Diet SamplesWhat to Do With Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes is a condition developed during pregnancy when a woman’s body becomes more resistant to insulin and is at risk of having blood sugar level that is too high for themselves and the health of their baby.
Eating a healthy diet is such an important part of managing blood sugar level in gestational diabetes. It’s essential to work with your doctor or dietitian to get a proper diet to follow. Controlling carbohydrates amount is at the core of managing gestational diabetes. Introducing more fats and proteins can help minimize fluctuations in the blood glucose level. Most women follow this particular diet plan:
Carbohydrate counting—For this meal plan, you count the number of grams of carbohydrates that you eat at each meal and snack to make sure you are within a certain range, as determined by your health care provider. Your meal plan may be specific, giving you definite amounts for each meal or snack, or it may be more general, with a daily carbohydrate total. A slightly different version of this meal plan changes the grams of carbohydrates into “points.” Then you have to make sure you stay within a certain range of carbohydrate points for each meal or each day.
Gestational Diet Plan Ideas:
Why Do I Have to Follow a Special Diet?
It’s important to follow a special low-carbohydrate diet to reduce the potential risks to either you or the baby.
- Risks to pregnant mothers can include: preeclampsia, future diagnoses of diabetes later in life or urinary tract infection.
- Risks to the baby could include: low blood sugar after birth, jaundice, type 2 diabetes later in life for the baby, large baby at birth, developmental problems or respiratory distress syndrome.
How do you Manage Gestational Diabetes?
Eating frequent smaller meals that are balanced equally between protein, fats and carbohydrates will help dramatically in controlling your blood sugar level and keeping it within the normal level. Small amounts of exercise that is permitted by your doctor is recommended, within limits.
Forums to Speak with Other Experiencing Gestational Diabetes
http://www.prayforpaul.com/gestational-diabetesdiet/
http://www.themommyplaybook.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1708547
http://www.fanmili.net/archives/5522.html
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a21800825/carbs_per_meal
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a21912021/nighttime_snacks?intcmp=Rel_SP_post
http://www.tcoyf.com/forums/p/47020/1075298.aspx?d=1
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a21862689/share_or_get_food_ideas
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&p=200588