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<blockquote data-quote="KatieCat" data-source="post: 589921" data-attributes="member: 42391"><p>I had GD in my last pregnancy and have just been diagnosed with GD in my current pregnancy. Last time, I controlled my sugars well by eating to my metre. I discovered that carbs sent my sugars up (two weetabix, a jacket potato or a bowl of porridge would result in a reading between 8 and 10) so I ate a low carb diet for about a month, my sugars were fine and controlled but I started getting ketones in my urine. I was told that ketones on a regular basis are not healthy for the fetus so I upped my carbs again and opted to have insulin before meals to handle the carbs and keep my sugars within the recommended limits. Although I personally think a low to moderate carb diet is great for type 2 diabetics or prediabetics (and haven't a clue why the NHS recommend a high carb diet!), I think in pregnancy moderate carbs are important for the growing baby. I found boiled new potatoes and egg noodles were a good way of having carbs in main meals. Unlike me, many gd women can control with diet alone or decide to have metformin instead of insulin. I hope this helps in some way. Congratulations and have a happy, healthy pregnancy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KatieCat, post: 589921, member: 42391"] I had GD in my last pregnancy and have just been diagnosed with GD in my current pregnancy. Last time, I controlled my sugars well by eating to my metre. I discovered that carbs sent my sugars up (two weetabix, a jacket potato or a bowl of porridge would result in a reading between 8 and 10) so I ate a low carb diet for about a month, my sugars were fine and controlled but I started getting ketones in my urine. I was told that ketones on a regular basis are not healthy for the fetus so I upped my carbs again and opted to have insulin before meals to handle the carbs and keep my sugars within the recommended limits. Although I personally think a low to moderate carb diet is great for type 2 diabetics or prediabetics (and haven't a clue why the NHS recommend a high carb diet!), I think in pregnancy moderate carbs are important for the growing baby. I found boiled new potatoes and egg noodles were a good way of having carbs in main meals. Unlike me, many gd women can control with diet alone or decide to have metformin instead of insulin. I hope this helps in some way. Congratulations and have a happy, healthy pregnancy :-). [/QUOTE]
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