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<blockquote data-quote="busydiabeticmum" data-source="post: 2108990" data-attributes="member: 160151"><p>This is a difficult one... tea rises me, I am looking for a milk substitute that doesn't raise my bgl but still tastes OK... I'm trying coconut milk as it doesn't have carbs... but coconut in tea... nah. I don't like soya so will probably end on almond milk.</p><p></p><p>Last pregnancy I was able to go the whole pregnancy without medication which is good for me because I am usually on insulin straight away. I was low carb before I fell pregnant and ketosis so dawn phenomena just didn't happen for me anymore and I was able to keep it up the entire time... this pregnancy I had food aversion and all the food I would normally eat just made me sick, so I just did what I could to try to make myself feel better... it meant I lost ketosis and my control especially of my morning fasting bloods.</p><p></p><p>I would really just carb count and unfortunately it doesn't happen over night, it may take a wk or so for you to see a difference, your liver holds a store of glucose which dumps this into your blood if it thinks you need extra energy... this is in the morning to help you get up and after exercise. </p><p></p><p>However in pregnancy you have rising hormones that also raise your bgl and stress hormones also effect your bgl.</p><p></p><p>It is frustrating... just test immediately b4 eating and 2hrs afterwards. As they should have told you, usually you do one day b4 and the next day after but I like to know what my bloods doing as I am on insulin ATM.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="busydiabeticmum, post: 2108990, member: 160151"] This is a difficult one... tea rises me, I am looking for a milk substitute that doesn't raise my bgl but still tastes OK... I'm trying coconut milk as it doesn't have carbs... but coconut in tea... nah. I don't like soya so will probably end on almond milk. Last pregnancy I was able to go the whole pregnancy without medication which is good for me because I am usually on insulin straight away. I was low carb before I fell pregnant and ketosis so dawn phenomena just didn't happen for me anymore and I was able to keep it up the entire time... this pregnancy I had food aversion and all the food I would normally eat just made me sick, so I just did what I could to try to make myself feel better... it meant I lost ketosis and my control especially of my morning fasting bloods. I would really just carb count and unfortunately it doesn't happen over night, it may take a wk or so for you to see a difference, your liver holds a store of glucose which dumps this into your blood if it thinks you need extra energy... this is in the morning to help you get up and after exercise. However in pregnancy you have rising hormones that also raise your bgl and stress hormones also effect your bgl. It is frustrating... just test immediately b4 eating and 2hrs afterwards. As they should have told you, usually you do one day b4 and the next day after but I like to know what my bloods doing as I am on insulin ATM. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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