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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 2176522" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>Hello Mel, I don't know anything about gestational diabetes, but I'd like to welcome you to the Forum. Things tend to be a bit quiet around here at the weekends. (I suspect some of us prefer to post during work time!) but I'm sure some more members will be along soon to help and encourage you. It is absolutely normal to feel cast down by all this. Diabetes Distress is very real. I certainly suffer from it. Diabetes intrudes on our lives every time we eat, so at a minimum three times a day. Comfort eating is off the menu. </p><p></p><p>What seems to help most to lower bg levels is not conventional clean or healthy eating but reducing the amount of carbs we eat. Some of us can get away with eating more carbs than others. However, as I already said, I know nothing about GD. I read that breast-feeding women should not eat very low carb - not lower than 50g daily. I imagine this would also apply to pregnant women but please check this out with your medical team. They might want you to eat a lot more carbs than that. I have seen 175g carbs daily quoted. Do you know how many g carbs you are eating? There is an article on low carb for GD here: <a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/gestational-diabetes-pregnancy" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/gestational-diabetes-pregnancy</a></p><p></p><p>Bread, porridge and fruit are major culprits in raising bg for most people. I eat free range chicken legs for breakfast, microwaved frozen salmon with a fried egg and low carb vegetables for lunch. Lots of us like eggs and more eggs for breakfast. Avocados are very popular. You can find lots of clear info. and ideas on Diet Doctor </p><p><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb</a></p><p></p><p>There must be a middle way to eat so as to lower your bg without sacrificing the nutrients you need for yourself and your baby. I do hope you find it soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 2176522, member: 429870"] Hello Mel, I don't know anything about gestational diabetes, but I'd like to welcome you to the Forum. Things tend to be a bit quiet around here at the weekends. (I suspect some of us prefer to post during work time!) but I'm sure some more members will be along soon to help and encourage you. It is absolutely normal to feel cast down by all this. Diabetes Distress is very real. I certainly suffer from it. Diabetes intrudes on our lives every time we eat, so at a minimum three times a day. Comfort eating is off the menu. What seems to help most to lower bg levels is not conventional clean or healthy eating but reducing the amount of carbs we eat. Some of us can get away with eating more carbs than others. However, as I already said, I know nothing about GD. I read that breast-feeding women should not eat very low carb - not lower than 50g daily. I imagine this would also apply to pregnant women but please check this out with your medical team. They might want you to eat a lot more carbs than that. I have seen 175g carbs daily quoted. Do you know how many g carbs you are eating? There is an article on low carb for GD here: [URL]https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/gestational-diabetes-pregnancy[/URL] Bread, porridge and fruit are major culprits in raising bg for most people. I eat free range chicken legs for breakfast, microwaved frozen salmon with a fried egg and low carb vegetables for lunch. Lots of us like eggs and more eggs for breakfast. Avocados are very popular. You can find lots of clear info. and ideas on Diet Doctor [URL]https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb[/URL] There must be a middle way to eat so as to lower your bg without sacrificing the nutrients you need for yourself and your baby. I do hope you find it soon. [/QUOTE]
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