Can you tell me what you eat in a day?
I am so stuck for what to eat and what not to eat..
Like Apple juice says LOW GI... welll test after that and VOILA>> HIGH HIGH HIGH
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Can you tell me what you eat in a day?
I am so stuck for what to eat and what not to eat..
Like Apple juice says LOW GI... welll test after that and VOILA>> HIGH HIGH HIGH
Hi Didi,
Sorry to hear you've got GD this time. Haven't got time for a long reply, but check the link about 1/2 way down this page called "Healthy eating for gestational diabetes Information Sheet" - it's a great little PDF
Gestational diabetes... Diabetes Australia - NSW
I found that gave me some good help and ideas for what to eat, and the main other thing is that what gives one person high BSL's will be fine for another person - it is very individual, so you need to just experiement and you'll learn what sends you high & doesn't. GL will BBL
Belfie
Hi there :hello:
Newbie to the thread here :( I just found out today I have GD. I didn't have it with my last pregnancy so I was shocked to find out I have it this time around.
I've got an appointment at the Diabetes clinic tomorrow. I'm going to look on the positive side as I know this is going to force me to eat very well and exercise regularly, but at the same time I'm worried it will dash my VBAC hopes.
I haven't had time to read the whole thread yet but I look forward to getting to know you all.
take care x
I know exercise is very important but when I have pelvice issues as it is.. WHAT ELSE can i do?
Didispunk - that's a tough one. I had a similar issue (hip) last PG and really struggled to exercise. Have you a physio or someone you can check with to see what might be possible? And the only other thought is swimming?
How are you finding the food? I always found that baked beans were supposed to be good low GI but they always sent my BSL's high, so it's sometimes very personal - takes a bit of trial & error to see what works for you. And sometimes there's no rhyme or reason, something that gives you a good BSL one day will send you high the next - might be due to tiredness, stress, illness, placenta, hormones... who knows! So don't give up on something straight away, as it may not send you high the next time. Also, sometimes it's influenced by what you ate the meal/day beforehand.
Mamaspice - sorry to hear you've got GD, but good on you for the positive attitude! You're quite right that you will eat better. I found I didn't put on ANY weight once I got GD (last PG). Regarding birth, well most of us here have not found that a GD diagnosis precludes vaginal birth, but I guess with a vbac the issue would be if you end up on insulin, they typically want to induce - which I think I know is a no-no for vbac, am I right? So saying, lots of girls manage to avoid insulin, so fingers crossed that you can too. Re food, I posted a link just before for Didispunk that has a good sample menu, I found it useful.
AFM, I was GD on insulin last time but am hoping to avoid it this time. Don't have it yet *touch wood* but have been told my risk is very high... so that's why I'm kinda *lurking* in here :redface:
Hi belfie! Thanks for your reply :)
I just looked at the link you posted on the previous page and there is some awesome info on that site, thanks!
I think the only reason GD may affect my VBAC chances is if I have trouble controlling it and bub gets too big. Yes you're right, I cannot be induced so if bub had to come out before I went into spontaneous labour, it would mean a CS. I'm determined to control this with diet though. My reading 2 hours after lunch today was 6.3. And my lunch wasn't exactly totally diabetes friendly as I have to head to the shops after work to get things like multi grain bread etc. They tell me as long as it stays under 7 so I'm all good so :crossfingers:
The other thing I was told by the dietician is to look at the serving size, and then look at the carbohydrate level for that serving size. 1 unit of carbs is 15 g of carbohydrates. Snacks should be 1 to 2 units (ie 15 - 30 gs) and main meals should be 2 -3 units of carbs (30 - 45 gs). This has helped a lot and my daytime readings have been good (well, up until today, when I actually went out, talked to people, had what I thought was my best guess and got a reading of 9 :( )
Unfortunately my night readings are crap - I'm up to 14 units of insulin. This level seems to be working well - reading this morning was 5.7 (and my night snack was not great). However my Obstetrician has now said that I will need to either be induced at 38 weeks or have an elective caesarian at 38 1/2 weeks. This has put me into a spin to say the least. However I've decided my action plan will be to see what happens with the 32 and 36 week ultrasounds and make decisions from there.
I just get so upset and want the baby out, I am doing all I can to eat ,, walk is IMPOSSIBLE.. and just be as good as i can.. I only started eating 6 weeks ago since having such bad Morning Sickness..
I am gong to ask for C-sec at 38 weeks.. that shoudl be fine.. i would think
:hug: Didispunk, it must be so frustrating for you! I saw on the previous page that you had a high reading after apple juice. The diabetes educator I saw last week said to stay away from all fruit juices. Even though it might be low GI, apparently one glass of fruit juice is equilevant to eating 5 pieces of fruit all at once.:
Are you still controlling with diet or do you need insulin? I've been eating "diabetes friendly" for 5 days now and so far my levels have been okay. My morning fasting glucose reading seems to always be around 5 and 2 hours after each meal, my readings have ranged from 4.9 at best to 6.4 at worst.
I've got a sweet tooth so giving up chocolate has been the hardest, although I haven't given up entirely, I still have a snack size snickerswith lunch and so far so good. I also have been haivng low fat custard after dinner which seems to satisfy my sweet cravings.
I mainly make sure I eat a low GI carbohydrate with each meal. I've switched to multigrain bread. And have cut out all juices, lollies and cordial. Oh and I also have one or 2 glasses of milo with low fat milk, each day and that seems to be fine. Also, for breakky the other day I had a crumpet with a little yellow box honey (yellowbox is low GI), with a glass of milo and that seemed to be okay as well.
HOpe that helps. It's hard isn't it.
Mama Spice - you are making me jealous. No way I could eat any form of chocolate if I didn't want my readings to spike :P
Didispunk - this is what I have:
Breakfast: 3 weetbix biscuits, splash of Pura No Fat Milk.
Snack: Carman Original Museli bar, 1 Red Apple
Lunch: Campbells Beef Soup 430g, 1 piece 9 Grains bread
Snack: 1 row Vitaweet, 8 pieces Bega Cheese Bites
Dinner: Chicken or Beef, stir fried, with veges and rice noodles (this changes, but basically this)
Supper: 1 9 grain toast with peanut butter.
What is driving me crazy is when the same meal over and over gives different readings (like the breakfast meal). Sigh...
:hug: Seachange. I guess I'd better count myself lucky being able to have a little snickers. I'm sure I read somewhere yesterday on a website that weetbix are fairly high GI? Around 70 I think. You wouldn't think weetbix were high GI though would you. Instant oats are also high GI which amazed me.
The same breakfast gives me 5.8 right up to 7.3 - even before the insulin. But yeah - drives me crazy!
well, I found today that the same breakfast I've had a few times before (which usually give me about a 5.1) gave me a 7 today!
And yesterday morning my fasting BSL was 5.6 and every other day it's never been over 4.9 :dunno:
At what point do they like to start you on insulin Seachange?
On a side note I was speaking to a teacher at DD's kindy this afternoon and she told me that her sister has had GDM with the last 3 or her 5 pregnancies. Apparently baby # 3 was born weighting 14 pounds! (and born vaginally) :omg: And her 4th and 5th were both born at about 33 weeks and already weighed 7 pounds. Holy dooly . . .
I think thats what drives me to distraction - you cannot predict what your BSL will be with any certainty.
I am taking overnight insulin - started on the 14/05 (week 29), as my fasting readings were high. The dietician told me that the slow release insulin would keep working until lunch time. The decision was reached after a meeting between my Endocrynologist, Obstetrician and Midwife.
Hooly dooly indeed! :o I think thats probably why the Obstetrician is pushing for a caesarian - I am definitely being monitored as I have an ultrasound at 32 weeks and again at 36.
If it's any consolation, with GD these days usually because it's picked up & monitored well - there's not the same issue with huge babies. I know most of us in here who've had it with previous pregnancies have had perfectly normal size bubbas. My fella was 7lb 7oz at 39 weeks - so nothing too drastic at all!:
Also, regarding insulin different places seem to do it slightly differently :dunno: go figure huh. I know with mine that I got told once I'd had more than 3 readings over 7.5 or 8 (I can't remember exactly sorry). My endo said it didn't matter so much the three readings but it was also the general trend... everything was going higher and higher. And sometimes no matter how well you eat, it's the hormones & placenta doing the nasty on those readings. Soooo frustrating when you get different reads off the same foods.
GL to you both, I think you're both doing a fabbo job :clap: and I know how annoying it is!!!
It is crazy that you can eat the same meal and get different readings each time. What also got me was when I was sick, like cold or flu, my levels went haywire. It was crazzzzzzzzzy.
My DS2 was born at 39wk+3 and he was 8lb 10oz. Not too massive either. Even with my first pg without any GD DS1 was 7lb 15oz at 39wks.
Belfie and Jewel, that's re-assuring to know that not all GD babies are big.
Well I've gotten a slight shock this morning. my fasting BSL was 6 :omg: I don't understand why. Is there anything I can do about this? I'm guessing that if this keeps up I may need to go on insulin at night? The only other explanation I am wondering is that I have a cold and from what jewel has said I'm wondering if this could affect BSL's?
Your cold could be affecting your BSLs, yeah definately. Hopefully when you're feeling better they'll go back to what's normal for you. :hug:
As for the levels and when/if you need insulin, it's up to your doctors. With me as long as I had my levels between 4 - 7 before meals, and 4 - 8 2hrs after eating then he was happy. I guess you'd have to discuss it at your next appointment as I'm not sure if different doctors have different cut off points, you know. Sorry I can't help any.
xox
My Endocrynologist was much stricter - must be under 5.5 when fasting, must be under 7 after meals. Hence the insulin :(
Yup mine is ment to be under 5.5 fasting and under 7 two hours after meal. I am finding this hard to control but trying.
I am 30 weeks.... but measuring 36, they are concerned that the diabetes has made baby quite stressed and making baby pee a lot more then it should.. So i am now being monitored weekly for GD and for too much fluid, ultrasounds etc..
I am not in a good place at the moment, plus most the healthy foods i have been eating gives me heartburn.... so then i take heartburn tablets.
:hug: didispunk. Sounds like your little one might have to arrive sooner rather than later.
The guidelines I was told are under 5.5 after fasting and under 7, two hours after meals as well. I haven't been over yet after meals, but I have had 2 fastings that are over 5.5 out of the last 7 days since I've started testing. Two days ago my fasting BSL was 5.6, then today it was 6. I don't see the endocrinologist again until next wednesday so I will see what he says then.
didispunk I can understand how this is causing you so much anxiety. I'm sorry that you are in a bad place at the moment - I hope you get some serenity soon.:hug:
Hi ladies,
I had another high fasting BSL reading this morning. 6.2!
I rang my endocrinologist, as I don't see him til next wednesday and he's told me that if my fasting BSL's continue to be elevated he'll have to start me on insulin injections on Wednesday :(
I guess we'll see what the next few mornings bring.
How is everyone else?
Hiiii,
Just wondering if I can join in here. Im currently 18wks preg with #3. I had GD with #2 (insulin) and so far I havent been diagnosed with this one, but I was borderline when they did the OGTT last week. I have been monitoring my bsl's all seem to be under control now, except the fasting one is still a little high (but was ok this morning). Hoping to correct that ASAP, as I want to avoid it as best I can. Praying for diet control because I dont want to be induced again or as highly monitored as I was last time. (2 drips, 2 types of monitors on....blah). #2 was perfect size and had no probs whatsoever with her bsl's and neither did I throughout labour and beyond. Even if I become insulin dependant, I will still be begging for no induction as long as I control it as well as I did last time.
Anyway, so far I have found this forum to be very helpful as I have been lurking for a few days :redface:
Hi Crysk, and welcome to BB!
Considering your #2 bub was perfect size I recon that's a pretty good reason for you to press for no induction this time around ;). Best of luck and I hope you remain GD free for this pregnancy.
Thank you mamaspice.
I rang the diabetes educator today for some advice on getting my fasting level down...she recommended a dairy snack or warm milo before bed and see how that goes for a couple of days, i have to let her know on fri what my fasting level has been and if its still high, i will need night time insulin - the slow release one ... but on a good note, she said to me that provided my bsl's are well controlled, whether dietary or insulin controlled, and no other probs such as size/blood pressure etc is wrong at the end, there is no medical reason for me to be induced... so HOORAY!!! Now I just need to control it as well as I did last time and make sure all else is ok and hopefully, spontaneous labour here I come.
Still, I have the next half of the preg to go, and anything can happen, but Im staying positive ;)
Crysk, that's an interresting tip from your diabetes educator about having a dairy snack or milo before bed. Cause it's only been some of my fasting BSL's that have been too high so I might give that a try.(although I already have 2 milo's a day, lol) . I've been testing my BSL's for 12 days now and about half of my fasting levels have been over 5.5. The ones that are over have ranged from 5.6 to 6.2. last night I had dinner at 6.30 then my BSL 2 hours later was 5.7 so that's all cool. I didn't eat anyting else after than then when I take my fasting BSL at 6.30 this morning it's 5.9! So I'm guessing my body just doesn't like producing insulin at night :dunno: I'm seeing my endocrinologist tomorrow so I'll see what he says.
hey mamaspice.. I hope her tip helps both of us ;)
she said to have a low gi snack before bed, but she said dairy (yoghurt, milo, custard etc) seems to work best overnight. I am having the same problems with my fasting. Mine hasnt been over 6 but rarely under 5.5... yet, when I test 2 hrs after dinner (out of curiosity) its in normal ranges. So as Im sleeping, I guess my insulin is too lol.:wall:
I'll try the dairy for the next few nights because I have to report back on Fri...
fingers crossed for both of us
Had my appintment today.. All good levels are good..
At Antinatal.. baby is going to be big and going to go to special care right away.. My DS did as well and I didnt cope well with that at all.. I am very uspet about not having my baby with me already and still hopefully weeks to go.. I know its best for bub.. But i just cant get a grip on it.
Didispunk I just wanted to give you a big :hug: I know the separation is going to be tough for you. Are you able to go to the SCN straight away to spend time with bub? I hope he/she is not in SCN for too long. When bub is out of SCN make sure you have lots of precious skin to skin time together.
I had my appointment today. I've got to phone back in to the endocrinologist next tuesday and if I'm still having high fasting BSL readings then I have to start insulin at night.
So far bub appears to be normal size.
Crysk, the endocrinologist said that at night you pancreas produces glucose so that's why a lot of diabetics are prone to high fasting BSL's.
Hey,
I tried the dairy snack before I went to bed and this morning my fasting was the highest so far!
I will keep trying different things until fri when I have to report back. Its such a bummer because all my other levels are perfect :wall:
mamaspice...he didnt happen to give you any tips for night time??
Nah, no tips worse luck! Just simply said I'll have to go on insulin if it keeps up.:
Hi crysk, how are you doing with your fasting BSL's? Not sure if it's co-incidence but the last 3 evenings I've been having some custard before bed at around 9.30pm and my subsequent morning BSL's have been okay. 5.1, 4.9 & 4.7 respectively. I've been having a tub of the Pauls custard. (They come in packs of 6) maybe they are doing the trick? What types of dairy did you try?
Hey Mamaspice,
They have been a bit high still. I have tried a warm milo, 100g custard. Although last night I thought I would try something different. I had a warm milk at about 8pm, then when I woke up at 2am to pee (grrr) I had a glass of milk and this morning my fasting was 5.3 which is the lowest I have had. So Im going to try that again tonight. Even though its supposed to be a Fasting reading......... oh well, whatever works I say
Thats great that your levels have been in a good range. Hopefully they stay that way for you so you can avoid the night time insulin because I know Im trying to avoid it!
Happy carb counting :rolleyes:
Ok so yesteday morning was 4.5...
2 hours after lunch was 7
then last night after steamed veggies for dinner.. NO potato.. no corn..small serve.. 2 hours later was 22.5
HONESLTY cant handle this.. I see the Endocronologist on Tuesday and the Diabetes doc..
GRRRRRRRRRR
Didi - that would be absolutely frustrating - however maybe its because you didn't have any carbs at all your body was looking for carbs - hence the high reading :dunno:
I haven't been going too badly - up to 16 units overnight, which seems to be finally working, but now the after breakfast reading has gone hay wire :wall:
The other issue is that I am absolutely CRAVING chocolate at the moment - I haven't succumbed yet, but I really, really would like to. I think after being so good with mimimal difference I just want to be normal again. Doesn't help that the midwife is praising me for losing weight - yeah, cause thats whats's supposed to happen in pregnancy :wall:
Well...
After being admitted last night for dehydration and 3 bags of fluid later, BH contractions... that happen when dehydrated.. But i have had normal levels since then and not thirsty.. so no idea.
I have a scan in a couple weeks.. see a doc again next week.
The specialist said that my levels look great and ignore that 1 high crazy one, said they will go up and up and up as my pregnancy progress's as hormones added in dont make things better and neither do stress.
I feel better after last night and today.. but goodness..
I am booked in for c-sec at 39 weeks.. even if bub keeps getting big.. as 38-39 weeks might mean special care nursery or not.. and i am hoping for not!
if you are craving chocolate try dark chocolate..the darker the better...it is low GI and full of anti oxidants....great for diabetics!
Not the way that I want to eat it Mel. Scoffing a whole bag of M&Ms is more what I was feeling like :)
yeah well.....its not the chocolate thats the issue then, it's that damn candy coating that'll do you in every time! LOL