goldstns
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Sandy- I'm hear to support anyone w gd. Its hard to grasp at first. O cried for a week or more. I was scared for me and baby. But if you take control of our diet it will be just fine. I had to test my blood sugar 1 hr after each meal (if I forgot I could do a 2hr reading). Its fast and easy to test once you get the hang of it. It took a little bit of time to figure out what I could and couldn't eat. Once i figured it out I stuck to those foods. I focused on lots of protein: like, chx, burgers, steak, eggs and tofu. I avoided breads, pasta, and any major carb. I only allowed myself 1 fruit a day. Ate veggies as sides often. If I wanted potatoes or rice it was only a cup of it. I stayed away from desserts. However there is an awesome chocolate company that makes diabetic chocolate...let me know if u want the name. If I wanted dessert I would avoid carbs for my meal. O found waiting an hr between dinner and dessert helped. I found walking after meals that I thought I did bad with seemed to be a good idea.goin out to eat was easy since you'll know what you can eat. Pot lucks with friends/family/work was VERY hard for me because off all the food. I'd survey the food and in my head pick what was best for me and what I wanted more then others before filling a plate.it was hard for me because it was all around the holidays. It will be hard for you because you have the whole pregnancy when for me they found out at 25 weeks. Oh and at the store there are fiber one protein bars (in cereal section) that would be a good snack and worked with the blood numbers.
when testing you'll want you 1 hr under 130 and if u end up doing a 2 hr should be under 110. I did end up on a small amount of insulin before breakfast and at bed time. Breakfast foods were hard for me because I got sick of eggs. And I had high fasting numbers which is why I had to do bedtime insulin. Otherwise I controlled it with the way I ate. Fast number should be under 90. I was scared for the insulin. So I made dh give it to me. It became lots easier by the end. No Alia seems perfectly healthy from it all. Never had sugar issues. However, we have Trish, a yeast infection shared between her mouth/my nips. And doc said it could be because of the gd because yeast loves sugar. The thrush isn't a health concern, just a pain in the butt.
good lick and feel free to ask me anything or vent to me.
when testing you'll want you 1 hr under 130 and if u end up doing a 2 hr should be under 110. I did end up on a small amount of insulin before breakfast and at bed time. Breakfast foods were hard for me because I got sick of eggs. And I had high fasting numbers which is why I had to do bedtime insulin. Otherwise I controlled it with the way I ate. Fast number should be under 90. I was scared for the insulin. So I made dh give it to me. It became lots easier by the end. No Alia seems perfectly healthy from it all. Never had sugar issues. However, we have Trish, a yeast infection shared between her mouth/my nips. And doc said it could be because of the gd because yeast loves sugar. The thrush isn't a health concern, just a pain in the butt.
good lick and feel free to ask me anything or vent to me.
