Gestation Diabetes

Hi ladies,

I am 29 weeks pregnant and I am having Gestation Diabetes. Got to know about it only today. Really concerned!!! I am yet to meet the nutritionist and should also start using a glucometer to test my sugar levels after every meal. I know with proper diet (reducing carbohydrates) and exercise it can be in control but still worried.

It would really be glad to know much more from any one of you in terms of diet/exercise.

Regards,
Leo

Hi Leo,

GD is becoming quite common now in pregnant women. Nothing to worry about. Lots of women with GD have given birth to healthy normal babies. I have a detailed plan that i will PM you and you can also ask me any questions that you have. Please go through the Pregnancy forums since i recall seeing a few other moms posting about the same topic.

Vandhana

Your words truly brought solace. I will look into the pregnancy forum.

Thanks,
Leo

Originally Posted by vandhana

Hi Leo,

GD is becoming quite common now in pregnant women. Nothing to worry about. Lots of women with GD have given birth to healthy normal babies. I have a detailed plan that i will PM you and you can also ask me any questions that you have. Please go through the Pregnancy forums since i recall seeing a few other moms posting about the same topic.

Vandhana

Could you please post the plan so that it helps others as well :)

Dear Leo

I had gestational diabetes and hypertension during my pregnancy from the 7 mnth onwards.I was put on insulin injections around the same time.Please do not worry.Although my son was born at 36 weeks,it was more due to my hypertension that GD.He was 2.58 kgs when he was born and he was considered a healthy baby. Since he was born after 36 weeks and since he weighed above 2.5 kgs,he was not even considered as premature. You will have to follow strict diet and do atleast 30 minutes walking everyday.

Dear Leo

Congrats on the pregnancy!!!! Do not worry much. I was diagnosed with GD when I was 29 weeks pregnant. I had a normal healthy baby.

I was provided a diet plan for 1800 cal/day. The sample prescribed menu for a day is at the end of the post. I kept the carbohydrate choice as the key and varied the menu based on labels. I am a strict vegeterian and replaced meat with cheese or other veg options.

I had to monitor my blood sugar 4 times a day. The fasting was bad towards the end and I was prescribed a tablet called Glyburide instead of insulin.

This diet prevents you gaining more weight, which is very helpful when you want to loose the weight after the delivery

Note : 1 carb = 15g of carbohydrate.

Breakfast Carb Choice Sample Menu

1 milk 1 1 cup milk or 1 cup plain yogurt
1 bread/starch 1 1 slice bread or 1/2 unsweetened cereal
1 fat 0 1 tsp margarine/ghee
1 meat 0 1 egg or 2 egg whites

Snack

1 fruit 1 1 apple( size of baseball )
1 bread/starch 1 5 vanilla wafers

Lunch

1 milk 1 1 cup milk or 4 oz regular fruit yogurt
1 fruit 1 1/2 banana
2 bread/starch 2 2 slicesbread
1-2 vegetable 0 1 cup raw carrots/1 side salad/lettuce
and tomato on sandwich
1 fat 0 1 tbsp salad dressing
2 meat 0 1/2 cup dhal

Snack

1 fruit 1 1 orange( size of baseball )
1 bread/starch 1 3 cups popped popcorn, low fat

Dinner

1 milk 1 1 cup milk
3 bread/starch 3 1/2 cup corn, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes,
2 chapati
1-2 vegetable 0 1 toss salad, 1/2-1 cup cooked Zucchini
1 fat 0 1 tbsp salad dressing
3 meat 0 2 cup dhal

Bedtime snack

1 milk 1 1 cup milk
1 bread/starch 1 3 graham crackers
1 meat 0 1 ounce cheese



-Gayathri