A Gestational Diabetes Meal Plan Can Help Keep Blood Sugar Levels Normal
One of the best means by which a person can ensure that their blood sugar levels remain normal is to create a diet for their gestational diabetes condition. Usually, you can ask a dietician or educator on diabetes to help you create the ideal gestational diabetes meal plan. With the help of such a gestational diabetes meal plan it is possible for both mother as well as her unborn baby to enjoy better health.
What You Need To Know About Gestational Diabetes Meal Plan
Essentially, creating a gestational diabetes meal plan involves learning which foods are recommended for consumption, when the best time to eat your meals is and the right quantities of foods that should be eaten. To keep blood sugar levels close to normal it is necessary that you time your meals right, choose the right foods and also the correct amounts.
Normally, a gestational diabetes food plan meant to maintain the right amount of nutrients and vitamins as well as minerals in your food taken from different food groups to ensure a safer and healthier. The right gestational diabetes meal plan also helps to promote better health during the entire pregnancy period and in fact, this meal plan should be created by an appropriate person rather than by the pregnant mother herself.
It is possible to make use of a diabetes food pyramid to guide you as to what and how much of foods are safe to eat during the pregnancy. A good gestational diabetes meal plan will contain items such as beans, grains and vegetables with plenty of starch; fruits, vegetables as well as milk and meats as well as fats and sweets as well as alcohol though the last three should be very sparingly consumed.
For intake of starches you can think in terms of eating bread, corn, potatoes, pasta and rice as too crackers, tortillas, beans and yams. Vegetables are also important to a good gestational diabetes meal plan and should include lettuce, broccoli, vegetable juice, peppers, carrots and green beans. For fruits, you can include apples, fruit juice, strawberries, bananas and raisins. You can also take milk and yogurt. And, for meats you can add beef, chicken, eggs, peanut butter (meat substitute) and fish.
For fat intake, the gestational diabetes meal plan can include salad dressing, oil, butter, margarine and olives. For sweets you can take ice cream, regular soda, pies and candies. You can eat fat-free and low-sugar sweets to lessen the calorie intake.
A gestational diabetes recipe can prove to be a boon for anyone that is trying to control their blood sugar levels. All it requires is incorporating the best recipes that can help you create tasty Spanish omelets to keep your blood sugar levels under control; or you can cook fancier dishes.
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This is my second and I have had it with this one and the first one. my first one came right at 38 weeks she was a vag. birth. The whole thing was not fun I was on 0-15 carbs MAX a day with my first one and im getting there with the second one. I was on Meds for the GD as well and even with those and diet my levels were just outta hand, so we were getting ready to decide whether to induce or put me on insulin when i went into labor. this second one is even more hard than the first one because after the first one i found out i had MS so no only do i have GD i have MS as well and can not take any of my meds for my MS so im so unhappy this second go round I can't wait till im done! the only thing nice is the weight loss that comes with the diet we have to be on. im 33 weeks and im ready to be DONE lol I break down crying because im preg and its the one time i can get away with cravings and eating what i want and ENJOYING IT guilt free and i can't even do that, my eating consists of meats and cheeses and sugar free stuff! BLAH! i quit smoking before i found out about GD in this second one and im not proud to admit it but i have picked it back up because of how unhappy I am with all this right now. anyway those are my experiences.
my first one was only 6lbs 10oz she was small because of strict diet.
You chalk up another person, because I didn't know either.
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Thank for a nice video.
You should be able to get a meter for free from your doctor. Then plan on spending about a dollar per test strip.
I've heard that Wal Mart is a good place to go for inexpensive supplies. I haven't tried it yet. I've been shopping at Rite Aid.
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it's so funny xD!!!
My friend had the same problem, google helped like no other!
Best of luck <3
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Question about gestational diabetes….diet?
Gestational diabetes is very serious do not eat anyting white white bread potatoes rice just don't do it eat whole wheat bread. eating dough turns into sugar if not burned up so does pasta and all of the white foods like I said stay away from pizza unlesss the bread crust is thin. eat at least every 3 to four hours. If you don't eat for a long time and then eat a big meal your sugars will go up high try to eat 4 to 5 small meals a day. Look at the the glycemic index and look at the foods you should be eating. and drinking alot of water will also help to keep your sugars down. very important Be very strict You can do it!!!
I couldn't watch the video because my daughter is asleep in my lap and I didn't want to wake her up, but I remember drinking that stuff and I almost puked it all back up! I made Shawn try it and he did too!!! Hhaha hope it came back negative!
Bravo Cuz! You sure don't look old enough to have been at the job for 30 years. Beautiful. luv Beth
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First of all one thing that is bugging me- a CBC does not check for glucose (CBC is a complete blood count it checks white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets). A basic metabolic panel or chemistry panel checks glucose level (in addition to electrolytes and kidney function).
Now to your questions: infections can cause an elevation in blood sugar as can stress situations due to increased cortisol levels. This is why you may have seemed "diabetic" in the hospital. The question now would be that now that you have recovered are your blood sugar levels still high? If so you may have developed diabetes. If not you should be fine. You should check with your primary care physician to be sure. Best of luck!
What brand of pump?
You may also make juice out of the fruit~! Juice for life~!!
First of all, you are probably on too high a dose of Novolin, or it may be too much Novolin R. You should NOT be starting both insulins at once.
Normally, you would be started on the long acting insulin first and when you get consistent morning readings between 4 and 6 you have your levels right. Then after a couple of weeks where that reading is stable, with no highs or lows, you would consider adding the short acting insulin.
I just can't understand why your doctor would put you on both insulins at once without a trial of the long acting alone first. Its just too dangerous.
Cottage cheese is not really a good source for your snack at bedtime. Try a slice of whole grain toast, with some peanut butter on it instead, or very low fat cream cheese on the toast.
The cashews or almonds are fine, but the carb source should be whole grains not cottage cheese. You probably didn't get enough carbs in the cottage cheese, and together with too much insulin, you are very lucky to be alive.
Having a low of 31 would lead to coma for many. You were going into insulin shock, that's why you blacked out. After going into a coma, if not treated, you can become brain damaged, or die.
Don't bother with string cheese, its not going to help when you are low. You need carbs, not protien.
The glucose tablets are the best thing to use because glucose gets into your bloodstream faster than anything else. Orange juice or cookies just won't cut it when you are that low. Your body can't even digest them when its that low, so you might have gone into a coma if you had used orange juice or cookies instead of the glucose tablets.
Rule #1 for insulin use - ALWAYS keep glucose tablets on hand where ever you go. Carry them in your purse and keep an easy to open bottle of them in every room in your home. It may save your life some day. Make sure everyone in your family knows where they are and how much to give you if you have an emergency.
Extremely low blood sugar like you experienced can cause confusion, and an inability to walk, talk, and sometimes an inability to open bottles too. I've had a low where I couldn't talk, couldn't move enough to get to my glucose tablets, and had to poke my husband until he woke up and realized I was in serious trouble. He got up and grabbed my tablets and gave them to me, then some water and probably saved my life. If he hadn't woken up I would have been in a coma for sure, because I was blacking out, and could barely breath, and hardly move. My arms were like lead. I couldn't even lift my head or speak.
There is another product you should probably keep on hand, which is insulin gel. It comes in small tubes and if you are experiencing a very bad low and can't chew the tablets, someone else can squeeze it into your mouth, or you can suck it from the tube. However, make your family knows that they should NEVER, under any circumstances give you food or drink, or glucose tablets, or gel, if you are unconscious. It can cause choking and death. If you are unconscoius from a severe low they should dial 911 and get an ambulance there asap. You should also have glucogon on hand for such an emergency. Its a kit you keep in the fridge. If you pass out from a low, and they have checked and know for sure its a severe low, and you can't be woken up, after dialing 911, they can mix and inject the glucogon. Its a last minute resort to save your life, so you never want to use it, but if you need it, and its there, it can make all the difference between surviving and being brain dead or dead.
Glucogon usually causes vomiting after the person wakes up, its quite a drastic measure but its the only way to safely treat a low where the diabetic had lost consciousness. The paramedics can inject it when they get there, but in your family should know how and be prepared to do it if needed.
I recommend that you get the book Diabetes for Dummies
and if you are type 2, then I also recommend
The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essentail Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker (This is a good book for anyone with type 2 diabetes, even someone whose had diabetes for a few years. Get it asap if you are type 2).
And for low carb recipes, have a look at The South Beach Quick and Easy Cookbook.
And Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health--in Just Weeks! (Paperback) By Michael Eades
Get your doctor or diabetes nurse to look at revising your plan to get on insulin. You should never have had this low, your insulin dose is far too high.
Okay, this was totally ME with my first pregnancy.
So, I diet controlled my gestational diabetes. It was fine. You will get a blood monitor and you will learn your trigger foods....and how often to eat and what to eat....to level out your sugars.
I was healthy and at a healthy weight....and I was into walking a lot. My son was 8lbs 1 oz. He was fine, I was fine. I remember being scared though. Even at my sonograms....I was told that my baby was already 7 lbs and by the time I would deliver him....he would probably be 10-11 lbs. I was terrified. My son was full term and just over 8lbs. They don't know everything! Just goes to show you! They also said my alfa-fetal-protein levels were high (my down might have downsyndrom) and he is now 6 years old....and super smart and handsome!
Eat! Relax! Keep your sugars under control! Learn your trigger foods (I couldn't touch rice or fruit juice....but could have pasta....everyone is different)
I also went to a seminar about gestational diabetes and they gave me a SUPER strict diet....and I was so worried about my baby....that I followed everything EXACTLY (ex: 2 oz milk and 2 oz of a certain kind of cereal.....not too much snacking...blah blah blah).....and it made me sick....and I ended up in the hospital. I ended bending the rules to fit ME, and had a great pregnancy from then on. Be realistic!
Oh, one more thing.......I was not too happy about:
No one ever told me that I wouldn't be able to go past my due date with gestational diabetes. This devastated me. I had a birthing plan all figured out and I was going all natural. This is how they told me about it: "So, how does next Wednesday sound for induction?" I was floored...........started crying....and was pissed! I grilled the doctor about it. Turns out that the placenta can start to deteriorate if you go past your due date (if you have g.diabetes). So, I went for the induction.
Induction went fine. Had my son in just a few hours.
My baby is fine, he is 6 years old now :0) and I am pregnant with #2....and I will probably have g. diabetes again.
I would say you have your hands full with concerns. You are doing all you can to help your daughter. The next step has to be hers in accepting it. It is not hopeless and she has the means to fix it.
If she is seeing a counsellor and things are going well there, that is one thing. If the depression is still there, the doctor may want to do something about it if it is interfering with school, friends and so forth.
Your worry and concern is natural and understandable. Unfortunately, I fear that is is not working in a positive direction for her now. I would take your daughter's log books and concerns to a doctor or nurse educator and have an appointment with them and not have your daughter along. You need to have a plan set forth that all of you can work towards.
Inevitable - nothing is inevitable at your daughter's age. I have had too many clients come in and tell me that they wish they had taken their treatment seriously sooner. The damage is done after 20+ years and they have to let it play out now (loss of sensation, diminished sight, foot amputations etc.).
Others tell me that the complications they are experiencing are inevitable (ulcers due to charcot foot) and they will lose their leg. That is not inevitable - that is giving up. Their quality of life will be better if they take care of themselves and they can earn an income with 2 legs. They can't do so well in their line of work from a wheel chair.
Your daughter's condition concerns you and rightly so. What she does is not inevitable. Best wishes in getting this point through to her.
Have you sought peer support from the diabetes society? They might have someone who might be a bit older than your daughter that has travelled the same road and can talk to her about that.
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