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<blockquote data-quote="Cocosilk" data-source="post: 2226802" data-attributes="member: 501623"><p>I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your 1h readings of 8 mmol may not get you a diagnosis of GD but are slowly slowly on the way to trouble and you can take the warning as a gift because it's early in the game and you can do something about it.</p><p></p><p>I had GD and porridge would put me at 9s and 10s at 1 hour but still 8mmol by 2 hours. Recovering to 5.7 at 2 hours is pretty good still. In fact, many will tell you your readings are completely normal.</p><p></p><p>But I have read that because our bodies are naturally insulin resistant during pregnancy, healthy women have a lower blood glucose than normal, so if your numbers stray outside of 4 - 6 mmol at any time, you are slowly beginning to show signs of metabolic disorder. BUT I wouldn't panic about it. Just educate yourself (this forum is fantastic for that) and slowly tweak your diet in a direction that will allow your body to heal and slow down any further progression towards insulin resistance.</p><p></p><p>Very low carb eating during pregnancy can be a challenge if you are used to eating a lot of carbs so take it gradually. You may in fact be just fine eating as you are currently for the rest of pregnancy but after you give birth, consider eating fewer carbs as a lifesyle change. This is what I have done to try to avoid heading straight for T2 diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I was grateful for the warning. But don't panic. Your baby probably won't have any problems if you remain under the threshold for diagnosis. I ate low carb with GD from 28 weeks and my baby was fine.</p><p></p><p>You could give it a go and eat 1/2 cup portions of your usual carbs with each meal and increase your low carb vegetables, proteins (like meat) and if you've been avoiding fat, start reintroducing some to replace the carbs you would have had. For example, instead of a large plate of pasta, have a 1/2 cup of pasta and use zucchini or cauliflower for the rest of the dish and then your usual sauce (but check carbs if it's store boight) and have a bit of extra cheese on top. </p><p></p><p>It's taken me about a year (while breastfeeding) to get used to eating differently. And I was forever in and out of the keto flu, dehydrated and dizzy probably because you need extra fluids while breastfeeding and I wasn't keeping up so mu electrolytes were out. But the baby weight came off super fast while eating low carb so that's also good motivation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cocosilk, post: 2226802, member: 501623"] I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your 1h readings of 8 mmol may not get you a diagnosis of GD but are slowly slowly on the way to trouble and you can take the warning as a gift because it's early in the game and you can do something about it. I had GD and porridge would put me at 9s and 10s at 1 hour but still 8mmol by 2 hours. Recovering to 5.7 at 2 hours is pretty good still. In fact, many will tell you your readings are completely normal. But I have read that because our bodies are naturally insulin resistant during pregnancy, healthy women have a lower blood glucose than normal, so if your numbers stray outside of 4 - 6 mmol at any time, you are slowly beginning to show signs of metabolic disorder. BUT I wouldn't panic about it. Just educate yourself (this forum is fantastic for that) and slowly tweak your diet in a direction that will allow your body to heal and slow down any further progression towards insulin resistance. Very low carb eating during pregnancy can be a challenge if you are used to eating a lot of carbs so take it gradually. You may in fact be just fine eating as you are currently for the rest of pregnancy but after you give birth, consider eating fewer carbs as a lifesyle change. This is what I have done to try to avoid heading straight for T2 diabetes. I was grateful for the warning. But don't panic. Your baby probably won't have any problems if you remain under the threshold for diagnosis. I ate low carb with GD from 28 weeks and my baby was fine. You could give it a go and eat 1/2 cup portions of your usual carbs with each meal and increase your low carb vegetables, proteins (like meat) and if you've been avoiding fat, start reintroducing some to replace the carbs you would have had. For example, instead of a large plate of pasta, have a 1/2 cup of pasta and use zucchini or cauliflower for the rest of the dish and then your usual sauce (but check carbs if it's store boight) and have a bit of extra cheese on top. It's taken me about a year (while breastfeeding) to get used to eating differently. And I was forever in and out of the keto flu, dehydrated and dizzy probably because you need extra fluids while breastfeeding and I wasn't keeping up so mu electrolytes were out. But the baby weight came off super fast while eating low carb so that's also good motivation! [/QUOTE]
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