GD support thread

[Newt4]

Wow sushi is a big no no for me! 2 hrs after 11.6
I jumped on my elliptical and burnt it down.

 

[whit.]

Eeeek. I had sushi last night and didn't test because we were out on a date. I didn't think it would be that bad though!

 

[NatalieW]

Could be the rice. I didn't think you were meant to eat sushi in pregnancy??

 

[whit.]

I don't eat the raw sushi while pregnant. I have sushi with cooked fish.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Wow sushi is a big no no for me! 2 hrs after 11.6
I jumped on my elliptical and burnt it down.

Rice is mean

 

[karolynca]

Well...1 hour after lunch it was a flawless 99 reading....it sure helps to do a bit of walking afterwards

 

[NatalieW]

Rice is mean, pasta is meaner.

Exercise after a meal is good, but don't always get time

I've made a food list after I've had this baby. Haha. DH thinks I'm mad!!

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Rice is mean, pasta is meaner.

Exercise after a meal is good, but don't always get time

I've made a food list after I've had this baby. Haha. DH thinks I'm mad!!

I want an entire bowl of mashed potato - screw cake, sweets etc

I WANT POTATO

 

[NatalieW]

Mine is Chinese. Chocolates. Biscuits. Packet of Percy pigs. Lol. And a naan bread with curry

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Mine is Chinese. Chocolates. Biscuits. Packet of Percy pigs. Lol. And a naan bread with curry

I still get my chinese fix - I only have meat and bamboo shoot dishes though.

I was so happy the other day to eat an entire tub, with curry sauce and still get a 4.7 2 hours later after sitting on my bum on the sofa for 2 hours.

I want to relive Christmas and get to eat a mince pie, chocolate, roast potatoes etc etc

 

[Newt4]

Sushi is fine in Calgary as all the fish even the raw (which I dont like anyways) is flash frozen which kills everything apparently.

Yeah Ive never had a reading that high I was very shocked.

 

[karolynca]

Yes, it's more difficult at work, I am trying to find on the internet a site that tells me how much I should walk (minimum to have a positive impact), so maybe I can score those at the office parking lot....

 

[shambaby]

I don't really seem to have much of a problem with rice or pasta (so long as I don't have too much!) - it's white bread that gets me. I miss pizza I also miss chocolate fudge cake haven't tried it, but I'm assuming it would not give me a good reading!

 

[whit.]

I miss pizza so much. How silly is that!

 

[Newt4]

I make my whole pizza dough with whole wheat flour and I put whey protein power in the flour mix and it seems to do the trick.

 

[whit.]

I've never made home made crusts, might have to try it!

 

[CelticNiamh]

Hey all new to the thread but not to GD!!

I am wondering has any one experienced loads of hypos and not on insulin yet!! I know I will end up on insulin my GD come on as soon as the placenta takes over.
But it is scaring me with how many lows I seem to be getting all below 3 I had quite a bad one today which scared my poor hubby! I got quite a lecture on keeping something with me incase I go low!! which I do not expect to keep happening as I am on the diet so trying to be good and healthy!

I just do not understand it at all! I do not think its normal for GD

I am going to chat with my midwife tomorrow about it but any one else have a clue why!!!

 

[080509]

Hey all new to the thread but not to GD!!

I am wondering has any one experienced loads of hypos and not on insulin yet!! I know I will end up on insulin my GD come on as soon as the placenta takes over.
But it is scaring me with how many lows I seem to be getting all below 3 I had quite a bad one today which scared my poor hubby! I got quite a lecture on keeping something with me incase I go low!! which I do not expect to keep happening as I am on the diet so trying to be good and healthy!

I just do not understand it at all! I do not think its normal for GD

I am going to chat with my midwife tomorrow about it but any one else have a clue why!!!

Hi, i'm type 1 but was slow onset, so do have some experience of GD (they originally thought it was GD rather than type 1) it sounds like reactive hypoglycemia, have you tested your levels 30minutes - 1 hour before you would normally experience the drop? If it is reactive hypoglycemia, this usually happens because the first phase insulin release is gone/or minimal, and the body compensates by releasing alot of insulin out a while later, usually 2-3 hours after a meal or so. This is what happened to me before i was diagnosed with GD in 2010 with my first pregnancy (but later diagnosed type 1 in 2012) by the way i'm not saying its type 1, reactive hypo's are common in lots of diabetics, mainly GD and type 2.

 

[NatalieW]

You need to snack in between your meals. That should stop the hypos.

Like ryvita with peanut butter (whole earth one) or Narns oat cakes with cheese. You need to keep your levels steady. That should help.

 

[CelticNiamh]

Hey all new to the thread but not to GD!!

I am wondering has any one experienced loads of hypos and not on insulin yet!! I know I will end up on insulin my GD come on as soon as the placenta takes over.
But it is scaring me with how many lows I seem to be getting all below 3 I had quite a bad one today which scared my poor hubby! I got quite a lecture on keeping something with me incase I go low!! which I do not expect to keep happening as I am on the diet so trying to be good and healthy!

I just do not understand it at all! I do not think its normal for GD

I am going to chat with my midwife tomorrow about it but any one else have a clue why!!!

Hi, i'm type 1 but was slow onset, so do have some experience of GD (they originally thought it was GD rather than type 1) it sounds like reactive hypoglycemia, have you tested your levels 30minutes - 1 hour before you would normally experience the drop? If it is reactive hypoglycemia, this usually happens because the first phase insulin release is gone/or minimal, and the body compensates by releasing alot of insulin out a while later, usually 2-3 hours after a meal or so. This is what happened to me before i was diagnosed with GD in 2010 with my first pregnancy (but later diagnosed type 1 in 2012) by the way i'm not saying its type 1, reactive hypo's are common in lots of diabetics, mainly GD and type 2.

Thanks so much for the reply, I have only been testing randomly of late but I am going to keep a closer eye on it to see what they are doing.

I went on insulin by 18 weeks in my last pregnancy It always seems to be earlier.