Gestational Diabetes?

In my last entry I talked about having a phobia of needles, so getting my blood drawn really freaks me out.  Yeah, well... speaking of that, I guess I am really going to have to face my fears next Thursday :-(

My nurse called me today and said that my glucose test from yesterday did not come back "normal".  My blood sugar should have been 135 or lower, and mine was 180.  This means I have to have a 3-4 hour Gestational Diabetes screening during which my blood will be drawn 3 or 4 times, I'm not exactly sure how many times, but I think it's drawn every hour that I'm there.

Web MD's Definition of Gestational Diabetes:
Gestational diabetes is the result of some hormonal changes that occur in all women during pregnancy. Increased levels of certain hormones made in the placenta (the organ that connects the baby by the umbilical cord to the uterus and transfers nutrients from the mother to the baby) interfere with the ability of insulin to manage glucose. This condition is called "insulin resistance." As the placenta grows larger during pregnancy, it produces more hormones and increases this insulin resistance.

Usually the mother's pancreas is able to produce more insulin (about three times the normal amount) to overcome the insulin resistance. If, however, the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to overcome the effect of the increased hormones during pregnancy, sugar levels will rise, resulting in gestational diabetes.

Gestational Diabetes can cause BIG BABIES (go figure) and some delivery risks.  Also, baby might be born with low blood sugar and/or jaundice.
What REALLY scares me is that if I had high blood sugar during my first trimester, the baby could have some serious birth defects :-/.  How do I know that I didn't have high blood sugar during my first trimester?  I don't remember being tested.  Does Gestational Diabetes almost always develop in the second or third trimesters?  IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!  Another scary risk is stillbirth, which is very rare if the diabetes is controlled, but still scary! :-(

SO... I'm scared.  I'm freakin' scared and worried.  Like I said, I find out Thursday if I have Gestational Diabetes, so if you pray I COULD REALLY USE YOUR PRAYERS, and if you think, I wouldn't mind your thoughts and good wishes :-)---
-for my comfort
-that I DON'T have it and my tests are normal
-but MOSTLY for the baby's health, whether I have it or not...
-and lastly, for my strength to handel whatever comes my way

...thanks