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to put up a sign that reserves management's right to remove anyone, any age who makes a disturbance? The sign could say management reserves the right to use their discretion, and the police may be called.

Unless a restaurant is really upscale, I see that a blanket ban could be bad for business. Plenty of adults have needed tossing out. Plus, some of the children banned, if they are about seven or above, actually eat adult portions and would behave.

What do you think?

Schools are going through great lengths to ban peanuts.There was a seafood ban at my school this year ; the student couldn't be around it or smell it cooking. Some McDonald's no longer serve peanuts with their ice cream, even in the pack. If they are going to do that, shouldn't they ban their fish products?

I have noticed at my school that children who have a bathroom accident are walked around with an adult as they try to find a dry set of clothes. A child is often walked up and down the hall and to several rooms before anything is found. They are often seen by people visiting the office.

I know having a set of clothes in the room is best, but that doesn't often happen. Do you think walking a child like that is right?

If your child had an allergy to peanuts that is so severe that they can't be around someone who is eating them, does banning peanuts make you feel safe enough?

I work at a school that is going to start banning seafood. No one can bring it into the building and it can't be served in the cafeteria. I am not questioning whether that is right or wrong ; but how can the school make sure that no one brings seafood into the school at anytime? Do they search every bag from everyone? How can they enforce this ban truly?

When I was going to college, my mother was always bragging to anyone who would listen that she "put me through college." My mother got moral support (which is great to have) mixed up with financial support. I paid for college with scholarships, student loans, and grants. I had a job to pay for whatever else I needed.

Even though there was no way my mom could have paid for college for me, to this day, she still claims she did. She barely gave me any spending money.

I just want to know what you all spent. I'm not mad at my mom, but I would like to point out to her what people are spending when she brings it up again.

When I was going to college, my mother was always bragging to anyone who would listen that she "put me through college." My mother got moral support (which is great to have) mixed up with financial support. I paid for college with scholarships, student loans, and grants. I had a job to pay for whatever else I needed.

Even though there was no way my mom could have paid for college for me, to this day, she still claims she did. She barely gave me any spending money.

I just want to know what you all spent. I'm not mad at my mom, but I would like to point out to her what people are spending when she brings it up again.

I had my son via emergency c-section about 4 months ago. I was diagnosed gestational diabetic about two months before I had him. I took the medication, changed my diet, exercised (got up at 4 am to do so) spent extra money on healthier foods and extra test strips, and spent a whole lot of time worrying and stressing about doing things right.

Despite all of that I still ended up being an emergency c-section, my son's blood sugar almost bottomed out when he was born. His CRP levels were through the roof, his heart needed monitoring, he was born blue and not crying, and he was in the NICU for almost 11 days.

I am grateful that my son is now doing well months later (and that is certainly the most important thing), but I have to wonder, what was the use of all that work? Didn't I have the same outcome as someone who didn't care to work to make their GD better? What did I prevent with all that work and worry?

I had my son via emergency c-section about 4 months ago. I was diagnosed gestational diabetic about two months before I had him. I took the medication, changed my diet, exercised (got up at 4 am to do so) spent extra money on healthier foods and extra test strips, and spent a whole lot of time worrying and stressing about doing things right.

Despite all of that I still ended up being an emergency c-section, my son's blood sugar almost bottomed out when he was born. His CRP levels were through the roof, his heart needed monitoring, he was born blue and not crying, and he was in the NICU for almost 11 days.

I am grateful that my son is now doing well months later (and that is certainly the most important thing), but I have to wonder, what was the use of all that work? Didn't I have the same outcome as someone who didn't care to work to make their GD better? What did I prevent with all that work and worry?

I was wondering how high a person's blood sugars usually are that leads to amputations. Are there other factors that cause a diabetic to have amputations, or is it mainly because of uncontrolled blood sugars?

My sister gave me her glucose meter (I am gestational diabetic, she was trying to help) and I was going through the machine. I noticed that she had a reading of 238 in the machine. I asked her about it, and she said that is what it was one time after eating. The other numbers in the machine looked normal, but I don't know if they were fasting numbers or not.

She said her doctor put her on metaform (sorry for spelling) and after a while said her blood sugar levels were normal and took her off the medication. I don't know if that is true, it is what she said her doctor said. She didn't seem bothered about the blood sugar reading of 238.

Should she be concerned? I thought someone without diabetes should have a blood sugar reading of about 140. I wouldn't have been that concerned if it had of been 160. But a reading of 238 at anytime, even after eating a monster meal would signify a problem, wouldn't it?

Maybe those of you with more experience can help me out.

My sister gave me her glucose meter (I am gestational diabetic, she was trying to help) and I was going through the machine. I noticed that she had a reading of 238 in the machine. I asked her about it, and she said that is what it was one time after eating. The other numbers in the machine looked normal, but I don't know if they were fasting numbers or not.

She said her doctor put her on metaform (sorry for spelling) and after a while said her blood sugar levels were normal and took her off the medication. I don't know if that is true, it is what she said her doctor said. She didn't seem bothered about the blood sugar reading of 238.

Should she be concerned? I thought someone without diabetes should have a blood sugar reading of about 140. I wouldn't have been that concerned if it had of been 160. But a reading of 238 at anytime, even after eating a monster meal would signify a problem, wouldn't it?

Maybe those of you with more experience can help me out.

I know a lady who has been HIV positive for a while. I don't know if she has full blown AIDS or not (not willing to pry). She told my family that she would be having a leg amputated because of the disease. What does AIDS/HIV do to a person's body that they would lose a limb?

I am about 25 weeks pregnant. Failed my 1 hour glucose test and had two supposedly bad numbers during my 3 hour test. My fasting was 89, my one hour was 188, my two hour was 160, and I don't know what my last score was. So now I am told I have gestational diabetes.

I was told to change my diet and I was put on 5mg of Glyburide daily. I was told to take it about 30 minutes before breakfast. I took the meds this morning and ate a breakfast that had 55 grams of carbohydrates.

I get to school, and while I am explaining things to my class around 9:30/ 10 am I start sweating and can hardly talk. I started sweating in an air conditioned room like I had been out cutting grass. I figured out my blood sugar was trying to bottom out so I brought it back up by probably eating too much.

I called my doctor's office, but I have not received an answer yet. I don't know what to do about the medication. That was the very first time I took it. I am scared to take it again.

I do not have a working blood glucose meter yet. My doctor said that I will be testing at the hospital every week (which is going to help ruin my finances).

This is Friday. If I don't get a response from my doctor, what should I do? I am unclear what I should do until Monday.

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I am about 25 weeks pregnant. Failed my 1 hour glucose test and had two supposedly bad numbers during my 3 hour test. My fasting was 89, my one hour was 188, my two hour was 160, and I don't know what my last score was. So now I am told I have gestational diabetes.

I was told to change my diet and I was put on 5mg of Glyburide daily. I was told to take it about 30 minutes before breakfast. I took the meds this morning and ate a breakfast that had 55 grams of carbohydrates.

I get to school, and while I am explaining things to my class around 9:30/ 10 am I start sweating and can hardly talk. I started sweating in an air conditioned room like I had been out cutting grass. I figured out my blood sugar was trying to bottom out so I brought it back up by probably eating too much.

I called my doctor's office, but I have not received an answer yet. I don't know what to do about the medication. That was the very first time I took it. I am scared to take it again.

I do not have a working blood glucose meter yet. My doctor said that I will be testing at the hospital every week (which is going to help ruin my finances).

This is Friday. If I don't get a response from my doctor, what should I do? I am unclear what I should do until Monday.

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This is really a follow-up from my question about being depressed about having a gestational diabetes diagnosis the day before yesterday.

I had my OB appointment yesterday. I was still pretty upset when I got there, but I feel a bit better after speaking with her.

I am now considered a high risk pregnancy (probably due to more issues than just the GD). I really didn't want that because that could lead to a high intervention pregnancy, delivery, and birth no matter what good things I try to do. As long as everything goes well, my regular OB will be able to continue seeing me, and I won't have to make appointments with other doctors. My GD does not mean that I will automatically go on bedrest or have a c-section, or even deliver early (even though she expressed that she doesn't think I will make it to 40 weeks because I have had pre enclampsia that made me have to be induced early twice). As long as I try to keep my blood sugar under control, she says that things should go pretty normally.

One thing that is a problem is that I have to go to the doctor every week until I deliver. And it is an appointment where I am getting my blood, drawn, tested for blood sugar numbers, then eating/drinking a solution, waiting an hour and testing again, then if I have it right, wait 2 hours and be tested yet AGAIN. By the time I get out of the doctor's office half of the day or more is completely lost. This could adversely affect my job because I am basically a contract employee that can be called out without much notice. Many times I don't know that I am going to work until I get a call at 7/8 a.m. If I can't make it at that time, they are not going to want to see me at 11 a.m. or later because I am at the doctor's office having my blood sugar done at the lab. I really wish they would let me test it at home. As I expressed in my earlier question (now resolved), my family needs all the money that we can get right now, and any days I miss make a BIG difference. She will at least let me do my OB appointments at the same time as my blood glucose lab appointments, because I will have to wait around at the hospital anyway. I am sure that sometimes these appointments will fall on days when no one calls me to work anyway, which will be a good thing.

I now have to take Glyburide 5mg I think once a day (I am getting it filled today). I don't know how that will turn out.

I am concerned that no matter what I do, things might turn out badly due to no one's fault. I am going to be really disappointed, again, if I am trying to eat right, moderately exercise, count carbs and calories, miss work due to doctor's appointments every week and still end up put on insulin, put on bedrest (at home or at the hospital) , possibly having to drive long distances to see additional doctors, and have a c-section. But now if that does happen, at least I would be able to say that I tried to do everything I could to prevent that from happening. I won't have to feel guilty that I just got mad, gave up, and didn't even try.

So despite some lingering, very real concerns, I feel much more positive than I did yesterday. What was your experience?

This is really a follow-up from my question about being depressed about having a gestational diabetes diagnosis the day before yesterday.

I had my OB appointment yesterday. I was still pretty upset when I got there, but I feel a bit better after speaking with her.

I am now considered a high risk pregnancy (probably due to more issues than just the GD). I really didn't want that because that could lead to a high intervention pregnancy, delivery, and birth no matter what good things I try to do. As long as everything goes well, my regular OB will be able to continue seeing me, and I won't have to make appointments with other doctors. My GD does not mean that I will automatically go on bedrest or have a c-section, or even deliver early (even though she expressed that she doesn't think I will make it to 40 weeks because I have had pre enclampsia that made me have to be induced early twice). As long as I try to keep my blood sugar under control, she says that things should go pretty normally.

One thing that is a problem is that I have to go to the doctor every week until I deliver. And it is an appointment where I am getting my blood, drawn, tested for blood sugar numbers, then eating/drinking a solution, waiting an hour and testing again, then if I have it right, wait 2 hours and be tested yet AGAIN. By the time I get out of the doctor's office half of the day or more is completely lost. This could adversely affect my job because I am basically a contract employee that can be called out without much notice. Many times I don't know that I am going to work until I get a call at 7/8 a.m. If I can't make it at that time, they are not going to want to see me at 11 a.m. or later because I am at the doctor's office having my blood sugar done at the lab. I really wish they would let me test it at home. As I expressed in my earlier question (now resolved), my family needs all the money that we can get right now, and any days I miss make a BIG difference. She will at least let me do my OB appointments at the same time as my blood glucose lab appointments, because I will have to wait around at the hospital anyway. I am sure that sometimes these appointments will fall on days when no one calls me to work anyway, which will be a good thing.

I now have to take Glyburide 5mg I think once a day (I am getting it filled today). I don't know how that will turn out.

I am concerned that no matter what I do, things might turn out badly due to no one's fault. I am going to be really disappointed, again, if I am trying to eat right, moderately exercise, count carbs and calories, miss work due to doctor's appointments every week and still end up put on insulin, put on bedrest (at home or at the hospital) , possibly having to drive long distances to see additional doctors, and have a c-section. But now if that does happen, at least I would be able to say that I tried to do everything I could to prevent that from happening. I won't have to feel guilty that I just got mad, gave up, and didn't even try.

So despite some lingering, very real concerns, I feel much more positive than I did yesterday. What was your experience?

This is long, please excuse me.

I am approaching my late 30s and I took the 3 hour glucose test yesterday. My fasting blood sugar was perfect, but my other three reading showed that my body was not processing glucose as fast as it should (1st reading after an hour was 188, next one 2 hours later was 160, and I don't know what the third one was). I don't understand how I had such a perfect fasting score (89 out of a range of 80 to 110) and then everything go so wrong with the other scores to the point that I now have to have all the baggage of gestational diabetes.

I go see my OBGYN today to discuss what course of action we should take. This will be the first time she and I have talked after the crappy glucose results. I have no idea what is going to happen. I am afraid I will be required to have so many doctor's appointments that I will hardly be able to work (I don't have the kind of job where I can come in late or leave early). I know the health of myself and the child comes first, but I also have to consider the family that I already have. Plus, we desperately need to move into a bigger home before the baby is born. As of now, we would literally have no where to put him in the house we currently live in.

I also feel so cheated because this was the pregnancy that I tried to do things right. The only time I have eaten cookies or ice cream was in July! I actually tried to drink the required amount of water per day, and exceed it! I rarely eat candy, and I have spent a fortune on vegetables and fruits (I ate mostly vegetables because we grew some)! Well so much for all of that! I'm doing worse now than what I was when I ate honey buns and lasagna during a few previous pregnancies!!

I also fear that the rest of my pregnancy, labor and delivery will just be one big parade of medical interventions and medical requirements that will interrupt my life. I am afraid that they will use GD as an excuse to make my son's birth look more like a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor than a birth. I try to labor as naturally as possible, and if a lot of medical intervention and a c-section is the route that must be taken, as the last resort, then fine. I don't want to just be shoved down the medical intervention/surgery road without trying to avoid it first.

Please don't give me the "you have to do whatever necessary to have a healthy baby" routine, trite answer. I have had 2 miscarriages in a row, 4 in all. I already know that as well or better than most people.

Did anyone else feel this way? Do you feel you had a positive outcome?