Gestational Diabetes General Chatter #2

[Sandles]

Caz, I am glad they said your levels are good And muffins are on my list to make too. Imake them for husband each week but his come out as low fat and 30g of carb per muffin (and thats with Splenda, buttermilk and orange juice). So I will try a diabetic version this weekend.

My dietian was very happy with my diet. My only changes are to eat the afternoon snack. Even though I feel full she thinks lunch to dinner is too long without food. No problem. Also to add a yoghurt a day in. So that is now my afternoon snack
Have red meat 3 to 4 times per week for dinner and add another carb to my dinner plate. Corn she said is low GI compared to medium for sweet potato and high for white. Having corn with white potato though brings down the GI of the white potato for whatever reason. So now its corn and potato with every meal (unless I have rice or pasta of course). And that was it. Oh and add another fruit serve, so a plum or two at supper.

I asked why my numbers are so low given I have changed my diet very little. So they showed my GTT results. That explained it all.

Fasting blood test was 3.8. I get 4.0 now so that's normal for me.
2nd blood test after glucose drink was 9.3. The minimum is 8.2. Ok, warning signs.
3rd blood test, people WITHOUT GD will go down. The mimium for GD is 11 something. But because mine stayed at 9.3 I was diagnosed with GD but I am not as bad as some because my levels did not go up.

So the educator said that my insulin levels are fine and normal, but being pregnant has added an extra strain and when challenged, they don't work as well. Like a car with a loaded trailer. This all made sense after seeing my test results

[Caz1971]

Sandles - ye its funny how some things lower the GI when eaten tog.

I read in my cookbook of a damper recipe, then eat it with baked beans to lower the GI. What the.....

For dinner - I made lentils/doongara rice yest and had salad. My reading was 7.1!

But then after the 2 hr lunch test I went crazy binging on cherries, cheese, jelly and wholemeal lavash bread.

[Sandles]

Caz, you are inspiring me to cook!!

I might drag out the ole bread maker and whip us some herb and cheese damper. I used to make it all the time before kids.

Whats the deal with flour and GD? Use wholemeal only?

I have been snacking on grapes ever since I got home. Not looking forward to the result. I can't help it though when they are sitting in the fridge, washed and chilled and its 33 degrees outside

[Caz1971]

Sandles - yep I'd say use just wholemeal. Just tested after dinner (5.2), so whipped up another batch of oatmeal and cranberry muffins for supper and im gonna put some Logical marg on them.....

What is the result after grapes. Pls let me know....

Caz