Caezzybe
Mummy to Logan & Jasmine
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Just out of interest, if you have gestational diabetes, do you intend carrying on with any sort of special diet after your delivery date?
For me, it's been a bit of a wake-up call as I have a family history of diabetes and always knew that I could end up diabetic. I'll be basically following the hospital GD diet sheet after pregnancy and probably just allow myself treats at weekends or something. I realise now that I was eating far too much carbohydrate pre-diagnosis - huge mountains of mashed potato or half a plate of rice or pasta with each meal even though I've always mostly avoided fatty foods. That's just a recipe for blood sugar peaks.
I'm very limited with how much carb my body can tolerate in pregnancy, but I'll also be watching it carefully afterwards (although I'll probably be reintroducing smaller portions of seeded bread, wholemeal pasta and brown rice after I've had the baby rather than just potatoes which is all I can handle now).
I think a major problem with the western diet is heavy reliance on huge carb portions as carbohydrates are cheap and filling. I'll definitely be sticking to the half a plate of vegetables philosophy from now on! I'll also be sticking to my 30 minutes exercise per day minimum.
I've been reading up a lot and it appears that type 2 diabetes CAN be prevented with proper diet and exercise (try searching on Amazon for books on type 2 diabetes diet or prevention). However, people who I know that have had previous gestational diabetes seem to go straight back to eating utter rubbish after delivery for the rest of their lives. Sure, I've got one or two treats for after the baby is born (a Dime bar cake, some biscuits and blue stilton/oatcakes) but I won't be eating them all at once or on a daily basis. I know that diabetes (and its precursor, metabolic syndrome) is linked with horrors like heart disease and stroke.
So are you going to try to prevent becoming diabetic in later life by changing your lifestyle - or try to make the most of freedom to eat what you want now and worry about it later? I'm just interested in what your opinions are and it's obviously a very personal choice.
For me, it's been a bit of a wake-up call as I have a family history of diabetes and always knew that I could end up diabetic. I'll be basically following the hospital GD diet sheet after pregnancy and probably just allow myself treats at weekends or something. I realise now that I was eating far too much carbohydrate pre-diagnosis - huge mountains of mashed potato or half a plate of rice or pasta with each meal even though I've always mostly avoided fatty foods. That's just a recipe for blood sugar peaks.
I'm very limited with how much carb my body can tolerate in pregnancy, but I'll also be watching it carefully afterwards (although I'll probably be reintroducing smaller portions of seeded bread, wholemeal pasta and brown rice after I've had the baby rather than just potatoes which is all I can handle now).
I think a major problem with the western diet is heavy reliance on huge carb portions as carbohydrates are cheap and filling. I'll definitely be sticking to the half a plate of vegetables philosophy from now on! I'll also be sticking to my 30 minutes exercise per day minimum.
I've been reading up a lot and it appears that type 2 diabetes CAN be prevented with proper diet and exercise (try searching on Amazon for books on type 2 diabetes diet or prevention). However, people who I know that have had previous gestational diabetes seem to go straight back to eating utter rubbish after delivery for the rest of their lives. Sure, I've got one or two treats for after the baby is born (a Dime bar cake, some biscuits and blue stilton/oatcakes) but I won't be eating them all at once or on a daily basis. I know that diabetes (and its precursor, metabolic syndrome) is linked with horrors like heart disease and stroke.
So are you going to try to prevent becoming diabetic in later life by changing your lifestyle - or try to make the most of freedom to eat what you want now and worry about it later? I'm just interested in what your opinions are and it's obviously a very personal choice.
