GD GIRLS-HELP!

so i had my appointment today with the dietician and i am so lost and overwhelmed.
she gave me a booklet that outlined all kinds of food and explained serving sizes. then she gave me a grid that she marked how many servings of each to have at which time of the day.
i've never been good at planning meals. i'm feeling very overwhelmed that i have to do this.
maybe we can start a help/support thread for girls who have GD to help each other with ideas for meals...tell each other some things we eat.
please help

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Everyone's plan is different and it really just comes down to portion control.

It will take a little while to get used to it...but don't be hard on yourself or overstress!

I bumped the GD support thread for you.

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one day at a time Jackie...

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i feel your pain!! I ate a ton of pb on bread that was two pieces for the usual carbs of one peice. I also ate a lot of string cheese... love how im syaing this past tense like im done...im so not

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I'm going to Sunrise Labs tomorrow morning for the one hour test. I'm freaking out!! Who do you call for the results? Sunrise or your doctor? How soon?

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I got my results back today from the one hour and they were elevated. I'm nervous about failing the 3 hour test since my level was a lot higher than 130.

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I was diagnosed with GD at 28 weeks and I'm now 39 weeks along. I was so shocked since I had gained only about 10 pounds since then and was feeling great.

But I have been able to avoid insulin so far and baby is doing great. The trick I found was that whenever I want to eat carbs (like pasta) I HAVE to eat protein with it. I can't just eat a bowl of pasta, it needs to contain chicken or other meat. Then my glucose numbers are ok.

It took me 3 weeks to find a diet that worked for me, and you'll find something that works for you too. For me, I realized I can have heavier meals at dinner and be ok, but never for breakfast.

I was so overwhelmed and sad when I was first diagnosed and now it's not as big a deal. Testing your blood is a bit of a pain several times a day but you get used to it.

Breakfast ideas: chicken sausage, eggs
Snack: Greek yogurt, cheese, 5-6 saltine crackers
Lunch: turkey sandwich on whole wheat, salad, chicken quesadilla on whole wheat wrap and light on the cheese,
Dinner: whole wheat pasta with chicken, chicken salad, grilled fish, grilled chicken

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This is what I'm nervous about. I'm having and both babies are big! I failed the one hour by 32 points and I don't feel too optimistic about the three hour. Although I think I'm eating right, I'm eating the "wrong" healthy foods. I eat a lot of fruit and yogurt, drink a lot of milk and OJ.

If you find out that you have GD, I know that a nutritionist will help with a food plan but do you have to have insulin shots as well?

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my typical meals:

Breakfast: Whole Wheat Toast with pb and glass of milk

Snack: piece of fruit, rice cakes or crackers, cheese or more pb

Lunch: Sandwich with two onces of protien like eggs or turkey, tuna etc. 1Veggie like carrot sticks or cucumbers in lowc arb dressing, 1 piece of Fruit

Snack: Yogurt (Dannon light and fit) and crackers with cheese or pb

Dinner: 3-6 onces of protien like chicken, lean ground beef, or ill make eggs. cup of pasta, rice, or other carb, a small salad, a veggie and a fruit.

Snack: At first it was pb on toast or rice cakes, but when my numbers went up they had me lower the pb which I lived on for months and elimate nightly carbs so I started eating a few sting cheeses and a hard boiled egg

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some people freak aobut the peanut better because they are paranoid about the baby having peanut allergy, my doc felt it was fine as did the specialist. I lived on pb as a staple in my gd diet for months before I got sick of it and needed to lower/elimate it.

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I might be here soon too.
I failed the 1 hour. Then I cried.
The 3 hour is Wednesday. I'm scared of failing that one too.

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Posted by Twinzmommy2B

This is what I'm nervous about. I'm having and both babies are big! I failed the one hour by 32 points and I don't feel too optimistic about the three hour. Although I think I'm eating right, I'm eating the "wrong" healthy foods. I eat a lot of fruit and yogurt, drink a lot of milk and OJ.

If you find out that you have GD, I know that a nutritionist will help with a food plan but do you have to have insulin shots as well?

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I was extremely overwhelmed when I was first diagnosed with GD. Especially because this is PG#2 and I didn't have it with my first. I felt that there would be no way that I could do it & stick to the diet. I was afraid about being put on meds & sticking my finger. Now 5 weeks later, it is really no big deal. It becomes part of your routine and you really do stick to it because you are doing it for someone else. I haven't had chocolate or sweets in 5 weeks. I have actually lost weight on this GD diet. The only downside is that I literally eat the same things every week.

My GD is diet controlled but I plan to cheat a tiny bit on Easter if this baby isn't out by that time! Good luck!

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Posted by MrsKS

I might be here soon too.
I failed the 1 hour. Then I cried.
The 3 hour is Wednesday. I'm scared of failing that one too.

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I had GD with DS and am being watched closely this time but not diagnosed yet. I have been really good about exercising this pregnancy. If I eat something high carb I go for a brisk walk or go to the gym. I have also been lifting light weights this PG. When I do that, my blood sugar is always 80-110 no matter what I eat! I'm gonna write a book if I pass the test in 12 days...I should be worse this PG since I'm 10lbs heavier and 4+ yrs older...