It's amazing what a caring doctor can do!

I'm feeling super great this morning, better than I have in my WHOLE pregnancy! Turns out all I needed was some different oral meds and some insulin. They told me to expect a significant change in a week but I never expected to feel this good within a day. To keep you all up to speed there have been some new developments in my world of doctors. Turns out my previous team of doctors was feeling really uncomfortable with my care and trying to manage diabetes so they referred me to a Dr. Barbour at the University of Colorado. I have to admit, I was pissed about it, really pissed. It felt like they just threw me to the wolves and left me for dead 5 weeks away from my due date! But after meeting Dr. Barbour and her team I can see that this was a great choice for me other than the distance I will have to travel. Her team and expertise is undeniably what this mom needs. They took time to really explain how my diabetes affects the baby and what we can do pro actively to curb complications now. They were so sympathetic to my feelings of yuckiness and stress levels and made it very clear they want to take care of me and the lil one and they have the staff and state of the art accessories to do it! So I haven't completely turned it over but after today I have to say that if in one day I can feel this much better I can only imagine how well they will make sure I have a wonderful birth experience and Baby G is one healthy happy baby.

On a personal note, my stress levels have been through the roof. Even though we are going through a lot of life changes, none of these stressful feelings were warranted considering the wonderful man I have, support from friends and family, and the wonderful feelings of carrying life inside me. I should not be feeling this way!!! It became obvious from my discussions with the team yesterday that all of this is being caused by hormones shifts and erratic blood sugars. Last night I felt a difference in my stress level after my first injection. Within an hour I noticed my mind calmed and my body felt relaxed for once, I slept soundly and woke up hungry which is great. My fasting number was down to 88, from the 110's the day before and I just feel great! I am grateful for Dr. Barbour and her team and look forward to building a relationship with her team at the university.