Comments on: What kind of diet were or are you on for gestational diabetes? http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes Great Information on Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Emily C http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes/comment-page-1#comment-1535 Emily C Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:11:59 +0000 http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes#comment-1535 So far, it's mainly a low-carb diet . . . kind of. One of the things I did wrong early on was to cut back TOO far on my carbs, so that I wasn't getting enough calories, and I started having ketones in my urine. So far, I've had to cut out fruit juice, soda and sweet snacks (cake, cookies, candy, etc.) out entirely. I've been experimenting a bit with some other things. Waffles are bad, tacos are ok. Apparently, for each person, it's a little different. You'll get a blood glucose meter (like a regular diabetic person!) so that you can see how certain foods affect your blood sugar. You'll have to avoid fruit early in the day, but you'll be encouraged to eat it later in the day. In terms of being worried about being hungry -- it's unlikely. You'll be asked to eat at least 6 times/day. I have trouble making myself eat often ENOUGH and I haven't gained any weight since being diagnosed, so I don't think I'm eating too much. Overall, I find the diet not so bad to stick to. It's the way we all know we should have been eating all around.<br><b>References : </b><br>31 weeks, 1 day pregnant. Diagnosed with gestational diabetes 2 weeks ago. So far, it’s mainly a low-carb diet . . . kind of. One of the things I did wrong early on was to cut back TOO far on my carbs, so that I wasn’t getting enough calories, and I started having ketones in my urine.

So far, I’ve had to cut out fruit juice, soda and sweet snacks (cake, cookies, candy, etc.) out entirely. I’ve been experimenting a bit with some other things. Waffles are bad, tacos are ok. Apparently, for each person, it’s a little different. You’ll get a blood glucose meter (like a regular diabetic person!) so that you can see how certain foods affect your blood sugar. You’ll have to avoid fruit early in the day, but you’ll be encouraged to eat it later in the day.

In terms of being worried about being hungry — it’s unlikely. You’ll be asked to eat at least 6 times/day. I have trouble making myself eat often ENOUGH and I haven’t gained any weight since being diagnosed, so I don’t think I’m eating too much.

Overall, I find the diet not so bad to stick to. It’s the way we all know we should have been eating all around.
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31 weeks, 1 day pregnant. Diagnosed with gestational diabetes 2 weeks ago.

]]> By: JustMeTiff http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes/comment-page-1#comment-1533 JustMeTiff Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:58:59 +0000 http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes#comment-1533 It wasn't really hard to stick to it, as it made me feel a lot better to follow it. You have to stay within a certain limit of calories per day, no sodium, or as little as possible, no sugar, even limit the fruit as it has natural sugar. But there are plenty of products made with the splenda that you can consume without a problem, and a lot of no sodium things also. I loved to eat boneless chicken breast with some no sodium terriyaki sauce. It was my favorite. Then there were some no sugar sodas that were good also, just make sure they don't contain nutrasweet. As soon as my son was born I had no more diabetes and he was fine. That was my 1st pregnancy and haven't had it ever again!<br><b>References : </b><br>Mother of 4 boys, currently 27 weeks pregnant with Twins, 1 boy & 1 girl (FINALLY) !! It wasn’t really hard to stick to it, as it made me feel a lot better to follow it. You have to stay within a certain limit of calories per day, no sodium, or as little as possible, no sugar, even limit the fruit as it has natural sugar. But there are plenty of products made with the splenda that you can consume without a problem, and a lot of no sodium things also. I loved to eat boneless chicken breast with some no sodium terriyaki sauce. It was my favorite. Then there were some no sugar sodas that were good also, just make sure they don’t contain nutrasweet. As soon as my son was born I had no more diabetes and he was fine. That was my 1st pregnancy and haven’t had it ever again!
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Mother of 4 boys, currently 27 weeks pregnant with Twins, 1 boy & 1 girl (FINALLY) !!

]]> By: Christine http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes/comment-page-1#comment-1532 Christine Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:40:59 +0000 http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/what-kind-of-diet-were-or-are-you-on-for-gestational-diabetes#comment-1532 sugar free, its not hard to stick to. Eat a lot of salad, vegetables, broccoli.<br><b>References : </b><br> sugar free, its not hard to stick to. Eat a lot of salad, vegetables, broccoli.
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