gestation diabetes help with diet

I just found out I have this and have an appt next week for the consult. Until then I am trying to do research and be prepared and make changes now. I know low carb and low sugar. I am really hungry though..bread is so feeling like cereals and such. So since those arent good choices does anyone have great fulfilling foods that will work on this diet??

Im my breif searching I have found cheese, avacados, diet ice cream, peanut butter, and turkey bolonga are my best choices so far. I am only drinking water (lots) 1 glass milk and 1 small glass a juice a day. Hunger is a losing battle while pregnant- especially in the summer with all this delicious fruit staring at me....

Thanks for any ideas.

From the American Diabetes Association:

Hopefully you'll be under the care of a nutritionist/dietician and they'll be able to guide you in the right direction.

Good luck!

You may not need to be as restrictive as you think.  Whole grain versions of bread and rice will fill you up while taking longer to put sugar in your blood (=lower glycemic index).

I'd stay away from the super artificial stuff, like the sugar-free ice cream and the bologna.  Remember - you don't want your baby eating all those chemicals.  And check the ingredients of the stuff you eat - you don't want MSG or nitrites if you can avoid them.

The trick with GD is 3 meals and 3 snacks - fruits are ok if you know the proper serving size.  Take advantage of : dark-colored berries, strawberries, canteloupe - all in the appropriate serving sizes.

Oh - and skip the juice - you can have fruit instead!

Good luck!

V.

Those tests are very unreliable, there are a lot of false positives.

You still should be eating a well balanced diet regardless.

I suggest drinking full fat milk and dairy, the baby needs the fat and nutrients that are in there.

As mentioned no chemical foods like diet soda or diet ice cream.

and eat some protein with fruits and grains. Like an apple with a piece of cheese. This will help your body process the sugar in a different way so as to not flood your baby with insulin.

You should not be hungry while pregnant and you should not be trying to loose weight.

Eat whole foods, especially whole grains and lots and lots of greens, you need the minerals.

When my SIL was diagnosed with this, she found Stevia to be a great natural sweetener for tea, coffee, lemonade, etc.  It's non-caloric, and is great for diabetics b/c it doesn't generate an insulin response (at all).  I've found also, when I'm craving a soda, that lemon juice (and/or lime), stevia and club soda comes really close to 7-up/Sprite :).  Good luck!

Things are going pretty well on the diet. Now that I know my rules and consequences its easier to follow.

I actually get to eat 6 times a day so hunger is not so bad. I have also done lots of label reading and many diet foods make good middle of the day snacks. My biggest downfall right now is bedtime. At my bedtime snack I can not have fruit, juice, milk, or yogurt, and I must have a protein. With those rules I am still having high numbers in the am. Im not a big meat eater so its hard to find something good at night, also heartburn is always on my mind. I can only eat so much cheese before it gets yak (this is coming from the cheese lover). Plus Im super duper thirsty, even though I'm drinking 32-50oz water a day plus one diet soda plus 1 glass milk.

So now I am searching for good night protein snacks. I am always creative with food, so I like looking for new things. Honey roasted peanut are a good sweet treat with some protein, and pork rinds are like chips. I tried and do worse with processed sugars at night- so only afternoon snack (like cookies). My goal is to do great with numbers so I will NOT have to do insulin along with weekly visit to ob. So far so good.

Glad to hear things are going well.

I would not drink any diet soda while pregnant or nursing.

Yes, nuts are always a great snack. I like to dip apple slices in some kind of nut butter.