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April 2014 Moms
Gestational Diabetes Check in
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On another note, I'm finding that Ben and Jerry's banana peanut butter Greek frozen yogurt is a good night time snack. My fasting was 83 this morning, so there's that. I like ice cream, but I don't need that many calories at night!
My fasting number was .1 higher than what is recommended (5.4 vs 5.3 - I think we look at different numbers in canada?) anyways, my doctor had told me to increase insulin if it was higher in the morning but it's just this one time and I think it may be because I slept in later than usual.. I had the exact same snack as the night before and that morning it was at 4.9.. It's just so confusing! I have a doctor appt Tuesday so will ask then too but just wanted to know if anyone else had any experience with this..
If it puts it in perspective my midwife recommends meds if 50% of your numbers are over. My sisters doctor, who is on the very conservative side, recommends meds if 20% of your numbers are over. So they don't expect perfection
Ooh portabella mushrooms. Yum. That sounds good.
My nutritionist or diabetes person (not sure their title) said that if 2 or 3 of my numbers are out of range this first week we would be talking about insulin. That's the only reason I'm freaking out. Is that just ridiculous conservative? Maybe I can fight for another week at least then.
Personally I think 2-3 numbers out of range the first week is very conservative. You're still figuring things out, for crying out loud, but I am not a hcp. Maybe if you can talk about it and say I feel like these were out of range for this reason and I can avoid it by taking these steps in the future that will hep you avoid insulin.
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I'm still waiting for my appt. next week to go over diet and testing, but in the meantime, I've been working on cutting back on carbs and sugar - which means all I want now are carbs and sugar.
Have any of you heard about making a pizza with riced cauliflower for the crust? I tried it, and it was kind of awesome. Just thought I would share my modified recipe for anyone craving pizza.
Buy a bag of frozen cauliflower florets and microwave to cook with a lid over the container (the original recipe said 8 min., but I had to cook it longer). The rice the cauliflower. I used a potato ricer, but you could also do it in a food processor.
Combine 1 cup riced cauliflower (you should have extra to save), 1 cup shredded mozzarella, and one egg. Preheat oven to 450, and then smush/flatten the ingredients on a baking sheet coated with Pam to form a crust. The original recipe said to sprinkle oregano, fennel and parsley, but I used oregano and garlic powder instead. Bake for about 15 minutes.
When the crust is done, top with a lower-carb pizza sauce, a little cheese of your choice (cheddar worked, mozzarella ended up being too much b/c it was also in the crust), and any other pizza toppings you want. Then stick it under the broiler until the cheese is melted and enjoy.
Play around with it for a bit... My crust is always crispy at the edges, but the middle is always softer and I need to use a fork for a few bites. However, it really does get all the pizza flavors in there, and I didn't miss the dough.