Gestational Diabetes/Diabetes question?

I had gestational diabetes for the last 3 months of my pregnancy. I controlled it very well with diet alone and my son was born 2 weeks ago with no complications. I have been checking my blood sugar a few times a day and I have had some high readings when I eat a lot of carbs. Does anyone know if it takes a few weeks for your pancreas to recover from gestational diabetes or does this mean I have the real thing? I am quite distressed about this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

HOM艗OPATHIC TREATMENT(s) FOR DIABETES :-

Blood Sugar :-

Very efficacious remedy for blood sugar Syzygium J.Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly,8 - 10 drops

Diabetes mellitus with emaciation Uranium Nit 3X 4 hourly

When diabetes is due to nervous weakness; apathetic condition; general weakness; specially in men Acid-Phos 1X, or 6X, 4 hourly

Complaints with excessive thirst; wasting disease; melancholy; constipation; in sad persons Natrum Mur 12X or 30X, 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Medorrhinum 200 fortnightly (3 Doses).

General debility; thirst for large quantity of water; profuse and frequent urination; recurrent boils with much itching; diabetic itching Cephalandra Ind. Q (Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 5 -10 drops

Dryness of mouth,thirst increased; frequent urination at night; urine profuse; weakness after passing urine; general debility; pruritus vulvae without eruptions Gymnema Syl. Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 5 - 10 drops

Dryness of mouth without thirst. Feels thirsty for large quantity of cold water at night; involuntary urination. Weakness in legs; better rest and pressure Sulphonamide 30X, 4 hourly

Sugar In Urine :-

Well proven indian drug Cephalandra Ind.Q(Mother Tinture) 4 hourly, 5 - 10 drops

Head remedy Syzygium J.Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 5 -10 drops

Sugar in urine; fidgety feet Zincum Phos.30X 4 hourly

Sugar in urine; urine copious; emaciation, patient ill tempered Tarentula Hisp 30X or 200X 4 hourly (3 Doses)

With great emaciation; craves for icy cold water Phosphorus 30X or 200X 4 hourly (3 Doses)

The proven indian drug called 'Gur Mar' Gymnema Syl.Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 5 - 10 drops .

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine (Cures Par Excellence)

Take Care and God Bless you !

If you are overweight and overeat, your diabetes canc continue- It's critical that you start eating better , exercising, and drinking more water now. Even if you don't want to. Diabetes right now may be reversible for you, but real diabetes can croos over at anytime, and it is not reversible. Don't play Russian Roulette.

The Pancreas in Diabetes
Pancreatic exocrine dysfunction occurs in up to 80% of individuals with type 1 diabetes but is rarely significant enough to lead to any clinical problems with digestion. The pancreas has a tremendous reserve, and a modest reduction in pancreatic enzyme secretion rarely leads to difficulty in digesting or absorbing carbohydrate, fat, or protein.

The exocrine pancreas may also be affected in some patients with type 2 diabetes but to a lesser extent. Individuals who have secondary diabetes because of severe pancreatitis or surgical removal of the pancreas usually have more severe symptoms of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Treatment with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy is usually effective. A trial of oral enzyme replacement therapy can be done safely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

usually 2-6 wks postnatally the fasting blood sugar is measured and reading could be normal or high (meaning DM)
The fact is that 25%-30% of GDM will go on to develop overt diabetes within 5 years
in ur situation ur daily measure of random blood sugar is not sensitive u need to do the fasting and u should give a venos sample not a finger prick to diagnose DM
in ur case it is unlikly that u have DM bcz in ur pregnancy you were controled by diet alone

It's not so much your pancreas that has to return to normal, but your insulin resistance. This is dependent in large part on your weight loss. The sooner you get your weight back down, the better your blood sugar will be.
2 weeks is really recent - too soon to be worried.

I would go carb-less for awhile. I had gestational diabetes in 1992 and developed Type 2 diabetes in 2000. I feel if I would have been more careful with what I ate I might have been able to keep it away. I do well now but-----if I only knew then what I know now. Good Luck to you.

First of all, you need to check blood sugar 2 hours after eating. Any sooner than that and you will get a high reading. Cut back on your carbs though as part of a balanced diet for anyone. Also, check blood sugar before you eat in the morning. My daughter also gets it when she is pregnant and it takes her a month or two for it to get back to normal.