Gestational Diabetes General Chatter #4

[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?

[Petals]

Hi all

Day 2 of Maternity leave for me, so I went and had my legs waxed and now need to get some of my volenteer job done.

Becci - the heath food isle of our supermarket is full of gluten free things that are full of sugar. The only good thing I have found is the "well naturally" dark chocolate with no sugar and not may carbs. Snowchickie - hope you can get a better selection.

I saw some wholemeal crumpets yesterday and I was tempted they had no sugar and only 16 grams of carbs each, but what can you put on them? I doubt that there is a sugar free honey anywhere...

hope everyone is still getting good readings!

[Becci]

My fasting bsls have been doing really well the last few days.

However, I checked my bsls after a late brekky and it was only 3.4! So had a couple of biccies that I baked yesterday and then a mutigrain roll with lean chicken and light cheese. Checked my bsl with in 20 minutes of having the biccies and it had risen to 4.6. Phew! Just took my 2 hour bsl and it was 6.3. On the higher end, but at least it wasn't through the floor!

I was feeling a little lightheaded, but was in the middle of cleaning out the bathroom cupboard so just thought it was from bending down, etc.

Will have to keep an eye on them I guess.