Anyone else diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes?
I am 31 weeks and was diagnosed at week 27, and I have been doing well controlling my diabetes with diet. Except that I am so tired of eating the same thing every day. Now, I feel like I'm going to puke if anyone mentions eggs, cheese, oatmeal, chicken, greek yogurt, and peanut butter to me one more time.
I can only have 15 carbs for breakfast, 15-30 carbs for snack, and 45 carbs for lunch and dinner. Except that I have found if I eat the allotted carbs I go over, so i'm actually eating less carbs to sustain my blood sugars and adding in a snack to get the carbs and calories I need.
Anyone have meal or snack ideas??? The next 6-9 weeks can't go by fast enough.
Re: Gestational Diabetes
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This diet changed my husband's life. He lost 20 lbs on it even though it's not for weight loss... it's a lifestyle change. I was doing it too before I got pregnant... I still try to stay low carb/low sugar because it's so much healthier for everyone. Lots of great recipes on this site.
I also have GD. I can get pretty boring eating the same meals.
Last night my DH and I shared beef and shrimp fajitas, corn tortillas, black beans, cheese, and I had a tiny bit of mexican rice. I also make turkey burgers and use thin wheat bagels as a bun with sweet potato fries, use small round wheat pita breads to make cheese pizza, or make roast with veggies in a crock pot. I like to snack on popcorn, special K protien bars, sugar free jello, lactose free chocolate pudding, hummus with veggies, dressing and veggies, beef jerky, and lactose free milk. I haven't ventured out from these things much...I was just diagnosed a few weeks ago.
Have you been to the High Risk board..I get lots of ideas from the ladies on that board! GL!
I was just diagnosed this week..... I find out tomorrow how it's going to affect my diet.....and I'm already gluten intolerant so I found it frustrating that when we went to the grocery store it seems like pretty much all of the "diabetic" substitutes have wheat in them. So looking forward to talking to the diet folks tomorrow to get a better grasp of what I really CAN eat. I did find some 1/2 sugar jelly that does not have the artificial sweetners in it since I also don't tolerate artificial sweetners (aspartame, sweetnlow, splenda, etc all cause digestive/physical discomforts in me)
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My staples:
- Protein or Fiber bar for breakfast
- Whole grain frozen waffle with peanut butter and blueberries
- Low carb tortillas piled high with pizza toppings and baked
- Laughing cow cheese with crackers for a snack
- BERRIES! Other fruit makes my sugars crazy, but I can eat blueberries and strawberries with no negative affects
- Burgers/Turkey burgers with no bun
Thanks everyone for the suggestion. This is just so frustrating for me! It's my first pregnancy and I was only 112 lbs when I got pregnant and have only gained 18 pounds since. IT was really difficult for me to put on the weight then I get diagnosed with GD.
I exercise after every meal for 30 min, plus I do a prenatal yoga class, and am going to start trying prenatal water aerobics, because the brisk walking gives me so many braxton hicks (and my midwife says it's my body's way of telling me to slow down or the baby might come early).
Plus I have to check my sugar after 1 hour from the start of a meal and it needs to be below 130. It's been pretty easy managing my diet but I feel when I try something new my numbers aren't good. I always have a carb + a protein + fiber + fat at every meal and snack. I have tried quinoa and beans but I can't have as much as it's recommended for a serving of carbs or my numbers are all out of whack. Plus these hormonal changes do not help at all...
I just hope my body starts to regulate. I just want to have a natural delivery and deliver a healthy baby.
Found out today that I have to check 2 hours after eating and need to be under 120.
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