Gestational Diabetes General Chatter #4

[melbel]

With subsequent pregnancies you have statistically have a slightly increased risk of getting GD again. As to whether you need insulin or not that is so individual. It is like how all pregnancies differ from each other...the stress that each baby places on the pancreas is diff so it is really hard to tell.
One thing that is a bonus is that with modern knowledge of the past 5 years or so, if you know you are at risk you can follow a low GI diet throughout the pregnancy and that has shown to help lower the stress on the pancreas overall and may help prevent you from getting full blown GD.
Low GI does not have to a PITA. If you look at the recipes in the diabetic living magazines etc what you can eat is awesome food and really is a diet that everyone should follow for good health.

[angelraelz]

hiya

sorry about that - i had to update my signature because it was still counting down for isaac, who i had 11 months ago

thanks for that information Melbel & Becci. I was on such high levels with Isaac - it's concerned me that it will happen again. All the other ladies i have talked to were on very low dosages of the same stuff.

i can't remember if i posted it in my last post. My dosages on the night before i had isaac were 22,20 & 26 units of novorapid. THen before bed 82 units of protaphane.

Food shopping is this friday so i will be starting the low gi diet on monday week. And i hope to start gloucse testing as well.

interesting stuff...

angel

[Jewel]

So there is an increased chance of getting GD in other pgs after you've had it once, yeah?

Interesting stuff.

Good luck with your low GI diet and the testing, Angel. Hope it all goes great!
hope you have a H&H pg and the GD stays away for you this time.

xx

[snowchickie79]

Hello All,

Angel - Make sure you keep us posted on your progress, I'm in my first PG and very interested to see if and how to approach subsequent pregnancies and avoiding GD.

My weekend has been good. I went out on Friday night for dinner and managed a good helping of Pad Thai with some vegies and was mid 5 range. Then this morning I tried 2 slices of Fruit Loaf and again yep in the mid 5 range.

I have quite a few more things to try this week so I'll let you know how I go in case others are curious.. I say the more food ideas the better really. The Fruit Loaf I got is the Mighty Soft (Buttercup) Fruit & Spice.

Does anyone know where to get Buckwheat Flour? I have a recipe for diabetes friendly pancakes that uses it but I couldn't find it during my grocery shop this week. I got Wholemeal flour but no buckwheat.

Chat soon.

[Petals]

Hi Angel - Congrats on your pregnancy!!

Although I am only on my first pregnancy, I asked what would happen next time, they said a 60% chance of getting it again and that they would test at 12 weeks and if clear at that stage, again at 26 - 28 weeks. (that assumes I get the all clear at the 6 weeks post this baby test...)

My levels have been pretty good so for the past few days so it seems that I have a good balance of food and insulin for the moment. Have an Ob appoitment on Wednesday, so will see what he has to say.

Congrats on the new car snowchickie!! sounds great.

[snowchickie79]

petas - thanks about the new car. Should have it by about Thursday.

Had another triumph tonight with shepherd's pie. I didn't eat alot of the potato topping but was still very yummy and had with a few slices of bread and vegies. hhhmmm

I had some low readings today so I thought I'd give dinner a real go. My bfast & lunch today were both in the 4 range. After dinner was 5.2. See how I go tomorrow now having said that.

[Becci]

My levels have been great the last few mornings, so hopefully eberythings settles down for the time being.

SnowChickie - do you have a healthfood store near you? or have you tried the healthfood isle at the supermarket?