Diabetes Pregnancy and Low Carb Diet

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I am managing to lose weight slowly by cutting my carbohydrates down to about 150 per day. I count carbs in my sleep due to me being diabetic on insulin!! I am also not very active!

I am finding it easy to cut down on the carbs too after gradually reducing the amount of food was eating by about 20 grams per day (20g carbohydrate) over about 4 days then I would reduce the carbs again. I came up with a theory that this should work due to the stomach gradually reducing it's size so it expects less and I had no hunger pains!

I have lost half a stone and have 1.5 stone to go!!!!

I do not know however how safe this would be for a pregnant woman/unborn baby, (diabetic or none diabetic) if anyone could enlighten me I would be grateful!

I think that a very low carb (ketosis diet) would be a bad idea - don't they commonly check for ketones in urine during pregnancy?

See www.livestrong.com/article/492455-ketogenic-diet-for-pregnancy/

However, I would have thought that a moderate carb diet, with carbs around 150g a day, mainly coming from fruit and veg (ie lots of fibre) would be fine. Probably need more if you active.

I was on a LC diet (but not extremely LC) before falling pregnant. When I discused my diet with the midwife she recommended that I eat more carbs - it seems that very LC diets are not at all good on pregnancy as the placenta needs carbs to grow.

It was a moot point, I was so utterly exhausted and sick that the only thing which helped was switching to a much more carb laden diet, not much wheat based carbs (ppasta and bread) but potatoes and fruit and crisps!

I am assuming that as a diabetic you would be closely monitored throughout your pregnancy anyway?