Gestational Diabetes. How dangerous is this?
I went to the doctor wednesday and my blood sugar was elevated. They put me on a 2200 calorie diabetic diet. Is it really dangerous? And how important is it to follow this diet all the time. Like if im going out to eat and can’t follow it completely is it okay? And can I have some sugar or none at all? Im a lil confused as to what all this is. I didn’t have it with my first daughter. Any advice will help. Thanks in advance.
They didn’t tell me to check my sugar at all. They just put me on the diet.
Stick to the diet as much as possible. If you’re eating out, look for salads + protein and pick a non-sugary dressing. Or go for something that has a lot of protein and avoid the carbs. So like you could order a steak, but ask them to substitute steamed vegetables for the potato that comes with it.
It’s not just avoiding sugar, it’s avoiding simple carbohydrates. White rice, white bread, potatoes, juices, soda – avoid all of that. That’s easy to do at home. Eating out takes some thinking but it doable. Look up the menu online before you go and plan out what will work so you don’t feel pressured at the restaurant.
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you have to be careful sometimes when you are diabetic it can cause some porlbems to the baby. but if you want especailly the sugar intake you should be ok. but it simply means when you are older you will be diabetic and the kid maybe also.
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It can be very dangerous for you and your baby. It can also cause you to deliver a lerger baby than normal…http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp
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If your levels go to high it can cause problems with your baby. It can cause the lung development to slow down, it can cause bigger shoulders which can cause labor and delivery problems, it also can cause a bigger baby causing delivery problems and possibly leading to c-section. Your baby could also have a hard time balancing out her insulin levels after birth and could spend time in NICU to be monitored for that.
You can have some sugar and carbs but you have to limit it. Also when you have carbs like crackers or bread you need to make sure to eat protein to help balance things out. Ask about talking to a nutritionist because they can go over everything detail for detail.
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You really need to stick to the diet as it can be harmful to you and the baby if you don’t. Diabetes isn’t something to take lightly as it can be life threatening. My sister had GD with her third and it was a pain the rear but it is only for a short period of time. Just eat what the tell you, you can still go out just be selective and ask if they have a diabetic option or can the chef make something a little differently. They are usually very understanding about these things.
Ask your doctor for more information so you aren’t so bewildered about what you can and can’t have.
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mum of 2 and due in 6 wks!
my mom had diebietes with both of her kids we are perfectly heathly a little sugar is ok once in a while but dont over do it watch wat you eat the rest of the day. if you go out eat what you want but again try to stay within reason. try to stick to the diet and make sure you check your levels regularly. you will most likely have a large baby due to this i was 10.5 and my sis was over 9 lbs http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/gestational/
try this website it should answer a lot of your questions
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The major ricks of gestational diabetes are that the baby will grow bigger faster, and they will have to take him/her early by c-section. The placenta is causing your system to not work properly, passing things on to the baby in a different way. The diet is annoying, but not impossible, and you can follow it when you are out to eat. Sugar should be avoided and carbs should be cut down. The trick is to balance your carbs with protein. Like if you eat protein, you can have some carbs, but don’t go overboard. You can have the burger, but then no fries. You can have a small serving of pasta if you also have some fish or meat. Salads are great to have, as well as cheese. It all depends on how often you test, if it’s like 7 times a day then you really can’t cheat, if it’s 4 times, then you can sometimes get a little sugar in right after you test. I never had problems with my numbers and followed the diet fairly well. My baby was born right on time and was actually on the small side, 6lbs 13 oz.
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Gestational diabetes is NOT the same thing as a type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It occurs only during pregnancy. During pregnancy, our bodies do not produce adequate amounts of insulin to deal with the increased blood sugar. Women are tested for gestational diabetes at around week 28 because this is when the placenta begins to produce largs amounts of hormones that can cause insulin resistance.
It is not dangerous to the mother or the baby IF it is controlled. Gestational diabetes almost, always goes away upon delivery.
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Stick to the diet as much as possible. If you’re eating out, look for salads + protein and pick a non-sugary dressing. Or go for something that has a lot of protein and avoid the carbs. So like you could order a steak, but ask them to substitute steamed vegetables for the potato that comes with it.
It’s not just avoiding sugar, it’s avoiding simple carbohydrates. White rice, white bread, potatoes, juices, soda – avoid all of that. That’s easy to do at home. Eating out takes some thinking but it doable. Look up the menu online before you go and plan out what will work so you don’t feel pressured at the restaurant.
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