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Anyone have GD during pregnancy?
I failed my 3 hour and found out the results on Thursday. I still haven't heard from the dietician. What things should I expect to change with my diet? Anything I should be aware of in general for the pregnancy?
I won't be able to exercise. I had an emergent cerclage @ 21 weeks (28 weeks now). So I have to stay on light duty. TIA
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Re: Anyone have GD during pregnancy?
Hi hon - I'm so sorry you failed the three hour and now have to deal with GD on top of all this. I had LO even before I took my GD test, so I can't help you too much, but from what I read the diet changes will focus on controling/managing sugar/carbs. Sort of like the South Beach diet, if you've ever heard of that.
If you haven't already, I'd post on the High risk board - ton of GD moms on there. Good luck (and I'm so happy that you are at 28 weeks - keep doing what your doing b/c it is working!!)
::coming out of lurkdom::
I had GD too. My blood glucose level was so high after the one hour, my doctor didn't even want me to do the three hour. She just gave me the glucose reader, strips and lancets and sent me to a dietician.
If I remember correctly, I had to test my blood sugar four times a day. Once, first thing in the morning (fasting) and 2 hours after each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner). As long as my blood sugar was under 100 first thing in the morning and under 120 two hours after meals, I was ok. At first, my numbers were sky high across the board, so I had to take metformin, it was eventually increased over time, and my highest dosage was 1500mg.
As far as diet goes, it's mainly guess and check to see what your body processes well and what it doesn't. I couldn't have any refined sugar -- no white rice, no white pasta, potatoes, etc. My highest reading ever (205) came after eating a very small portion of red beans and rice. My diet consisted of a lot of protein and lots of water. Peanut butter, eggs, tuna, lean meats, etc., were my foods of choice.
GD is definitely a pain, but overall it's not that bad. Good luck!