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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1103159" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>[USER=282753]@RaeDawn[/USER] Have you seen a dietician? If not, ask to see one. The dietary advice is slightly different for GD, especially if you're not on meds, but it's still important to get a balance of macro nutrients. It may just be a case of balancing them over the day, or testing to see which carbs suit you best.</p><p></p><p>For after meal testing, I tended to test around 1 and 1/2 hrs after meals, but would test again at 2hrs for the 'official' result. If I felt I'd eaten something that might make me higher than I wanted, I'd test at 1hr so I could catch the high. People respond differently so I don't think there's any exact time everybody spikes, just a time range. If you can keep your sugars tightly in range the fluid shouldn't increase (I'm not sure if it can reduce, but it may get closer to normal as you and baby grow, if you see what I mean).</p><p></p><p>Edited to add that if you're not overweight and you're struggling to get enough calories in and control your blood sugar, it may be worth explaining that. Some people with GD needs meds as the pregnancy progresses, and that isn't a failure or a bad thing. It just means the person can eat well and still control their blood sugar. I'm a bit of a fanatic about proper nutrition in pregnancy : D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 1103159, member: 39639"] [USER=282753]@RaeDawn[/USER] Have you seen a dietician? If not, ask to see one. The dietary advice is slightly different for GD, especially if you're not on meds, but it's still important to get a balance of macro nutrients. It may just be a case of balancing them over the day, or testing to see which carbs suit you best. For after meal testing, I tended to test around 1 and 1/2 hrs after meals, but would test again at 2hrs for the 'official' result. If I felt I'd eaten something that might make me higher than I wanted, I'd test at 1hr so I could catch the high. People respond differently so I don't think there's any exact time everybody spikes, just a time range. If you can keep your sugars tightly in range the fluid shouldn't increase (I'm not sure if it can reduce, but it may get closer to normal as you and baby grow, if you see what I mean). Edited to add that if you're not overweight and you're struggling to get enough calories in and control your blood sugar, it may be worth explaining that. Some people with GD needs meds as the pregnancy progresses, and that isn't a failure or a bad thing. It just means the person can eat well and still control their blood sugar. I'm a bit of a fanatic about proper nutrition in pregnancy : D [/QUOTE]
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