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Hi there,
I'm 17 weeks pregnant and have continued to follow a low carb diet as i seem to hypo's a lot when i bolus for meals and i don't enjoy injecting if i'm honest. I have a small toddler to run around after and the risk of hypo'ing gets me quite frustrated and depleted so i just don't eat carbs. The consultant today said 'baby needs carbs' and if 'i don't start eating carbs i will be using the fat stores as energy and producing ketones' which is obviously dangerous for the baby. Does anyone know if this true? I do eat some carbs, just very little. I don't check for ketones ever but never feel the need to? Is this just NHS talk of a 'balanced diet' or does anyone know of a healthy pregnancy following a low carb diet.
I don't want to be harming my unborn child but also don't want to be hypo'ing all over the place. Does my baby need carbs?
Thanks in advance.
Aby
I'm 17 weeks pregnant and have continued to follow a low carb diet as i seem to hypo's a lot when i bolus for meals and i don't enjoy injecting if i'm honest. I have a small toddler to run around after and the risk of hypo'ing gets me quite frustrated and depleted so i just don't eat carbs. The consultant today said 'baby needs carbs' and if 'i don't start eating carbs i will be using the fat stores as energy and producing ketones' which is obviously dangerous for the baby. Does anyone know if this true? I do eat some carbs, just very little. I don't check for ketones ever but never feel the need to? Is this just NHS talk of a 'balanced diet' or does anyone know of a healthy pregnancy following a low carb diet.
I don't want to be harming my unborn child but also don't want to be hypo'ing all over the place. Does my baby need carbs?
Thanks in advance.
Aby
