Musings of a Multi-Cultural Mind

So here we are, at nearly 30 weeks, and it has already been an interesting start to the 3rd trimester.  As I mentioned in my previous post, I failed (miserably) at the glucose tolerance test, and despite all my denial, blood tests after fasting and normal meals without sugary items still showed that I do indeed have a problem.  My OB and the diabetes nurse & dietitian spelled it out for me in a clearer way.  Basically, after around week 25, the placenta starts to crank out even more fancy hormones, and your pancreas is required to produce 3 times as much insulin as normal.  And if you don't eat regularly, your liver decides to dump a bunch of sugar into your system because it thinks you need the energy, which in turn the pancreas battles by making more insulin.  So there can be a lot of internal spikes and crashes going on that can be dangerous for the baby, possibly resulting in preeclampsia/blood pressure spikes, higher birth weights, premature labor, or w...

I'm so frustrated with doctors!  I'm 7 months pregnant, but before I even became pregnant I started my case for disability.  I had been on Cymbalta for a year and it wasn't helping me, but then I got fired from my job (I suspect because of several of my Fibro issues) and lost my insurance and couldn't afford Cymbalta anymore and went through several horrifying months of withdrawal that nearly killed me.  I decided then that I didn't want to go on any more of the Fibro approved meds until there was better proof that they work and better research.  Heck, just from reading many of the posts on my support group and blogs I've found through Pinterest it's obvious nothing works or if it does, it doesn't last. I've worked my butt off for 20+ years and of course it kills me to give up my career but my body is telling me enough is enough.  Applying for disability was always the last option but I don't know what type of work I could even do.  Anything phys...