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Pregnant: GD - Advise on improving fasting BG
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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 953895" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>Congratulations on your pregnancy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It may be that 7.3 was a one-off rogue reading and you will go back to the 5s - it's better to focus on trends rather than single results, but I understand with GD you have to be more careful than I have to be. Re the 5.3 and 5.4 - meters can be up to 15% inaccurate -/+ so your actual BG might be a bit lower. Is the fasting GD target equal or less than 5.0 or 5.9?</p><p></p><p>The only things I know of to reduce fasting BG are: eating less carbs in general, having a snack before bed, medication (but I am not "suggesting" that because it's a tricky one in pregnancy and is up to you and your HCPs), and waiting for the effects of a few weeks of low carbing. </p><p></p><p>I don't think a fasting test after a morning walk would be as accurate but I don't know anything about it really.</p><p></p><p>For dinner I would suggest low carbs like every meal.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps and that I haven't put you wrong, as pregnancy is outside my experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 953895, member: 43498"] Congratulations on your pregnancy :) It may be that 7.3 was a one-off rogue reading and you will go back to the 5s - it's better to focus on trends rather than single results, but I understand with GD you have to be more careful than I have to be. Re the 5.3 and 5.4 - meters can be up to 15% inaccurate -/+ so your actual BG might be a bit lower. Is the fasting GD target equal or less than 5.0 or 5.9? The only things I know of to reduce fasting BG are: eating less carbs in general, having a snack before bed, medication (but I am not "suggesting" that because it's a tricky one in pregnancy and is up to you and your HCPs), and waiting for the effects of a few weeks of low carbing. I don't think a fasting test after a morning walk would be as accurate but I don't know anything about it really. For dinner I would suggest low carbs like every meal. Hope that helps and that I haven't put you wrong, as pregnancy is outside my experience. [/QUOTE]
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