GD support thread

[Newt4]

Hugs. Its hard. I find when I have to eat fast I'll go to opa and get the low carb plate. Its just greek salad and chicken. Also I will make sandwiches and load the fridge with them. I have bags of fruits and veggies in the fridge for emergencies too. If you want something sweet try buying some whey powder from a health food store and make a smoothie with skim milk and berries and load it with whey powder for a big protein shot.

You could buy fresh squeezed and load it with why protein too.

 

[NatalieW]

Eating the same. Nothing different. It's not over the limit but I'm hitting 7s more regularly.

I realise it is really hard with an older child/work/general life etc - any chance of being able to get out for a brisk walk etc in the day?

Being on mat. leave now and being able to do a good walk is helping so much.

How are your nights with your daughter? If I am struggling with my numbers my husband is really good and deals with the early mornings or night wakes to a certain extent. It is scary how much disrupted sleep messes my sugars up - it isn't just a morning thing either - it is all day.

Lots of though xxx

I teach so I am on my feet the majority of the day. They've kept reasonable so far. Might change my lunch again.

Nights are ok, body does rebalance. I always get in the 4s.

 

[NatalieW]

Does anyone have any high protein lunches that I can take to work, which won't break the bank?

 

[BroodyBlair]

Glad I stumbled across this thread as normally reside in 2nd tri. I was diagnosed at 11wks. Diet controlled to 19weeks them had no option bit to go onto insulin. I was so worried and upset ;( have been injecting insulin 4 times a day for a wk now and I'm a pro. I really didn't want to go in it but as dr said your body natirally produces insulin, I aren't at the minute so ur jst putting in something that ur baby and u need. Don't be scared. Now birth.... That's another matter! Been told induction 37-39wks. What's ur views? I'm now 20wks xx

 

[HuskyMomWI]

My perinatologist said there is no need to induce before due date. She said they prefer not to induce before due date because babies of diabetics usually develop slower so no reason to induce and add risk.

Now, on the other hand my OB says to induce at 38 weeks due to the increased risk of stillbirth. So the bottom line is I am of no assistance. I have to choose whether to follow the advice of my OB or my perinatologist when we get that far.

 

[TTC36]

If anyone is interested, I wrote a couple of looooong rambling posts about some of the risks and possible interventions around GD, based on some of the academic papers I read and conversations with my endocrinologist (FYI there are some very very informative posts back in this thread, though I realize it can be a pain to go back through it). The proviso of course is that there is still a lot of debate and controversy around the diagnosis and treatment of GD. The links are here:

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/g...45416-gd-support-thread-344.html#post16501683

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/g...45416-gd-support-thread-431.html#post18013727

 

[Newt4]

Thanks TTC36! Really reassuring considering my last pregnancy my placenta started failing. SO I was super worried about my history and now the "GD risk".

 

[daisy72]

My perinatologist said there is no need to induce before due date. She said they prefer not to induce before due date because babies of diabetics usually develop slower so no reason to induce and add risk.

Now, on the other hand my OB says to induce at 38 weeks due to the increased risk of stillbirth. So the bottom line is I am of no assistance. I have to choose whether to follow the advice of my OB or my perinatologist when we get that far.

I am in the opposite situation. The perinatologist said no going past the due date, but my OB said today that since I am not on medication, I can even go a week past. However we decided to wait for the results of another growth scan, as my baby was previously measuring big (78%).

 

[Newt4]

One thing that bugs me about growth scan to determine induction is that the growth scan can be 1-3 lb off. For my first they said she was 4lb she came out 6 lbs.

 

[hopeful4bfp]

Feeling like I need a bit of support or something today =( I'm still getting the hang of having such a strict diet but it's proven to be really difficult. Not only am I avoiding sugar like that plague but even when I'm eating relatively healthy I'm still getting high readings? Yesterday was okay but after dinner I had a reading of 9.9, and today my readings have been high since breakfast, 7.7, 9.9, and 9.5.

It's so hard to eat healthy when you're running around all the time. I dont have time to cook meals and bring them everywhere I go to ensure a healthy lunch at just the right time so my sugars don't spike. I thought maybe I'd be able to at least have an orange juice once a day but it seems like even 4oz of orange juice will make me spike!

I feel trapped by my diet and like i'm hurting my baby and I really, really don't want to have to take insulin.

I know exactly how you feel... Im very frustrated as well and i just started insulin last night and my numbers are still high and i feel like all the counting and measuring and everything doesnt matter... i stress and stress about everything i put in my mouth and im still getting high numbers even with insulin twice a day...

My dr is telling me that i have to take it at the same time everyday but i dont wake at the same time everyday, it varies depending on whether i work or not... If i work i wake at 6am if i dont i wake at 10-noon and have slept until 2pm if ive had a few hard long days at work... so now i have to set my alarm get up, take my insulin, eat, set my alarm again for 2 hours later, go back to sleep, get up take my sugars and either decided to go back to sleep or get up for the day...

that means im gonna be tired and cranky even more than i am now!!!! Im so ready for this placenta to go away!!!

mini rant over Thanks

 

[Newt4]

Thats sounds horrible hopeful!

 

[daisy72]

One thing that bugs me about growth scan to determine induction is that the growth scan can be 1-3 lb off. For my first they said she was 4lb she came out 6 lbs.

Exactly

 

[shambaby]

Hi there can I join you? I am 29 weeks today with # 2 and just got my GTT result yesterday - 4.6 and 9.4. So, I am officially a gestational diabetic, lucky old me! I have not been feeling well for a couple of weeks - extremely tired, often dizzy and just not right - so it's almost a relief to find out why. Just wish it had been anaemia like I thought!

At the moment I am feeling a little lost, as I have had no real guidance on what changes to make to my diet, and won't until my first appointment on Monday when I should also get my testing kit. I know the basics, like avoiding sugar (so bye-bye to my lovely stash of Christmas chocolate I still have left ) but the advice seems really conflicting on the rest - one place says low carbs is best, then another says you should base all meals on carbs! I am going shopping today and thinking for now I will stock up on salad and wholegrain bread, cereals etc for the next few days and plan a bigger trip after my appointment. Does that sound reasonable? Would love to hear any tips that have worked for others.

 

[Newt4]

Thats what I did. I switched everything I could to whole grain. I dropped all sweets, pop and chips. Im lucky and hopefully you will be too, I can still get chocolate and all that but in moderation and during my good times (during the day).

 

[NatalieW]

Make sure your plate looks like this https://www.mehn.org.au/images/stories/mehn/Nutrition_Plate_Divisions.jpg

Basically follow a low GI diet plan in simple terms until you know what raises your BG.

 

[BroodyBlair]

Which chocolate do you take or what do you have for a treat? I was told a Freddo (very small baby typed chocolate bar in UK). Missing sweet things and desserts! Xx

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Which chocolate do you take or what do you have for a treat? I was told a Freddo (very small baby typed chocolate bar in UK). Missing sweet things and desserts! Xx

I go for really dark chocolate x

 

[NatalieW]

Which chocolate do you take or what do you have for a treat? I was told a Freddo (very small baby typed chocolate bar in UK). Missing sweet things and desserts! Xx

I found Thorntons do disbetic chocolate but don't eat too much, gives you bad stomach.

Also holland and Barrett do a brand called Balance which is sweetened with stevia. I like the praline version.

 

[BroodyBlair]

Thanks for these tips next time I'm near h&b and thorntons I shall buy a few
To try. I heard that boots do some nice diabetic chocolate? X

 

[NatalieW]

I've heard not good things about the Boots one.