Gabrialla is a trusted U.S. brand specializing in maternity, postpartum, and medical support garments designed to help women stay comfortable and confident. We offer maternity support belts, compression stockings, postpartum girdles, and shaping essentials made for everyday comfort and effective support. Recommended by healthcare professionals, our products combine quality, innovation, and durability to meet the needs of expecting and new mothers. Explore our collection to experience reliable support and thoughtful design for every stage of motherhood.
7:46AM
Re: Gestational Diabetes Thread!
I absolutely hate when people tell me what level of tired I am. I usually get more sleep with a newborn than when I'm pregnant and so uncomfortable and exhausted from the constant monitoring and eating and every activity wears me out. GD sucks but you can do this!
Then I would save my egg for lunch and ate a LOT of egg salad sandwiches on multigrain bread with carrots for lunch! Somehow the egg didn't seem so 'eggy' in a sandwich!
Almost 35 weeks here. I have really been struggling with my evening meal numbers. I don't even understand GD at this point. I will have dinner and my numbers are high 130/140 (so I get lectures from doc which is annoying) but I will eat the exact same thing as leftovers the next day for lunch and the numbers are way better 110 range. It makes no sense.
I also totally get away with 1/2 a banana in the morning and do just fine in range despite being told to avoid fruit in the AM.
It's like I have to go completely carb free in the evening. I don't get it.
Example: I had half a whole wheat English muffin, ham steak, eggs, and cheese with a side of asparagus and it was 139.
I also had a turkey feta burger with 1/4 of whole wheat bun green beans and a tiny plumcot... It was 149.
The next day for lunch it was 100.
A lot of recipes for diabetics recommend 30 carbs per meal and there's no way I could get away with that. I read 32-36 weeks is the hardest to control numbers. This is so hard.
There is a common misconception that GD is low carb when in reality it's more of a balanced carb diet. Other things, like high sodium content, can mess with your numbers. Not getting enough carbs in smaller meals throughout the day if you can't eat 30-45 carbs (and 14-20 grams of protein in the same meal minimum) can actually lead to higher blood sugar levels because your body compensates for the lack of "new" carbs. It's incredibly difficult to find your sweet spot. It absolutely gets trickier the later in pregnancy. I'm sorry you're going through this. I didn't get diagnosed until 29 weeks this time but I've been managing/counting/testing since the beginning of the second trimester and I AM TIRED.
Good luck!!!
I'm actually dropping weight and I'm never hungry. Side effects from the anemia I'm guessing. I'm definitely more active in the morning and after lunch. By the end of the day I'm bone tired after dinner and frequently use my last bit of energy to cook a healthy meal. But even after doing 15 minutes of activity after dinner my numbers were high again. Ugh.
Y'all are actually the only ones who mentioned ketosis strips. Didn't even know they were a thing till I read them on the board. The medical care here is trash.
I am definitely going to look into adding more carbs in the morning and lunch... Maybe I'm lacking there causing the spikes when I have them in the evening... Also the sodium thing. I could probably cut back on that, especially in this heat!
Thanks for the tips y'all.
Editing to add: trying to do more carbs in am and lunch and very little in the evening and numbers are like night and day. Very interesting....
Getting 120s throughout the day.
I would also see where you are after an hour and then two hours to see where you are at there. Sometimes if I feel my numbers are a bit high I'll eat a piece of cheese after an hour.
It’s seriously trial and error and even when you think you got it….it changes. Even trying your hardest can sometimes not be enough for your numbers to be steady and honestly, it’s ok to accept the help of modern medicine. I wish I started on insulin sooner now that I know how much better I feel!