The advice I was given from my dietician was of no help at all! xxx
I found it really difficult at first, but then found a fantastic Facebook group who have really helped me to control my blood sugars! I'm not sure where abouts in Ireland you are, but if you're on FB, have a look for them. The group is called Gestational Diabetes UK Mums. I found that a high fat & protein diet works so well with GD! On the FB group they talk about 'food pairing', so making sure when you eat carbs, you have plenty of healthy fats, protein & veg to slow the processing down
Have a chiro appt at 4pm today as well. Found out this morning my husband is going to China in a fortnight for five days, not sure how I feel about that yet!
that cracked me up!! I am definitely a purple minion right now!!
Thanks hun I'm in that group and have been following all the advice but it's just not working for me. They told me on the group to hope I am put on medication for babies sake. An example would be big portion of Salmon with 3 tiny baby potatoes and tonnes of veg had my sugars at 8.1. I have morning fasting sugars of 7.5 no matter what I eat the night before.
I found it really difficult at first, but then found a fantastic Facebook group who have really helped me to control my blood sugars! I'm not sure where abouts in Ireland you are, but if you're on FB, have a look for them. The group is called Gestational Diabetes UK Mums. I found that a high fat & protein diet works so well with GD! On the FB group they talk about 'food pairing', so making sure when you eat carbs, you have plenty of healthy fats, protein & veg to slow the processing down
but for the rest...
Thanks hun but I have to disagree on the medication point obviously it's best to be diet controlled but a lot of gd is hormonal so if diet bringing the numbers down its too risky to baby not to do something. Uncontrolled gd increases baby's risk of death by 4 and at over 33 weeks that's not a risk I'm willing to take. Plus I naturally make big babies throwing uncontrolled gd into the mix will only cause more complications for both of us. If we were talking about type 2 diabetes I would completely agree but not when the baby is at risk. Ps when I said a big piece of salmon I meant bigger than I'd normally eat as I was advised to have slightly more protein to slow down release of carbs. If I was to cut it in half there would be nothing there and all my veg was gi friendly.For those struggling with GD, try to eat smaller meals. Sometimes it is as much what you eat as how much. Protein should still not be larger than a serving (about the size of the palm of your hand). Remember that not all veggies are created equally, and that corn is in fact a grain, for example. 3boys, your meal description is pretty much what I eat, except with a smaller portion of fish/meat, and I don't have GD. Try cutting that same meal in half and eating it as two smaller meals. It's tough; I get it. While I don't have GD, I have had thyroid disease for about 10 years, and had to change my diet completely to help my medication work. Give it time, and don't give up on your body. You will figure out what works. The non-medication route is always the best in my opinion. There is always a solution. I find that when I make a diet change sometimes it takes a few weeks to 'take affect', so to speak. It isn't instant.
Some others were talking about constipation. I've been craving a ridiculous amount of fruit- mostly berries. I haven't had any issues there and I sometimes think it is all of the fibre in the fruit I am eating. I eat about 5-6 servings of fruit per day. I guess that might not work for those with GD
to those of you dealing with it x
