New to the forum, got gestational diabetes

Hi everyone, I've just been diagnosed as having gestational diabetes (I had it in my last pregnancy and took insulin 4 times a day). I'm monitoring it until Wednesday then going to a specialist clinic, same as last time. It's almost 4 years since I was pregnant before, so I'm struggling to remember what to do/eat, etc, although I know the clinic will help me, just wondered if anyone on here has any good tips. I think I'll especially struggle with snacks. My diet is pretty good anyway, I don't eat loads of fat and don't have sugary drinks or food, and I do walk quite a bit (although that's restricted a bit because I have a cervical stitch!) but I do eat lots of carbs, and wondered if you've any tips on cutting down without missing out?? If that makes sense??

Any help would be really appreciated, I'm 26 weeks pregnant and have my babies by caesarean around 38 weeks, so I've got a little way to go.

Thanks very much,
Louise.x

Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm vegetarian too, so no meat or fish, but do eat cheese and diary products.

Louise.x

Hi Karen, thanks for getting back to me, that's a help, I love most fruit so will eat plenty, but then worry about the sugar?? I find it a bit confusing, maybe because it's short-term and last time I only had it for about 9 weeks, so didn't really get into strict diet, it was more suck-it-and-see!!

Your baby was huge!!!!!! I'm quite small and thought my babies were big at 8lb 9 and 8lb 1 (and I had a prem baby at 1lb 12, and he was quite big for his gestation)!!! But 12lb 12, that's enormous!

I love humous, so I'll definitely be getting some of that, and I've recently found different flavours, a lovely hot chilli one.

Thanks again for writing,
Louise.x