Anyone Have Any Reccomendations for Gestational Diabetes Diet???

S.,
I hope that your insurance coverage will include a consultation with a G.D. dietician. It's important that you understand how food impacts your blood sugar, so you can plan your meals and snacks accordingly.

I also had G.D. and had a healthy, 7lb. 11oz baby.

General tips:
Always eat carbs and proteins together (as in the same meal).
The dietician never told me this, but my specialist did when I was having trouble. If you are following the diet and walking after meals and still having high numbers, you may have to eliminate fruit--but ask your Dr. before doing that.

If you live on pasta, look for the whole grain pasta with protein and watch your portion sizes.

Snacks (try to keep them to 15g of carbs and 150calories):
*cheese and crackers (those Laughing Cow soft cheese wedges are convenient packaging for eating away from home)
*apples and peanut butter (or a handful of almonds)
*yogurt with peanuts thrown in
*hard boiled egg and crackers
*beef jerky and a fruit
*mini-bagel and cream cheese

Best of luck to you! Remember, if you were diagnosed with g.d. at 28 weeks, you only have 12 weeks to go. You can do anything for 12 weeks!

I had gestational diabetes with both of my children. You need to see a dietitian to get your correct calorie count for being pregnant. (it takes your weight and expected wight gain into consideration). It is pretty much a diebetic diet (you can get lots of those on the web) but with the inceased calorie count. it is a carb controlled diet, but not low or no carb. Your baby needs you to eat carbs so it can develop properly. You also eat a lot more. I ate 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. My favorite afternoon snack was a pack of peanut butter crackers, because it was fast and easy. Have you seen or will you see an endocrinologist? They will have you monitor your blood sugar and if diet is not controling your sugars, they will put you on insulin. I had no complications with either baby, but I did follow the diet I was put on very well. I was overweight, and because of the diet I lost weight with both of my babies. I will be praying for you!

I had this with two out of three children.Anyway it's not that bad as long as you know what you can eat.I managed both times by diet and never had to take incilin.Remember salads,raw veggies like carrots and califlower are free.It's the salad dressing you have to watch.Ranch free is a good one.Watch your portions mainly.I would eat a sandwich and a piece of fruit for lunch then if I wasn't full I'd fill up on raw carrots.Just check your bread labels.The wheat ones will be lower.Don't eat alot of bread,pasta,rice,things like that.Remember you ca have these things but in moderation.So you wouldn't want to have cooked carrots and mashed potatos fr dinner,things like that.My doctor sent me to a specialist who helped me with a diet plan.I drank tea or a diet soda occasionally to get a break from water,you can have splenda in moderation.Just research diabetic diets online and make sure you are checking your blood sugar often.You need a morning reading,before you eat,then one two hours after every meal.And you need to eat five small meals a day not three.You can do this!

I'm gonna check to see what others say because I lost my gest. diabetes diet and I need a copy.

Basically, you need to really light on carbs, so that means not much bread, potatoes, pasta, fruit, or sweets.
-stir fry meals (no - or just a little - rice)
-cheeseburgers w/o the bun
-green salads (stay away from low-fat dressing & other low-fat stuff b/c it usually has more sugar) maybe dressed up w/ steak strips, or taco salads (no taco/chips for you, though)
-traditional pot roast w/ veggies cooked alongside (just no potatoes for you - or instead of potatoes, use cauliflower)
-omlettes or breakfast burritos (no tortilla for you)
-spaghetti for them, sauce over sliced cooked zucchini for you
-vegetable soup, french onion soup, other broth-based soups
-tuna salad, chicken salad, or ham salad sandwiches for them - you just eat it w/o bread

Hopefully this gives you some meal ideas to start! For snacks, things like nuts, cheese, fresh veggies (w/ ranch, if you like - or mix cream cheese & salsa for a good dip), beef jerky, celery/cream cheese would all be low-carb. You will need SOME carbs for energy, so don't completely eliminate fruits (& juice)& such from your diet, but do consume them in moderation and check your blood sugar regularly.

I became diabetic with my daughter and had to take insulin shots when I was pregnant with her. I just followed the diet that the nurtitionis gave me about counting carbs. I was to have 60 in the morning and 75 each with lunch and dinner. And not more than 30 carbs with a snack. I didn't really change my eating habits just watched the carb intake. For snacks I would eat like some fruit or have some vegetable with ranch dressing. They told me it was important to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day. It is hard at first to understand the carb thing but you look on the box it will tell you how many are in a serving.

As the mother of 9- so far- I have done alot of research on diet with pregnancy. Have you been to Blueribbonbaby.org? this is the site for Dr. Brewer's diet to help prevent preeclampsia- but it is also good nutrition for ANY pregnant and/or lactating woman. I have been on this diet for the last 6 years- since I am still breastfeeding my last one, and I think you will find it an enjoyable way to eat- and it will definitely help with any dietary problems that you might have. Best of luck

There is no reason you can't eat something different from them. Your daughter is old enough to understand why you are eating something different and your boyfriend should understand anyway. Watch your portions and check your bloodsugar three times a day. If it is high, don't eat anything to starchy or sugary. Some fruits are more sugary than others, so be careful. Do the research. If you BF complains then let him cook, you are the one that is pregnant, you need to watch your health. I had GD with my second pregnancy and ate a lot of salads and fruit and Cheerios, my husband didn't mind eating something else and cooked dinner every now and then. Good luck and God Bless.

Hello S.,
I had gestational diabetes, but never had to take a shot. Here's how I handled things....
My OB told me about a dietician that worked with the clinic and set up an appointment. The dietician asked me what I normally ate and what I liked. Then she worked up a meal plan that would work around what I liked and what would keep my blood sugar in line. She also provided me with a test kit and between her and my doc told me how often to test. It worked great for me and I rarely went over even a point on a test. I never had to take any insulin.

I would reccommend to you that you call your OB's office and ask the nurse if they can reccommend a dietician to you (my guess is they have one they work with). Set that up and she can help you.

For our meals, it was just slightly different prep for me. If they were eating broc and cheese, I just ate the broc. If we had chimichanga's, I just ate a portion of it and so on.

Snacks that worked for me - graham crackers, nilla wafers with squirt out of the can cool whip stuff (rediwhip), pudding tube (of course, these were smaller quantities and not all at one time!).

Best of luck to you, if you can get some help and support from a dietician, you will find this is not too big of a thing to deal with. Take care!! K.

For snacks, I would usually have a couple crackers and string cheese. Also, sometimes I would eat yogurt or a container of applesauce. I am a teacher, so it is hard to prepare something that I can typically eat in a hurry. Everyone's body is different and for me I could not eat a lot of bread, peanut butter or milk. I struggled for the first few weeks, but then it got to be really easy. As for dinner, I would usually eat the same thing that my husband would, however, I might have to eliminate some of the bread. To me, it was almost like being on a diet (specifically Weight Watchers) because I needed to count my servings for specific food groups. If you have not been for diabetic counseling, they will go over all of this with you and should give you some good snack ideas. Let me know if I can be of more help to you. I know at first I thought it was the end of the world, but we ended up with a healthy daughter (6 lbs. 2 oz.).

Have you heard of Low-glycemic eating? It's a healthy eating
lifestyle that was originally developed for diabetics, but it's the way we all should eat. The Glycemic Index (GI) is a measurement of the impact carbohydrates have on your blood sugar levels. Check out www.transitionslifestylesystem.com for low-glycemic recipes and helpful tips on what to eat. The system teaches you how to eat. It also offers entres and snacks that you can have without raising your glucose level. My kids like the breakfast bars, nutrition bars/shakes and the cheese pizzas, so you know it tastes good! Let me know if you have any questions about the system, we've been using it for several years.
Take care,
V.