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Vic and I were just talking about our stock of Royce Nama Chocolates. We still have several boxes tucked inside our freezer. No matter how tempting it is to finish off, we wanted to savor each cube at a leisurely pace. We also had to consider the issue of gestational D. Consuming our supply slowly is a must. Now, that plan is no longer in the picture . Vic noticed that all those will expire in a couple of weeks. Our hopes of prolonging our supply went up in smoke. So, imagine my delight when I found out that we can get our regular supply locally. CVS announced in her famous blog that Royce will open its flagship store in Rockwell this November. I can't wait!!! I wonder how much one box of Nama would cost?

Due to limited baggage space, here's what Johann and I got from the Big Daddy I never thought Royce chocolates would be this good. The cube variant I previously had were good. However, the Nama variant really melts in the mouth. So glad that hubby brought home quite a stash. Good luck to me and my "elevated" blood sugar.

I picked up my test result this afternoon. After which, I planned to grab iced coffee from Starbucks. Out of the 4 readings, 2 are a bit elevated based on the acceptable range. I will have to pass on Starbucks, for now. So, what is gestational diabetes? According to a very reliable source, pregnancy hormones make it difficult for insulin to do its job. The pancreas usually produces more insulin to keep up. But, when the sugar level in the blood is too high and the insulin level can not keep up with the demand, it results to this condition. Gestational diabetes causes the glucose to stay in the blood instead of being absorbed by the cells to be used as energy. (Nose bleed!!!) Will it put my baby or me at risk? Yes, it may cause the baby to be hypoglycemic to process the sugar being supplied by the mother's blood. This condition may also result to a very large baby that can not be delivered the normal way. That means undergoing C-section or having a larger episiotomy. Gest...

As I was sitting quietly in a corner at the Ambulatory services of the Medical City, the scent of hamburger wafted through the air. In a roomful of people who fasted for at least eight hours, that was sheer torture. For me, who fasted for 16 hours, it was downright inconsiderate. I couldn't concentrate on the very engaging novel in my hands. Why was I there in the first place? In the previous week, my gums bled several times in one day. I had to resort to ice chips and ice-cold drinks to stop the bleeding. It was either a lack in Vitamin C or too much sugar in my blood that is causing it. I was on strict low-sugar (no chocolate, mostly fruit desserts) diet. I had to curb my craving for iced coffee and chocolates. I survived my first pregnancy without gestational diabetes. I hope to avoid it this time, too. The lab test is called OGTT (Oral Glucose Tolerance Test). I was asked to drink 100ml of flavored, sweetened liquid in a span of five minutes. I was glad that it was ...