Comments on: The Gestational Diabetes Diet: Taking Carbs from a Pregnant Lady http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/12/the-gestational-diabetes-diet-taking-carbs-from-a-pregnant-lady/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: LB http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/12/the-gestational-diabetes-diet-taking-carbs-from-a-pregnant-lady/comment-page-1/#comment-14686 LB Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:20:26 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=10834#comment-14686 I had GD when I was pregnant at age 37. It was tough at first but got easier. Unfortunately my morning spike was so high I was limited to 5g of carbs for breakfast. That was really tough and I ended up eating a lot of eggs and drinking low carb Atkins shakes. Insulin regulation becomes tougher as the pregnancy progresses, and you may find yourself needing to adjust your carb intake. I ended up having to go on insulin a few weeks after I was diagnosed, and then as the weeks progressed my dose increased. I could also physically feel when I'd had more carbs than I could safely handle - my head felt funny, and I had an awful, sick feeling. On the upside, I had a lot of "issues" with meat and chicken textures while I was pregnant so going low carb really forced me to eat veggies when I probably would have reached for bread if I didn't have GD. I ended up with a 6 pound 8 ounce baby who did spend a few hours in NICU for blood sugar monitoring, but no diabetes for her, nor for me two years later. I had GD when I was pregnant at age 37. It was tough at first but got easier. Unfortunately my morning spike was so high I was limited to 5g of carbs for breakfast. That was really tough and I ended up eating a lot of eggs and drinking low carb Atkins shakes.

Insulin regulation becomes tougher as the pregnancy progresses, and you may find yourself needing to adjust your carb intake. I ended up having to go on insulin a few weeks after I was diagnosed, and then as the weeks progressed my dose increased. I could also physically feel when I’d had more carbs than I could safely handle – my head felt funny, and I had an awful, sick feeling.

On the upside, I had a lot of “issues” with meat and chicken textures while I was pregnant so going low carb really forced me to eat veggies when I probably would have reached for bread if I didn’t have GD.

I ended up with a 6 pound 8 ounce baby who did spend a few hours in NICU for blood sugar monitoring, but no diabetes for her, nor for me two years later.

]]> By: Amanda http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/12/the-gestational-diabetes-diet-taking-carbs-from-a-pregnant-lady/comment-page-1/#comment-14679 Amanda Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:42:43 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=10834#comment-14679 This is good advice for all of us, so thanks for sharing. (I didn't know that blood sugar levels tend to spike in the morning -- think I'll start eating more yogurt and less cereal.) Wishing you a wonderful and healthy pregnancy! This is good advice for all of us, so thanks for sharing. (I didn’t know that blood sugar levels tend to spike in the morning — think I’ll start eating more yogurt and less cereal.) Wishing you a wonderful and healthy pregnancy!

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