GD support thread

[izzy29]

Thanks for the advice guys. Bacon, eggs, ham, sausage and toast is better then cereal? lol That's good then cos i love them! I have spd so not really able to exercise much, the most i could do is a 10 minute walk, would that help?

That's all I do and it's enough to keep my levels down . I sort of know now the more carbs I eat the more exercise I have to do.

 

[cantthinkof1]

The trouble is i can't walk fast at all and i have a crutch so i'm not so sure it would be beneficial. I'll deff cut out the cereals, which is a shame because i've just bought a load lol Are salads for lunch and dinner a good idea?

 

[MKHewson]

The trouble is i can't walk fast at all and i have a crutch so i'm not so sure it would be beneficial. I'll deff cut out the cereals, which is a shame because i've just bought a load lol Are salads for lunch and dinner a good idea?

If you want I can give you the dietary break down that tells you recommended amounts of what you should through out the day

 

[cantthinkof1]

That'd be great thanks

 

[izzy29]

I'd like to see that too.

 

[daisy72]

The trouble is i can't walk fast at all and i have a crutch so i'm not so sure it would be beneficial. I'll deff cut out the cereals, which is a shame because i've just bought a load lol Are salads for lunch and dinner a good idea?

Your lunches and dinners still have to contain a certain amount of carbs (30-45 g each) and protein. For me the best is a chicken breast with a cup of cooked quinoa (amazing thing, keeps my sugar below 100 one hour after a meal). If you eat just veg salads, you will be starving, and your body will start breaking down your fat and spill ketones (form of aceton) into your blood. Sorry for this scary picture but this is definitely not the best thing to be done in pregnancy.

 

[mom of 7]

Hi
I haven't been on for some time now but on July 17th we were suprised by my water breaking in the night and the arrival of my beautiful little girl at 38 weeks gestation.
Isabella Grace 7lbs 4oz. We spent one night in the hospital mostly because the dr wanted me to sleep before coming home to all the kids but we made it home in time for lunch the next day. Glucose good for both of us and all went well.

 

[izzy29]

Ash congrats mumof7,that's great news!!

 

[daisy72]

Hi
I haven't been on for some time now but on July 17th we were suprised by my water breaking in the night and the arrival of my beautiful little girl at 38 weeks gestation.
Isabella Grace 7lbs 4oz. We spent one night in the hospital mostly because the dr wanted me to sleep before coming home to all the kids but we made it home in time for lunch the next day. Glucose good for both of us and all went well.

Great news! Congrats!!!

 

[MKHewson]

Here is a photo of what I am advised to eat, when you calculate carbs, look at the nutriental break down, and if says 35 gr of carb and it has 12 gr of fibre you take that away from total so it would have 23gr of carbs that you need to account for per serving.


https://i45.tinypic.com/9rnac8.jpg

 

[Ltoth]

Can Anyone tell me if a blood sugar level of 106 is okay 2 hrs after eating? I just started tracking my blood sugar today at home,
I ate waffles with maple syrup <---bad i know.. but is 106 a normal range 2 hrs after a meal? thank you!!

 

[HellBunny]

Ltoth thats fine x

 

[Ltoth]

Ltoth thats fine x

Thank You! i finally found a chart online

 

[cantthinkof1]

Has anyone ever refused a induction even with GD? I'm not too keen on the idea of being induced but at the same time i don't like the idea of going over my due date especially if the baby is bigger then what i'm used to.

 

[Radkat]

I've read up a bit on stevia and everything I read says that it doesn't raise blood sugar. I haven't gotten to an appointment with my doctor or dietician yet, so I haven't been able to ask. What do you all know about this? Is stevia OK in smaller doses?

 

[HellBunny]

bump

 

[sunnydazegirl]

I've read up a bit on stevia and everything I read says that it doesn't raise blood sugar. I haven't gotten to an appointment with my doctor or dietician yet, so I haven't been able to ask. What do you all know about this? Is stevia OK in smaller doses?

The doctor or nutritionist would know best. I did some reading on natural sweeteners and some things said it was okay others said it wasn't. I have not substituted any sweeteners for the last 6 weeks or so that I have been doing the whole GD thing and I have gotten along just fine. It might be worth it just to cut out the things you would need sweetener on rather then putting something your not sure of on there.

 

[izzy29]

It has all gone so quiet on this thread, everyone must have had their babies or are managing their sugars well and getting along good with their bumps.
My sugars have been even easier to manage the past 2 weeks. I seem to be able to eat a bit more and get low numbers. Doc said it was because baby didn't need as much of my insulin at this stage, I was worried it was because the placenta wasn't working properly as I thought I had read but she said no. I am being induced on wed night, will only be 39 weeks so hoping and praying I go myself before then. Eekkk!!!

 

[ameeann]

sorry sweet, I had my lil boy 5 weeks early in the end! 6lb 5 at 35 weeks! ha!

good job I didn't go full term, I struggled carrying even him! and he had to have ventous and me an episiotomy! lol

gd went straight away for me!

Nates sugars were low at birth, 1.9 infact!!

the MW forgot to test him 'til I told her too 2 hours after he was born! the minimum they should be is 2.5 stupid woman, he could have died!!!!


Make sure all you ladies remind them to test their levels and push push push!!


Dont be afraid to tell them how to do their job, sometimes they need a kick up the bum!

 

[KatieB]

Hi everyone :wave:, I'm back after being on thread when it very first started with pregnancy number 1 feels strange,! I'm currenly on metformin to control fasting level, all my other numbers seem fine at the moment but my fasting level seems to be getting erratic again... Hope they don't put me on insulin for this but my hospital are soooo strict that I have a feeling they may well do Managed to control with metformin last time for last few weeks but know each pregnancy is different xx