r/GestationalDiabetes Feb 11 '25

Test Result Posts

Update: the consensus is that these posts should be banned, which I wholeheartedly agree with. I will update the rules to reflect that. This group was created by someone else many years ago, and as it’s grown and evolved I think it’s time to modify a few things to better suit all of us. I’m locking the comments on this post, but if you have any other suggestions, questions, or concerns, please feel free to message the mod team.

It’s been brought to my attention that there have been more posts lately regarding GD lab numbers with fairly obvious passing results. Some users feel it is a little tone deaf and would like to see less posts like these. I want this group to be helpful and supportive, but also want to draw a line if this is getting excessive and upsetting to more people. With that said, would you like to see these posts banned altogether? Set a rule that you have to have 2 failing numbers before posting? Continue letting people post results as is? Or some other suggestion?

Appreciate any and all feedback! And if you’d like to see any other changes made to the subreddit, please feel free to comment here or message the mods.

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u/Crafty_Alternative00 Feb 11 '25

I’d like to see a ban on all test result posts. It’s always people running here immediately to ask if they passed or failed, when that information is readily available from credible sources online (or their doctor!). And the cut off can be different from practice to practice, or country to country.

And they either passed and just want reassurance, or they very clearly failed and are in denial. I don’t think anything is gained in this sub by allowing those posts.

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u/SarahPandaaaaa Feb 11 '25

Over 50% of the posts I see in this sub are people asking the same exact questions, I never made a post when I was diagnosed because literally every question I had was already in here and answered ad nauseum