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Gestational Diabetes - What do you eat? I need ideas please.

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Phoenix · 01/05/2009 15:03

Only found out on Tuesday i have it so need a few meal ideas and snack ideas please.

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Hi there - this thread is a little old. [[https://www.mumsnet.com/pregnancy/gestational-diabetes
If you want to read more about gestational diabetes, we’ve got some information here]]. MNHQ

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sh77 · 10/10/2010 00:00

For those of you eating weetabix, my dietician said it was better to eat oat based stuff as weetabix is highly processed and is digested quite quickly by the body. I was gutted as I have been eating the stuff fir 20 years. Luckily there is oatibix by same company. Tastes very nice and just like baby food. I have to say I feel less hungry a few hours after eating it.

slimyak · 11/10/2010 16:53

If you want noodles, go for egg noodles as they have more protein so let the carb out slower.

I had GD last time from 28 weeks and have been testing since 16 weeks this time - it's back, I'm 25 weeks, but I need a GTT next week to prove it.

Low GI diets are really boring but very healthy so you will find you put on less baby weight over all - every cloud....

I have porridge for breakfast with Agare Nectar, which is like syrup but is low GI cactus juice and they sell it in Tesco with the other free from stuff. It also goes well in Greek yogurt, I've found Total has the lowest carb content and is thick and extra creamy ( If I can't do sugar or carbs I'm damn well not doing low fat too)

Soups with lentils in are a good lunch - I can't do bread at all, I may as well eat a mars bar.

Sunday lunch or any meat and two veg is definately the low reading meal as long as you don't over do the potatoes.

Snacks are hard, what about: baby bel/or any portion of cheese, hommous and veg sticks, small fruit portions like apple or pear, cheesy oatcakes, plain nuts if you're a believer, plain popcorn is OK too but I would prefer to eat a whole bucket full of sweet popcorn, but hey.

xkatyx · 11/10/2010 19:21

can anyone recomend a low gi diet book?

I had gd with my last pregnancy, this time i am 23 weeks and last test was 7.7 (cut off here is 7.8) so before my next test i would like to lower my sugars etc maybe it will help.

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