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<blockquote data-quote="GeminiMum" data-source="post: 1667718" data-attributes="member: 467367"><p>I was only diagnosed on the 23 Dec, but I had gestational diabetes with all three pregnancies (boys are now 16, 12 & 10). Back then I was given a blood glucose monitoring machine, diet advice and very quickly I learnt I could safely eat 2 new potatoes with a meal but 3 new potatoes would push me over 7. I'm only newly diagnosed but my advice is to get yourself a blood glucose monitor, I got one for about £25 from Boots, the extra 50 blood testing strips were £20 (just bought those extras today as machine comes with 10 strips).</p><p></p><p>So far I've had one blip, that was having a larger than normal breakfast, bloods were 7.4. I'm averaging in the 5's for most meals and once I have reading that I'm ok with eg Salmon with lentils/peppers/cucumber/olives/celery then I don't tend to test again. I've only been doing this a few weeks but will check regularly to ensure I'm still ok with those foods.</p><p></p><p>What amazes me is the lack of info that the Diabetes Nurse gave, I seemed to know more than she did and another friend of mine was also diagnosed just before Christmas and is has even less of an idea than I have and no meter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeminiMum, post: 1667718, member: 467367"] I was only diagnosed on the 23 Dec, but I had gestational diabetes with all three pregnancies (boys are now 16, 12 & 10). Back then I was given a blood glucose monitoring machine, diet advice and very quickly I learnt I could safely eat 2 new potatoes with a meal but 3 new potatoes would push me over 7. I'm only newly diagnosed but my advice is to get yourself a blood glucose monitor, I got one for about £25 from Boots, the extra 50 blood testing strips were £20 (just bought those extras today as machine comes with 10 strips). So far I've had one blip, that was having a larger than normal breakfast, bloods were 7.4. I'm averaging in the 5's for most meals and once I have reading that I'm ok with eg Salmon with lentils/peppers/cucumber/olives/celery then I don't tend to test again. I've only been doing this a few weeks but will check regularly to ensure I'm still ok with those foods. What amazes me is the lack of info that the Diabetes Nurse gave, I seemed to know more than she did and another friend of mine was also diagnosed just before Christmas and is has even less of an idea than I have and no meter. [/QUOTE]
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