Comments on: In Which I Learn Stuff From My Twitter Friends

By: Honey

Honey — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:02 +0000

I’m so happy I found this site! I was just watching that show and started freaking out because I’m 24 weeks pregnant and I’m having my diabetes test in two days. And I had an insane craving for vanilla yogurt with chocolate cookie crumbs. And I thought for sure I was doomed to get gestational diabetes. But I feel so much better after reading this. And I’m laughing a bit about “I didn’t know I was athletic”.

Thank You!

By: LadyGrey

LadyGrey — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:08:34 +0000

Again, just anecdata, but the one friend I know who had gestational diabetes was slim and a freaking triathlete.

By: DineBoo

DineBoo — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:33:30 +0000

Gee. I’m so glad I have a a compassionate OB/GYN who didn’t go into scary mood when I found out I was pregnant. Yes, I am in a higher risk category, but only because of my PCOS, and later finding out I’m going to have twins. Not because just because I’m obese.

I’m having a pretty normal pregnancy, so I guess I wouldn’t qualify for this show either.

By: Fenella

Fenella — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:05:11 +0000

Huh. All the women I know who have been fat and pregnant have had a perfectly normal range of pregnancies; that is most were fine, and a couple had some problems but not too bad. The thinner women I know have had far more and far worse problems. I don’t know why, generally. The one whose baby fared the worst was slender to begin with, refused to eat much for fear of gaining weight, and her baby was 5lbs when born, and is now two and is a very slow developer, she has only just spoken her first word.

By: A.

A. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:07:31 +0000

Anecdotal evidence doesn’t equal data, but thought I’d throw this in because reading the synopsis for that show made me laugh:

My first pregnancy, I was a size 10/12, and I had a HORRIBLE time, including getting gestational diabetes.

After that pregnancy, the gestational diabetes went away, and I gained quite a bit of weight, going up to an 18/20 or so.

Then I got pregnant again. That second pregnancy was smooth sailing the entire time, and NO gestational diabetes.

I’m guessing my “Sorta Average and Pregnant” story above wouldn’t be sensational enough for TV.

Also, I LOLed for a good 2 minutes at “I Didn’t Know I Was Athletic.” Genius.

By: Punchy

Punchy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:19:58 +0000

I weigh about 175 and last time I saw my doctor she said I would get diabetes if I got pregnant at this weight. There is no history of diabetes in my family. Without doing any blood tests or anything, just based on my weight. I’ve been wondering ever since then if she was just trying to scare me or what. The stupid thing was I was at the doctor to get a pap to re-up my birth control, she just felt like letting me know that even if I wanted a baby right now I’m too fat.

By: mccn

mccn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:59:16 +0000

Mo, can I just say how nice it would be if one could actually “overcome” diabetes? I hear this all the bleepin’ time, and I realize this is not the point of this post, but it makes me angry enough to throw things. (The last time I actually threw something in anger was 1997). I live with this disease every day. Sometimes, it kicks my butt. Sometimes, we have a truce. I dream, hope and wish for the day it will be overcome. But until then? I have to live with it every f-ing day. I have to manage it every f-ing hour. I can’t overcome it because it doesn’t go away.

Same with fat. We all agree fat isn’t something to be overcome in the first place. Neither is diabetes.

Can I throw something now?

By: JBigAdventure

JBigAdventure — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:31:02 +0000

@Pegkitty:

heheheheh
That is awesome!

By: Pegkitty

Pegkitty — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:04:13 +0000

But…but…how would fat women get pregnant in the first place? No man would possibly want to have teh sex with them!

By: Elisa

Elisa — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:47:09 +0000

Sorry, but I know way too many obese women who had perfectly normal pregnancies and too many tiny women who didn’t (including the recover(ing? -ed?) anorexic who literally weighed about 100 lbs pre-baby even after coming through anorexia who ended up with gestational diabetes). Even the high-risk ones were pretty much OK when it comes to having their actual babies.
BTW Linda, I am so sorry to hear your story – and I’m glad you have a beautiful daughter out of the whole thing.
Anyway, it just makes me sick that they’d take this sort of angle, but the media’s take on fat sucks!