured me - I'm measuring 32 wks (at 28 wks pregnancy). Yike, although very similar to how I measured when I had D. One good thing was that I managed not to gain any weight in the last 2 wks - hurrah!
I told the Endocrin about G and he said it sounded like Type 1 diabetes, and he was more than happy to sit and chat about it nice guy that he is. I then waited after my appt. as G had his at the diabetes clinic (next door) so I went in with him. We met the Endocrin on the way in and he said hi to G and told him to do what the Nurse tells him lol. We then saw the dietician followed by the nurse, who managed to get G onto my Endocrin's books despite that he isn't taking any new patients..hurrah. She also got him to prescribe the necessary insulin for G, which he did. So G is now taking insulin 5 times per day, yikes. He has to have 3 shots of 'rapid' insulin at mealtimes, and 1 shot at 10pm and 1 in the morning of 'long acting' insulin. His numbers, after 2 shots so far today, are back in 'normal' range for the first time. We have to keep an eye on it so that he doesn't go too low. He has to set an alarm and wake up and test at 3am for a few days to make sure he's not dipping at night too. We have another appt. at the clinic tomorrow and several more planned as this all gets juggled to see what he needs and how his body reacts.
After that, finally got to relax at home this afternoon and then had a nice time outside while D played with the kids on the street, chatting with people and enjoying the not-quite-as-hot-as-it-was-earlier sunshine. My air conditioning is currently blasting out to keep me cool, G & D are complaining of being cold!
Posted by katie at May 13, 2004 08:43 PM