High risk of Gestational Diabetes - Any advice would be great

[JennaJayen]

I have GD this pregnancy, and they recommend you see a dietician if you are at risk of it - they wanted me to see a dietician at 14 weeks because I was also classified as obese, although ironically I was eating healthy and low GI foods for the first 22 weeks of this pregnancy.

Basically anything that has a higher fat content than sugar content is classed as low GI (so yes, chocolate & ice cream are actually low GI lol).

Stick to 5 or 6 regular meals a day - breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and an after dinner snack, and also keep servings smaller, though you can eat unlimited vegetables.

The dietician will give you a basic outline of how many serves you are allowed to eat, which is usually as follows:
Breakfast: 3-4 serves of carbs
Morning Tea: 1-2 serves of carbs
Lunch: 3-4 serves of carbs
Afternoon Tea: 1-2 serves of carbs
Dinner: 3-4 serves of carbs
Supper: 1-2 serves of carbs (Supper is only if needed though)

Eat high carb foods with sugar levels below 5g per serving, and try to limit how many servings of carbs you have - potato's are considered bad carbs and your intake would need to be kept limited, and rice is a big no no as it puts your glucose levels through the roof and is high GI.

I don't have my information pack on me, but that is what I can remember from my first appointment with the dietician and the diabete's educator.

Hope it helps a bit

And also, don't be hard on yourself if you are unable to manage it or avoid it by diet alone - I tried so hard, limiting everything and only eating a very bland diet of vegemite, peanut butter, wheat bix and baked beans with salad, and I ended up needing insulin.
It's just the hormones associated with pregnancy and they really do wreak havock with your body and play up with the glucose levels.