Gestational diabetes is awful, just at the time you want carbs the most, you can't have them! I was hoping to start a thread on what we can have!
(That is not bloody nuts and bloody cheese)
Things I have found:
Oppo ice cream (low carb, from waitrose)
Skyr yogurts (high protein, but check the carb count!)
Kvarg, a quark based dessert-also high protein.
Chick pea puffs- aldis are the cheapest and nicest.
Kallo rice cakes- are whole grain and seem to affect my blood sugar the least
Oatcakes of all kinds, nairns cheese ones are the least carby.
Most 70% or darker chocolate
Fake bounty bars- you have to make them (adapted from Anna Jones)
Put skin in almonds and an equal ish amount of desiccated coconut into a food processor, add 2-4 tbsp agave nectar, 2 tbsp coconut oil and a pinch of salt. Grind until you can see bits of almond butter emerging, tip out. Roll into rectangle and chill for 30 mins. Cut into bars, melt 70% chocolate and coat bars, allow to set. Most people, even the very carb intolerant will be ok with this. Agave is fructose- which is preferentially metabolized to fat and has less effect on blood sugar. This recipe though low carb is very high calorie.
For pasta/ rice/ bread
Keep bread in the freezer
If you can cook pasta/ rice then chill in fridge for 24 hours before reheating - this increases the insoluble starch (fibre) and lessens the effect of blood sugar (this allowed me to have a small mac and cheese and come in the 5's) same for frozen bread.
Always combine your foods. Fat and protein slow the uptake of carbs and therefore the blood sugar spike!