Update time!

I wrote this three weeks ago and never got around to posting it.

It’s been a long time since I’ve actually posted here. I plan to post more often, but we’ll see how it goes. Around mid-February I managed to get back on low carb. My body was definitely trying to hold on to it’s fat and my PCOS never helps. But I felt good; so I didn’t worry too much. I managed to lose 7 pounds in about 2 months.

Toward mid-April I was feeling really tired. My face broke out with perioral dermatitis. I figured it was because my period was coming and hormoes changing. Well, my period was pretty last. Being on metformin really help regulate it. So i hadn’t had an abnormal period in a while. So I checked and my pregnancy test lit up well before the time was up. I’m currently 20 weeks pregnant.

I’m excited and scared. But everything will be fine. I’m having an ultrasound next Monday. I can’t wait to see the baby again. It really is pretty amazing when I think about it. I’m going to be a mother. We will be responsible for another human being.

Anyhow since I have PCOS my doctor had me do some early glucose stress testing. I didn’t do great on either. Now I have to see the Diabetic Nurse Educator, a dietician, and check my blood sugar 4 times per day. I don’t really mind checking my sugars. It’s just a little irritating to have to see a dietician who wants me to eat about 200g of carbs per day (over the day between 3 meals and 3 snacks). I don’t always do good keeping it low carb, but there is some foods I don’t keep at home (i.e., bread) and some things i just don’t eat because they make me feel like garbage (most breakfast staples like cereal). I understand the want to keep my blood sugar stable throughout the day. But that seems like a lot.