Five on Friday

What a rocky week it has been...!
Last weekend was relaxing - I didn't do much, maybe just read a book and had a good time. Oh yeah, I tried to slice my finger off (fortunately failed), but it is just now beginning to really heal. It did keep me from going to the pool at all this week, which is a bummer.  And I ate Maggie Moo's cinamoo ice-cream with brownies. I wish I had savored it more...
1. Monday. Had my regular bi-weekly dr appointment and the 1 hour non-fasting glucose test. Went to work. Work idiocy broke loose and pissed me off. Went to our regularly scheduled prenatal class, finally got home at 9:30 and collapsed in bed.
2. Tuesday. Work idiocy continued to reign, but the end was in-sight. Then I found out I had failed the glucose tolerance test the day before and needed to go in Wednesday for a 3 hour fasting test. I don't do well when I don't eat, so this was not a pleasant thought. Sugar syrup on empty stomach and then sit for 3 hours.
3. Wednesday. I repeat: sugar syrup on empty stomach and then sit for three hours. Oh yeah, and get stuck by needles 4 times in 3 different places because I kept bruising. Gavin met me for lunch at On The Border afterwards. I had intended to go to work but was feeling pretty crappy from the glucose test (and probably anxiety over the whole thing + aforementioned work idiocy).  SO I went home, napped away the afternoon and had a moderately pleasant evening.
4. Thursday. Found out that I have gestational diabetes. That pretty much freaked me out for a while. Gavin was kind enough to set up the appointment for Friday. Thursday night was spent researching gestational diabetes, and thinking "what did I do wrong", alternated with "&*()^%$". I worked a little late making an attempt to make up for all my lost work time due to dr. appointments and their after-effects. I'm only 6 hours down for the week...
5. Friday. Got to work at 6 am to try and make up time. Went to an appointment at the diabetes center with Gavin at 9:30. I was dreading it a bit, but I'm really, really glad we went on Friday instead of waiting until next week. I do much better when I feel like I'm in control, and the information I got put me back in control. I've got a fancy little blood glucose monitor, tables to chart my food and glucose levels, goals to meet, and food plans. Admittedly the meal planning is still a little stressful to think about, but my "usual" eating habits really are pretty close to what they suggest. 3 tests down (with no real prior planning on what I could eat), and I've been under the limit all three times. So that makes me feel better, too. Also, I've got a very nifty book that tells you how many calories, how much fat, and how many carbs just about any food has. No, really. I had Tai for dinner and it had my Tom Yum soup and Chicken Satay with peanut sauce listed. Every food I've randomly thought to look for has been listed. It is pretty cool. Too bad I can't have an iPod at work - I bet there are some cool apps that do similar things and help you track and meal plan. If not, someone should do that...

So, in summary, a busy and kinda crappy week. While I'm definitely bummed that I have G.D., I'm really glad I KNOW now and have been given the tools to stay healthy. We'll see how next week goes, but I'm ending the day/week on an optimistic feeling and looking forward to the long weekend. Even if I won't be able to eat quite what I was hoping to on Labor Day (i.e. carbohydrate heaven).