GD support thread

[NatalieW]

Ok breakfast you just had is carb heavy.

My breakfast is one slice burgen bread, three eggs scrambled and two rashers of bacon. I normally come out within the 6s.

Porridge will give me a 10 reading.

You need in between snacks or you are at risk of hypos.

My snacks are narns oat cakes with cheese. Or ryvita with cheese or peanut butter (whole earth, no added sugar). Hummus and carrots. Ryvita crisps work well too.

 

[NatalieW]

Google low GI diet and that is a good starting point. Slimming world is also a good starting point too.

 

[NatalieW]

Stay away from blueberries, strawberries. Too high in natural sugar.

The large naval oranges are good.

Natural yogurt is good, could sprinkle some chopped nuts on top.


Mixed nuts is also a good snack.

 

[CelticNiamh]

Well I cant seem to get my morning fasting numbers under control so I will most likely end up doing insulin at night ugh. My daytime numbers are awesome no problems at all and I have tried several different bedtime snacks with different ratios of carbs and protein and nothing is changing. The nurse said it was like using an epi pen well I have never used one of those man I hate needles hope its not to bad thank goodness its only 6 more weeks till my c section!

I am the same, my fasting levels are going up and up 5.8 to 6.9 I have to ring my Diabetic midwife on Monday to see what Endo says, I am expecting insulin for bedtime to start with do not be too hard on yourself, there is nothing you can do it is all down to our pregnancy hormones

yes Natalie had the skin beams were low
sugar but prob still not great and potato was big lol

2 hours after breakfast I was 9.1 I had small bowl of porridge with 6 blueberries and I slice burgen toast with flora light. Think I need a lesson in carbs/protein etc I'm totally lost nurse never went thru any of that.

I'm the sort of person, give me a specific meal plan ill follow it but useless on my own. Levels were better before and after lunch tho which was just Heinz veg soup and about 5 tea spoons of natural yoghurt. I want to at least be able to enjoy the odd savoury treat I feel I've cut back everything no in between snacks nothing n struggling to control things grr

if anyone wants to plan a day’s meals for me feel free lol

RANT OVER lol xxxxx

I think it could be, because you had the two, for me I could not have porridge and toast it would have to be only one option.

be careful not to cut back on food, you need it, sometimes even though we are following the diet, we still need insulin and it is all down to our hormones and pregnancy.

I was kept in for a full sugar series on Tuesday my morning fasting levels were high which effected my reading after eating but lunch and dinner were ok for now.

 

[mk8]

Hi ladies

 

[pinktiara]

I'm surprised they didn't give you some sort of plan to follow. everything will workout different for everyone alot of experimenting I find so far Like I can eat oatmeal in the A.M and be fine but some people get high numbers I do the steel cut oats which are better for you. They told me to avoid fruit with breakfast since its alot of natural sugars. I'm normally hypoglycemic when i'm not pregnant so this is so opposite for me now. I have tried so many variations on bedtime snacks less carbs more protein, different proteins more carbs, right in the range of carbs etc nothing is bringing me down for my morning reading. I go back in on tuesday so im sure it will be insulin for me at night at least thank goodness I only have 6 weeks to go of this till baby comes.

 

[bumpsmum]

it all certainly is confusing lol my fasting no was 5.4 this morn (lower than yest 6.2) so I had some natural yoghurt with mixed nuts on top and 1/4 cantaloupe melon will see how it goes. Will def loom at low GI stuff and go shopping today.

it's not so bad during the week as hubby works away so
can plan what to eat, different at weekend when cooking for 2 or wanting a cheeky wee takeaway.

to call diabetic nurse tomo and will see I maybe need to see dietician for a menu plan xx

 

[NatalieW]

5.4 is ok before breakfast.

You should have seen dietician already. Shocking care!

 

[CelticNiamh]

5.4 is ok before breakfast.

You should have seen dietician already. Shocking care!

Yes very bad, I have seen my dietician 3 time all ready once before 12 weeks, once at 15 and this week when I was admitted for high blood sugars.

My team are very strict it has to be 5 or under pre meals and 7 or under post meals 1 hours after you have finished eating

my fasting was 6.8 this morning I had a late dinner and skipped my bedtime snack! they just seem to be going up and up now!

I have to ring tomorrow so will be intresting to see what my midwife says

 

[bumpsmum]

the nurse set my limits at <5.1 for fasting and <6.7 2 hrs after meals to call tomo with my numbers, guess it'll take a while to find what works for me I was quite low 3.8 after breakfast it had no carbs so maybe cut down on fruit and have half slice of toast xx

 

[pinktiara]

I have a toddler and hubby to feed so what I do is just adjust the dinner I was already making instead of say rice I make quinoa for myself stuff like that not so bad. My numbers were already a bit high come snack time last night so that didn't help weekends are always hard being out and about for me I have to start being more strict with it like I am during the week. So I woke up to pee at 130am and decided to test just to see so I was under 7.8 which is good for after my bedtime snack but I went from about 5.6 (should have been under 5.3) to about 6.5 I think it was and I woke up about 6.8 so I am going to cut out carbs tonight for my snack just do protein see if it makes a difference. I am recommended about 35 grams of carbs and about 14 protein for bedtime snack about 3-4 hours after dinner so not much different from lunch minus a few carbs.

I am usually up with my son about 630 so 10 hours later is the most they recommend without eating anything. Might test tonight everytime I get up to pee just to monitor how it is rising Im up about 3 times in the night. It's so hard to say whats raising my levels ugh and so frustrating. I see my specialist again on tuesday so I guess it will be insulin because my hormone levels keep rising in the next few weeks so i dont think I can control this with food. As long as baby is healthy I will do anything even if it means needles eek!

 

[Fergie]

I've been told that as long as my BS is between 4 and 6 then all is okay. I'm surprised there is so much difference between what is "acceptable" BS for different people. I can't complain though as mine have never gone over or under .

 

[babezone]

hallloo, a little while since ive need to post in an area like this lol. so to cut a long story short i was asked to do my blood suagr levels at home for a week today is the end of the week. and im confused as to weather i have it or not, i have had a couple of high readings but how many readings do they count before diagnosing, I had this with my first, but ive forgotten now, and also are low suagr levels a sign of GD too my lowest iv had was 3.4 and my highest 8.4 which was after food, but i think i may of done it a little wrong as i know your ment to do 2 hours after meals but sometimes i take a good 20 minutes eating my dinner and kind of assumed it was 2 hours from when i finished, but alot are saying from when you start,

if anyone has a minute to share their readings for the week via a picture that would be great, i know were all different but just to see, ill upload a picci of mine in a second xx

 

[babezone]

Heres my weekly diary xx

https://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii251/babezone2005/66345baf-554f-43ba-8ba6-3192c9b983aa_zpse1a860ef.jpg

 

[SuperKat]

hallloo, a little while since ive need to post in an area like this lol. so to cut a long story short i was asked to do my blood suagr levels at home for a week today is the end of the week. and im confused as to weather i have it or not, i have had a couple of high readings but how many readings do they count before diagnosing, I had this with my first, but ive forgotten now, and also are low suagr levels a sign of GD too my lowest iv had was 3.4 and my highest 8.4 which was after food, but i think i may of done it a little wrong as i know your ment to do 2 hours after meals but sometimes i take a good 20 minutes eating my dinner and kind of assumed it was 2 hours from when i finished, but alot are saying from when you start,

if anyone has a minute to share their readings for the week via a picture that would be great, i know were all different but just to see, ill upload a picci of mine in a second xx

You got 8.4 two hours after eating? My diabetes educator has me testing 1 hour after eating, and I am to start count on the hour from the time I begin eating. She doesn't want my numbers going above 7.2 an hour after eating.

Typically for me, my fasting numbers have been in the 4.4 range, and post meals have been in the 5.8 range, usually lower, but rarely much higher than that, unless I have had extra carbs during the meal. The educator has been planning on putting me on insulin at bedtime because I have an occasional reading that is 5-5.5, even though my overnight numbers aren't increasing. (i've checked through out the night, and have never had them go above 5 during the night time).

As far as how many numbers they require before the diagnose you with it...I'm not sure, I was diagnosed based off the 3 hour glucose tolerance test, I failed 2 out of the 4 numbers.

 

[BroodyBlair]

Have no clue how to control sugars, only been testing since yest, everyone is high! Even my fasting no was 6.2 and haven't had a thing since dinner last night have between trace and + ketone in urine. I thought ketones were a sign of low sugar

I think i have done ok food wise diabetic nurse just said to cut back on sugary things n watch portion control not had anything 'naughty' cheese on burgeon bread at lunch and baked potato with beans and a sprinkle of cheese.

Where am I going wrong? X

Your NOT going wrong anywhere hun. Unfortunately some of us no matter how hard we try controlling GD CANNOT without medicial assistance! I have always had a healthy diet, i work(ed) out 5-6days a wk, yet i have GD and could not control it with diet. I had to go onto insulin 4 times a day at 17wks, had fought it from 10 and it was becoming a danger to baby so had to give it. Taking insulin is not a problem, so don't worry about that. I think you'll have to definately get some for evening. My Drs want fasting to be between 3.5-5.5. I take 8 shots of Levimar in evening and i only get about 2 high fasting pre breakfast readings now.

For breakfast, i was told to have porridge and 1 piece of brown toast. I can't do that as i've never been a breakfast person, so it's too much for me, but i do have a bowl of porridge then 2 toast about 1.5hours later as a snack. I find if i put some berries etc on top then readings are over 10, therefore i can't eat fruit for breakfast. If i have a mandrian or few strawberries an hour before a meal as a snack, then again my reading is too high! It's finding out what works for you. Good luck xx

 

[CelticNiamh]

Mine seem to have kicked up a notch, 10.1 after breakfast this morning and 8.2 after lunch I am skipping my snacks now to try and keep them lower

bumpsmum I had ketones last Tuesday and my blood sugars were high, it can be because we are fasting and need fluids. I think.. I know once, on my 3rd baby, I had ++++ ketones and was kept in and put on a drip for 24 hours and they kept checking to see if they had cleared from my urine.

 

[bumpsmum]

well that sucks just been informed I've to go in on wed where ill be started on insulin nurse and consultant agreed that my fasting no's too high and 2 hours after meals regardless of what I eat can be quite high. I'm not satisfied after meals n going to bed very hungry to try keeps fasting no down so they agree I need the insulin. Didn't expect that after only a few days we'd b at this stage.

What impact will insulin have on the baby when born? hypoglycaemia? my baby prob will be early anyway via pre-eclampsia but I wouldn't want this added complication setting him back any more xx

 

[CelticNiamh]

well that sucks just been informed I've to go in on wed where ill be started on insulin nurse and consultant agreed that my fasting no's too high and 2 hours after meals regardless of what I eat can be quite high. I'm not satisfied after meals n going to bed very hungry to try keeps fasting no down so they agree I need the insulin. Didn't expect that after only a few days we'd b at this stage.

What impact will insulin have on the baby when born? hypoglycaemia? my baby prob will be early anyway via pre-eclampsia but I wouldn't want this added complication setting him back any more xx

baby should be fine ive been on insulin 3 time in pregnancy my babies were fine, if your sugars are high and not controlled baby can be hypoglacemic but normally extra feeding and occasionally a drip is needed , now your on insulin you will be induced for that at sround 38 39 weeks



I am on my way to hospital ive to go on insulin now im heading in to teen numbers now

 

[CelticNiamh]

well that sucks just been informed I've to go in on wed where ill be started on insulin nurse and consultant agreed that my fasting no's too high and 2 hours after meals regardless of what I eat can be quite high. I'm not satisfied after meals n going to bed very hungry to try keeps fasting no down so they agree I need the insulin. Didn't expect that after only a few days we'd b at this stage.

What impact will insulin have on the baby when born? hypoglycaemia? my baby prob will be early anyway via pre-eclampsia but I wouldn't want this added complication setting him back any more xx

baby should be fine ive been on insulin 3 time in pregnancy my babies were fine, if your sugars are high and not controlled baby can be hypoglacemic but normally extra feeding and occasionally a drip is needed , now your on insulin you will be induced for that at sround 38 39 weeks



I am on my way to hospital ive to go on insulin now im heading in to teen numbers now