LAUREN VAN DEN BRAND
During my first pregnancy, the only symptom I noticed was extreme exhaustion. I would fall asleep everywhere! Being my first pregnancy, I thought it was normal. I’m very aware of all the common symptoms [of diabetes] like needing to go the toilet a lot, being thirsty etc because I have a strong family history of type 2. But that exhaustion was the only clue, so I felt like the diagnosis came out of the blue.
I did the Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) early, at around 16-18 weeks, because of my family history, and because I
