Second time around (maybe?) would love advice re: CGM
Hello! I really appreciated this community last time I was pregnant with GD and would love any and all advice on my current situation.
Some background: I had borderline GD with my first kid (definitely had it, but failed both tests by just a few points above threshold and was able to keep it under control with diet.) My son was born at 6 lbs 11 oz so not big at all and neither of us had any other GD-related issues. Passed the six week postpartum test. When I got pregnant again this fall, they tested me for GD at 12 weeks and I passed. My A1C levels have always been normal when not pregnant and I've never had any problems with blood sugar.
Still, I wasn't surprised when I failed my screening test at 28 weeks this year since I did have it before. Instead of taking the second test I asked if I could just track for two weeks with a CGM (which ACOG now approves!? last time they didn't, so great) because I HATED that four hour test and figured I def had GD so might as well just get on the diet now.
So now I have been tracking for two weeks and it seems like maybe I don't have GD?! My fasting numbers are all as low as 70 and never higher than 90, although it's hard to know for sure all of the time with the way the CGM works 15-20 min delayed. I am eating pretty low carb since it's hard not to knowing the deal from having GD before but I have tried to experiment with some high carb foods to make sure (dessert and half a glass of wine on a religious holiday, waffles with blueberries and syrup another time, etc) and while those did spike me pretty high (like 160-180) it was only for under an hour and then by two hours it's back below 120. I have been able to tolerate foods I could NOT tolerate last time at all in small amounts like pasta, bread, etc. Again I am eating pretty modestly but still, it seems different??
So now my midwife thinks I don't have GD and I can stop monitoring, but I'm kind of stressed about it just in case I DO have it because I don't want to harm the baby! What would you guys do? Do you think I should act like I have it anyway? Is it hard to get real results with the CGM? Help!