[shoptodrop18]

This is my 2nd pregnancy - 1st with gd. I just got a call from my dr yesterday that I failed the 3 hr. I have an appt on mon with the nutritionist but was wondering what I should be doing til then.
Tia!

[Bekah.R]

I have GD for the second time, and the two nutritionists gave different advice on the best diet, but both said the blood glucose readings would determine what's truly "off the menu."
I'd advise that you gather data. Follow your normal pregnancy diet and write down everything you eat. If you have a glucose meter, test your blood 2h after meals and before breakfast. This way, your nutritionist can make specific suggestions on what changes you should make in your diet, if any.
In my first pregnancy, I failed the gluc tolerance test, but had excellent readings with real food. This time, I really have to watch what I eat. If you find yourself giving up a lot of the food you love, just remember, breastfeeding takes a ton of calories! I am looking forward to that time when I can eat anything and still lose weight.
Good luck!

[KKrebs2]

Test frequently to see what certain foods do. Avoid lots of carbs in the morning when we're all naturally more insulin resistant. I'm using the calorie track app that syncs w glucose buddy to keep track of food and have been able to manage blood sugars really well since only two days after failing the three hour. Blood sugar goals for me are <95 out of bed, <140 one hour after you START eating, and <120 two hours after. Remember the clock starts w the first bite. The best advice I got was to test a lot until I knew what certain foods and certain types of carbs at certain times of the day did for me. Also, if you splurge on carbs, then take a walk or do housework and you'll be amazed what light exercise can do for you!

[tmcmillion]

Great advice from PP. I am 46 days into tracking, and have found that certain foods I have to avoid, some are almost like free foods, and taking a long walk will drop my bgl fast! Also remember, if you start getting high readings with foods that normally wouldn't, you need to contact your Dr asap. HOrmones in pregnancy are what cause GD and they can't always be controlled by diet and excercise. Most can though. You do not have to obstain from all sweets or foods you love, just budget for what you want. For example - one of my meals was a chicken, avocado wrap with some other fixins that were carb-free. The wrap was my carb, there were 22g in each wrap. I had 1 stuffed to the brim with good healthy food, then I had a dark chocolate and peanut butter "smore" (no marshmallow). That still stayed within the 60 carbs I can consume at dinner time while not spiking my bgl after 2 hrs. I don't do this a lot, actually only once in a while, but it helps with those cravings!! I have also found eating a well-balanced diet has helped keep all the cravings at bay.

And a great side-effect of GD - very little weight gain!!! Seriously, packing in the complex carbs and fibers to help digest the sugar is a sure fire way to keep the weight from piling on.

Hope some of that helps, just remember that everyone is different and that this is totally managable, one way or another!

[amylou0114]

I was also recently diagnosed with gd. Second pregnancy 1st with gd. Yesterday was my first day tracking my sugar and it was only out of whack after lunch @ 148 which I was told really isn't high. Doc wants me at <90 out of bed and <120 2hrs after meals.

I was surprised because I'm in good shape and have always tried be and eat healthy, especially after I found out I was pregnant. I'm older though (43) so that could be why the baby boy is making me insulin resistant.

The hardest part for me is knowing what I can and cannot eat. I have an appt with the dietician tomorrow, so that should help.

[anandash]

Hi all, I am 21 years old right now. I have a history of diabetes on both sides of the family. My period always been irregular, but the past year, they have been retarded....one month I get a regular period me, then the next month it will be very light and short, then I’ll get it within 2 weeks, then I’ll skip a month, then I’ll get one for 2 weeks. I get abdominal cramps that aren’t painful and I did have some vaginal discharge and sometimes I feel twitches. Is it diabetes or something wrong with my reproductive organs or what?
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[ftbalagt]

I agree with the advice of going to a doctor specifically an endocrinologist as sometimes diet and exercise are not sufficient. Especially if during your glucose tolerance test you fasting blood sugar is already high. My doctor already prescribed that I take insulin before going to sleep and it helped.

[gluszek]

thanks for information