Hi All,
Newbie, just diagnosed with GD at 30 weeks pregnant (should have been at 28 weeks but the lab messed up grr) and I am struggling. My diet was always good before hand and my BMI pre pregs was 23. This has floored me as I was not expecting it!
Anyway, diet control didn't work a simple small meal of lamb, lentils and veg sent BG to 8.9 and wholegrain toast is a big no no BG 12. So I was put on Metformin a week ago... which don't seem to work until I take all carbs out of my diet and then my levels are ok. So I was doing this but being hungry....
Then I had an appt yesterday and they said I have 4+ ketones in my urine which means I need to eat more carbs so now I am back to square one... *** to eat? Tried shredded wheat this morning and got a 12, just made lentil and carrot soup and waiting to test - too scared!
And the advice here seems to be carb dodging... but this doesn't help the ketones issue.
Finding this all rather hard not to mention worrying about my baby :-(
Newbie, just diagnosed with GD at 30 weeks pregnant (should have been at 28 weeks but the lab messed up grr) and I am struggling. My diet was always good before hand and my BMI pre pregs was 23. This has floored me as I was not expecting it!
Anyway, diet control didn't work a simple small meal of lamb, lentils and veg sent BG to 8.9 and wholegrain toast is a big no no BG 12. So I was put on Metformin a week ago... which don't seem to work until I take all carbs out of my diet and then my levels are ok. So I was doing this but being hungry....
Then I had an appt yesterday and they said I have 4+ ketones in my urine which means I need to eat more carbs so now I am back to square one... *** to eat? Tried shredded wheat this morning and got a 12, just made lentil and carrot soup and waiting to test - too scared!
And the advice here seems to be carb dodging... but this doesn't help the ketones issue.
Finding this all rather hard not to mention worrying about my baby :-(