Is a continuous glucose monitor accurate/helpful?

Hi all,

I was prediabetic before getting pregnant, AIC around 6.1. I lost some weight with exercise and it showed 5.5 while on metformin. Now that I am pregnant my endocrinologist wants me to check my sugars every day and I got a glucose monitor. They want me to check fasting and 2 hours after one meal a day. But the thing is the mental block of knowing that it could be right or wrong is stressful. I did it for one week and they were normal numbers. Then I did it for a few more days and in one morning when I struggled to get a drop of blood from three fingers my sugar went from 120 to 82 in one prick. The confusion and stress has created a mental block. My doctor is still pushing to check, and I understand I need to. Would a continuous glucose monitor help?? I would much rather do that than prick without knowing what to expect. Additionally, I wake up at around 5 every day to take my thyroid meds while fasting. Is this when I should prick as well? I usually lay back down for a couple hours and don’t know when is best to check.

Thank you!