January 2017 Moms
Carly79
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GD Check-In 10/10
Carly79
member
Ok, I know there are a few more of us out there so I hope others check in. Posting a few questions if people want to answer them.
1. How have your numbers been?
2. How are you doing with the diagnosis?
3. Any snacks or foods you've found that don't spike your sugar that you really enjoy?
Re: GD Check-In 10/10
1. How have your numbers been? I'm over 3 weeks with no high numbers. I'm trying something different for breakfast and my after breakfast number was very low (yippee) so I'm going to add in another carb to this breakfast meal. Overall my numbers have been running lower than they were a few weeks ago so that's good, just hoping there isn't a too low number
I've been feeling good so I don't think I'm having any lows.
2. How are you doing with the diagnosis? Now that I've been at it for almost 6 weeks pretty good. I get tired of having to be aware of everything that I eat and still working on some protein only/free snacks for when I need something extra but all in all I'm doing good (now).
3. Any snacks or foods you've found that don't spike your sugar that you really enjoy? Really when I eat in the right portions there isn't much I can't have. I've had trail mix, caramel corn, apple donuts, cake, and ice cream. I just pay attention to the portions and fit it in to my meal plan. Cheese and Crackers has been a big addition to some meals to just give me a little more substance.
1- numbers have been excellent. A little higher than the week before (stupid busy/ stressful week with a lot of take out and stress eating) but still in range
2- still pissed lol and can't wait to throw this log in my OB's face tomorrow
3- learning the things that affect my numbers either way is pretty interesting- white rice? Holy cow. It makes me wonder how the Japanese metabolize it so well! Apple juice and apple cider are fine but orange juice makes my number high. I've also learned that 1/2 a giant donut is my limit and a whole one will keep my numbers trending up for most of the day
@TinaBelcher I love apples and have definitely found that they don't impact my numbers much so it's a go to for me. Bananas are my enemy when it comes to numbers.
ETA: I hope everything goes well tomorrow and your OB says you can stop checking or has some other answer for you.
Question- do you ever squirt blood like a horror movie? I've done it 3 times! A nurse told me to never take the first drop of blood in case there's something on my skin so I squeeze a drop, wipe it off and squeeze again and 3 times now shoot blood like a foot away
I got an error on my monitor a few times (invalid hematocrit) and called tech support- they've told me that IF I use alcohol swabs (which I do when I'm out and have to check) to let the alcohol dry well first or it could throw off the monitor (in case you run in to that?) also said I might be severely anemic which I guess I'll ask to have checked again at my next appointment just in case!
At my lab the clear is lemon lime and I much prefer the orange to lemon lime. It reminds me of orange soda. They were out of orange for my 3 hour test so I had to have the lemon lime and it was terrible. Congrats on passing the fasting draw. I love that your lab keeps you posted on each draw. That's how mine did it. I failed my fasting, but then passed my 1hr draw. I was only like 5 points from where I needed to be on the 2hr draw so I thought I was doing great. Then my 2hr draw went way up (so weird). My third I passed but didn't matter
Hoping all your other draws go as well and you can put this behind you!!
It's funny (sort of). A fitness/nutrition plan that I followed years ago that really stresses life changes over dieting is built around a nutrition plan of 6 small meals a day every 2-2.5 hours with a carb and protein at every meal. So similar to my meal plan for GD except I need a lot more carbs for my GD meal plan.
Since food is fuel, refueling our bodies every couple of hours with a balanced meal is really a good plan regardless of whether you have GD or not. I definitely was not following the old meal plan still when I got pregnant but it helped to jump back in when I needed to. My biggest struggle at some meals is having enough carbs. My meal plan calls for 45-60g carbs at lunch and dinner, that's actually a lot when you are eating healthier choices.
But, I do indulge here and there because I have a sweet tooth and definitely believe that depriving yourself of something is going to make you want it more. I just don't sit snack on candy without paying any attention anymore.
Thank you @christac1010 and @LoneStar21416 for your kind words. I'm glad I can take some of what I've learned and help someone else out.