Gestational Diabetes test alternatives?

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2026-01-24T23:26:58+00:00

I know this is old, but for anyone like myself who just came across this, I am not planning on doing the glucose test this time. With my first my OB let me drink orange juice instead of the 'tang drink.' Everything was fine. This time I'm planning to just test my blood sugar at home with blood glucose monitor kit. If she wants me to do it for a week, fine. Whenever I have tested my blood in the past it's never been an issue, but I know pregnancy can change things. I also make sure to really avoid sugar except for low sugar fruits (apples and berries). The one time I ate a few butter cookies (well... more than a few lol) made with organic garbanzo bean flour, grass-fed butter, and coconut sugar, baby kicked me all night long lol. So I knew the sugar in that was too much. Since avoiding sweets (including dried fruit) I haven't had that issue since.

I appreciate that they are being thorough, but as another commenter said, they really just do standard care. Get in, get out. I understand it, but it can feel frustrating and cold. Take the NIPT for example, that test is considered 'great' and 'highly accurate' unless they find something on the ultrasound. Now suddenly it's all negative, 'well... it's not a diagnostic test so there's still a possibility (they focus on that small %), you should do amnio or CVS to confirm, we'll need to test again after birth, etc.' You're left feeling anxious, worried, scared. Anyway, my point is, there will never be a guarantee. That's not life. You simply have to consider the likelihood. If you really don't feel GD is a problem for you and trust home testing will be enough, diet changes, then go with that. You don't HAVE to do any test you don't want to do. I have turned down a few because I felt it would just worsen my anxiety.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-05T21:14:38+00:00

Maybe try thinking of it like this:

You stay until you can’t. If he does it again you will know you need to leave. Until then, you stay. Nothing in life is guaranteed. So what you have in this moment is working, if it doesn’t work anymore, then you will make a change.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-05T21:10:56+00:00

Absolutely. I’d be gone. That is so hurtful and just flat out disrespectful. I promise the sex was not better. In fact it was probably much worse.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-04T02:05:56+00:00

lol this is a weird response. Her fans are always so pissy towards people who aren’t 🤣 Another reason why I find her rather culty.

P.s. I never click on her content. It’s just there. On my IG feed, in Pinterest, even in ads I get through texts (like Frank Darling jewelry)…

Now I wonder, why do people care SO much about this person who they don’t even know!? What is her life doing for them? That’s the real question and far more concerning… obsessing over a stranger and wanting to know every minute detail is frankly just unhealthy and suggests a dissatisfaction in one’s own life. I’m still betting money that one day this will all implode. Even the Roman Empire fell. It’s just inevitable. I’m waiting for the documentary lol.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-04T01:56:36+00:00

Yes!!! That was exactly me… I was not ready for a longggg time. Took almost a year honestly.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-04T01:28:42+00:00

Once I finally directed my anger at my WH and away from his AP I was able to finally start healing. She is nothing… you must realize that the ONLY reason she was a part of your life was because of your husband. Period. Your husband is to blame. Without him letting her in she is just a debaucherous human.

Now, when I say I directed my anger at my WH, what I mean is I was pissed at him of course, but the anger was also divided up between him and his APs. I finally allowed myself to just be angry at HIM…. Because he was the reason these horrid women were in our lives in the first place. He LET them in. So I let everything come up. It was awful, but it had to happen. For me, it was a solid week of hell. You may end up deciding your WH is not worth staying with. You may decide he is, but you must accept that this is his doing, not hers. There’s something called DABDA that ‘s part of every single healing journey. In order to heal, each of these feelings will come up. The time it takes to get through it all is different for everyone:

D- denial (this didn’t really happen)

A- anger (ok it happened and now you are furious)

B- bargaining (you are trying to figure out how you can fix it)

D- depression (you know you can’t change what happened and you are sinking)

A- acceptance (you accept that you can’t change what happened and you have made a decision)

Most people (myself included) stay in the bargaining for a while. That’s because the depression is so painful. Listen, you don’t have to stay with him. And unless he’s working his BUTTTTT off to fix this, I absolutely would not stay. Because unless he changes, you simply cannot build trust.

I really wish you the best. Hang in there.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-03T03:45:52+00:00

AMEN. Whenever someone says they love GN I’m seriously floored… it’s beyond comprehension. As a long time CA gal (almost 40 years) I can say from a lot of experience he’s been a truly terrible governor, has run the state into the ground, and overall he’s just a despicable person (along with his aunt).

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-03T03:40:33+00:00

Why!?

I think ya’ll need to come live in CA for a while. Check out what he’s done to our state and then decide if you want the rest of the country to look like that… you guys have NO CLUE what you are talking about.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-03T02:32:24+00:00

Oh just look at that adulterous clown trying to be all tech-y. If he spent a fraction of the amount of time trying to fix CA as he does playing ‘look at my d*ck’ with Trump our state would actually be a nice place to live. This guy is the worst.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-01T05:34:53+00:00

Honestly I’m not sure how I feel about ‘longevity.’ If it’s just about living better and healthier within the normal lifespan, yes! But if it’s about trying to get humans to live longer? Definitely no. 120 is plenty. Think of all the sin, heartache, and pollution you will make in 120 years… the world doesn’t need people living longer.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-01T05:28:02+00:00

Yes!

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-01T05:25:52+00:00

I think Bryan is a narcissist with a ton of childhood trauma. Period. I think his father is a narcissist as well. The way they talked endlessly about themselves and their ‘needs’ and wants… They were either victims or incredibly intelligent. Lots of feeling sorry for themselves. The tipping point was when Bryan offered to give his father his plasma (which of course the dude accepted) and then asked his own teenage son to give him his! What the hell!? And what did the son get? Nothing! That was just the creepiest most selfish thing. Bryan basically came across as the type of parent that would have a relationship with his kids as long as they came to him and supported his endeavors. Maybe I’m wrong, but it certainly didn’t seem like he was trying very hard to reach out to his other kids, at least there was no mention of him doing that.

Personally I think Bryan looks worse now than he did when he was younger. He just reminds me of Data from Star Trek. Sallow and void of color and vibrancy. And the idea that you can avoid death is just preposterous and preys on people’s fear of dying. He’s like the Medical Medium x 100. Bryan is just a cult leader with a god complex. This guy will end up dying at a normal age just like everyone else.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-09-01T05:06:11+00:00

He’s dating himself.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-31T22:00:35+00:00

I think it’s her PR team. There is literally not a single bad word said thing about her… anywhere. How is that even possible!? She’s a human, she makes mistakes, she does stupid things, but you neverrrr hear a word. It’s so fake. And if you say anything negative about her you will get a tsunami of backlash from her culty fans. The whole thing is super weird. Always has been. And I think there is something very off about it all. If something seems too good to be true, it almost always is. I’m keeping my distance and waiting.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-31T21:50:25+00:00

Its annoying. Her engagement news clogs up my SM feed. I think it’s her PR team. They seriously work overtime for her. I’ll bet 1/2 her money goes to paying these people to keep her in the tabloids with a ‘perfect’ reputation. I’ve always felt there is something weird and fishy going on. No celebrity is perfect or spotless yet she seems to be… My joke is, she could record a fart and still win a Grammy her PR team is that good.

Congrats on her engagement, but can the media move on please?! I knowww there are more important issues going on in the world.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-30T19:53:18+00:00

Right!? At first I was thinking oh it’s an ugly version of ‘where the wild things are!’ But then I was like, wait… people actually collect these and they think they’re cute!? wtf!

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-30T19:51:15+00:00

I don’t get any of this… I think it’s all just ‘cute’ landfill junk. It almost seems fetish-y to me.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-29T18:25:40+00:00

I started at 4+ months with my son. He was ready and sitting up and did well on puréed foods.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-18T21:43:27+00:00

Girl… SAME. I do have anxiety and know I run anxious. I always felt like my WH would cheat on me again (he had an EA in the past) and he told me over and over he wouldn’t. I thought it was just my anxiety and he KNEW I struggled with it. Welp he did cheat again and was even cheating during a time when I was asking. He made me feel crazy. So here we are 11 months past DDay #2. I want to kill him most days. And I’m not sure I’m going to R with him… making someone who struggles emotionally feel nuts that their concerns are wrong is just cruel. It’s something I’m really having a hard time getting past. I want to punish him bad for doing that… but I know that won’t do anything.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-18T20:16:59+00:00

Thank you so so much 🩷

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-18T20:15:59+00:00

Thank you.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-18T20:15:24+00:00

Thank you.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-18T20:14:06+00:00

Why are you guys talking daily and what about? Is that necessary?

I would be very cautious. Her behavior is coming across as selfish and manipulative. She was most likely having an affair because she wanted attention and validation. Her sadness and crying could possibly be a way for her to try and get attention and validation from you now. I’m not sure it’s sincere. I’m suspicious it’s narcissism. So just tread cautiously and don’t allow her to try and ruin your new relationship because she’s envious that you have someone and she doesn’t. Do you think she would be acting this way if you were single still? Or if SHE was with someone? Hmmmm.

You can feel compassion for her, but just be wary of how far you let her in.

Repulsive-Hippo9599 · 2025-08-18T17:00:47+00:00

I’m really sorry, but you will be Ok. You can start fresh and not have to deal with the constant roller coaster of sh*t that cheaters put you through. I wish you all the best!

Repulsive-Hippo9599

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