I got a phone call Tuesday afternoon from a diabetes education center — apparently the results were back to my OB and he called over a refferal to them for me.  So altho I hadn’t received any results, the assumption is that I “failed” and came up with the diabetes.
Wednesday morning I went in for the first part of a 2 part class on gestational diabetes. We were given our specific test results, some general information on food and diabetes (not much new information for me) and all the equipment needed to check our blood sugar four (!) times a day. I have a few concerns about how they want me to eat — the amount of food is impossible for me, just impossible! The amount of carbs they want per meal (6 times a day, pretty much how I eat now, only a bit more regimented) is probably double or triple what I take in a day – discounting the carbs that I had been drinking in juice and sodas. The class was small and I was able to talk a little bit about how my lap-band will affect what she suggested, but I think I may need one on one adivce as well; I didn’t want to monopolize the class with issues that would only affect me. I go back in a week with my blood sugar and food logs; so I will see how it goes.
So four times a day I have to lance a finger, squeeze it and milk it like a cows udder to get a good drop of blood and test with the meter. I don’t see myself getting used to it anytime soon. It doesn’t really hurt – just a quick sting that is rapidly gone. It doesn’t even bleed much — I really have to work it to get enough for testing.  Even rationally recognizing this, I hate it. I have to really focus on not flinching away every time.