gestational diabetes

Hi Ladies, I was wondering what anyone knows about gestational diabetes. I'm looking it up in all my pregnancy books and online, but any additional information would be great!
Thanks,
Candi

I was really worried about that too. When I asked my DR what I could do in order to avoid getting it she suggested a carb control diet where I am allowed the following:

Breakfast - 30 g of carbs
Snack - 30g carbs
Lunch - 40 g carbs
Snack - 30 g carbs
Breakfast - 55 g carbs
Snack - 30 g carbs

I try to eat every three hours or so. Usually I dont eat the mid-day snack between lunch and dinner. Anyway, the Dr. also suggested that I exercise EVERY day for 30-45 minutes, no drinking any sodas or juices, stick mainly to water and milk, and if I need flavor drink some water with "Crystal light on the go". Hope this helps you out some.

Take Care!
Veronica

Are you at risk for GD or have you been diagnosed? In some (very few) cases it cannot be controlled with diet alone. i had it with my twins but it wasn't bad, it was easily controlled with diet, but my friend had to take insulin twice a day to control hers. I really don't know what info to give you, b/c I don't worry about That til I have to. it's just extra stress.

I've been diagnosed. I'm not sure what I'm suppose to be doing to handle it. The first available doctors appointment that they had was for October 30. Until then, I'm winging it.

candivalentine wrote: I've been diagnosed. I'm not sure what I'm suppose to be doing to handle it. The first available doctors appointment that they had was for October 30. Until then, I'm winging it.

My friend who was diagnosed was put on the whole "carb control" diet. They will pribably have you limit the amount of starch, breads, and sugars that you are eating in order to control it (if it can be controlled by diet alone), in addition to forget to get exercise. It doesn't have to be vigorous, I simply go on the treadmill or the ellipitical for 20-30 minutes each, keeping my heart rate around 140.

Oh sorry. Do you get wic? If so, you can talk to one of the nutitionists, or you can call your dr's office and aske them the name of one so you can get a proper diet started. I am surprised they didn't tell you what you could do. Good luck sweetie.

I'm not on WIC but they did referr me to a nutrionist, however, the nutritionist they referred me too left the practice last week. So my doctors office is trying to scramble to find one that excepts my insurance. Today, they called to let me know that maternal fetal medicine (another office they referred me to to help control the gd) no longer excepts my insurance and that I have to go to another new doctors office. I'm sure things will work out, but wow, right now it seems a little overwhelming. I'm wondering with this, and the marginal placenta previa, and the baby being breeched if they are going to move my c-section to an earlier date.