Talk to me about (gestational) diabetes diets!

[rubyroselee]

Hi Anne,

Unfortunately, something like 50% of pregnant CFers get GDM, so it's in the cards for half of us...especially if we're already teetering on the line. I'm already expecting to get it because my fasting sugars have been a smidge high in the past. I'm borderline I guess.

It seems a little strange, but my CF doctor/nutritionist said that they usually want their CF patients going straight on insulin due to the fact that they don't want their patients changing your diet and risk losing weight. They want me to eat whatever I want when I want and not worry about how it will affect my sugars. I am going to consult my other local CF doctor and see what his take is on that though, because it seems like everyone on here who has had GDM has just adjusted their carb/sugar intake.

Also, I work for a doctor's office and we recently did a screening for hypertension and DM and if you were not fasting (probably around 2-hrs post-meal), a normal BS was 140 or lower. So the fact that yours was 134 after 3.5 hrs isn't really that bad. I think it should be around 120 at 3-4 hrs post-meal.

I hope your 3-hr GTT does well and I wish you the best. Don't stress too much about it. At least you kind of already know what might happen and you can somewhat be prepared if you do develop GDM. And it sounds like most of the post-pregnant CFers on here have had no DM complications since their pregnancy.

Take care,
Leah 26 w/CF, 7 weeks pregnanty by IUI, mom to non-biolgoical son

 

[rubyroselee]

Hi Anne,

Unfortunately, something like 50% of pregnant CFers get GDM, so it's in the cards for half of us...especially if we're already teetering on the line. I'm already expecting to get it because my fasting sugars have been a smidge high in the past. I'm borderline I guess.

It seems a little strange, but my CF doctor/nutritionist said that they usually want their CF patients going straight on insulin due to the fact that they don't want their patients changing your diet and risk losing weight. They want me to eat whatever I want when I want and not worry about how it will affect my sugars. I am going to consult my other local CF doctor and see what his take is on that though, because it seems like everyone on here who has had GDM has just adjusted their carb/sugar intake.

Also, I work for a doctor's office and we recently did a screening for hypertension and DM and if you were not fasting (probably around 2-hrs post-meal), a normal BS was 140 or lower. So the fact that yours was 134 after 3.5 hrs isn't really that bad. I think it should be around 120 at 3-4 hrs post-meal.

I hope your 3-hr GTT does well and I wish you the best. Don't stress too much about it. At least you kind of already know what might happen and you can somewhat be prepared if you do develop GDM. And it sounds like most of the post-pregnant CFers on here have had no DM complications since their pregnancy.

Take care,
Leah 26 w/CF, 7 weeks pregnanty by IUI, mom to non-biolgoical son

 

[rubyroselee]

Hi Anne,

Unfortunately, something like 50% of pregnant CFers get GDM, so it's in the cards for half of us...especially if we're already teetering on the line. I'm already expecting to get it because my fasting sugars have been a smidge high in the past. I'm borderline I guess.

It seems a little strange, but my CF doctor/nutritionist said that they usually want their CF patients going straight on insulin due to the fact that they don't want their patients changing your diet and risk losing weight. They want me to eat whatever I want when I want and not worry about how it will affect my sugars. I am going to consult my other local CF doctor and see what his take is on that though, because it seems like everyone on here who has had GDM has just adjusted their carb/sugar intake.

Also, I work for a doctor's office and we recently did a screening for hypertension and DM and if you were not fasting (probably around 2-hrs post-meal), a normal BS was 140 or lower. So the fact that yours was 134 after 3.5 hrs isn't really that bad. I think it should be around 120 at 3-4 hrs post-meal.

I hope your 3-hr GTT does well and I wish you the best. Don't stress too much about it. At least you kind of already know what might happen and you can somewhat be prepared if you do develop GDM. And it sounds like most of the post-pregnant CFers on here have had no DM complications since their pregnancy.

Take care,
Leah 26 w/CF, 7 weeks pregnanty by IUI, mom to non-biolgoical son

 

[rubyroselee]

Hi Anne,

Unfortunately, something like 50% of pregnant CFers get GDM, so it's in the cards for half of us...especially if we're already teetering on the line. I'm already expecting to get it because my fasting sugars have been a smidge high in the past. I'm borderline I guess.

It seems a little strange, but my CF doctor/nutritionist said that they usually want their CF patients going straight on insulin due to the fact that they don't want their patients changing your diet and risk losing weight. They want me to eat whatever I want when I want and not worry about how it will affect my sugars. I am going to consult my other local CF doctor and see what his take is on that though, because it seems like everyone on here who has had GDM has just adjusted their carb/sugar intake.

Also, I work for a doctor's office and we recently did a screening for hypertension and DM and if you were not fasting (probably around 2-hrs post-meal), a normal BS was 140 or lower. So the fact that yours was 134 after 3.5 hrs isn't really that bad. I think it should be around 120 at 3-4 hrs post-meal.

I hope your 3-hr GTT does well and I wish you the best. Don't stress too much about it. At least you kind of already know what might happen and you can somewhat be prepared if you do develop GDM. And it sounds like most of the post-pregnant CFers on here have had no DM complications since their pregnancy.

Take care,
Leah 26 w/CF, 7 weeks pregnanty by IUI, mom to non-biolgoical son

 

[rubyroselee]

Hi Anne,

Unfortunately, something like 50% of pregnant CFers get GDM, so it's in the cards for half of us...especially if we're already teetering on the line. I'm already expecting to get it because my fasting sugars have been a smidge high in the past. I'm borderline I guess.

It seems a little strange, but my CF doctor/nutritionist said that they usually want their CF patients going straight on insulin due to the fact that they don't want their patients changing your diet and risk losing weight. They want me to eat whatever I want when I want and not worry about how it will affect my sugars. I am going to consult my other local CF doctor and see what his take is on that though, because it seems like everyone on here who has had GDM has just adjusted their carb/sugar intake.

Also, I work for a doctor's office and we recently did a screening for hypertension and DM and if you were not fasting (probably around 2-hrs post-meal), a normal BS was 140 or lower. So the fact that yours was 134 after 3.5 hrs isn't really that bad. I think it should be around 120 at 3-4 hrs post-meal.

I hope your 3-hr GTT does well and I wish you the best. Don't stress too much about it. At least you kind of already know what might happen and you can somewhat be prepared if you do develop GDM. And it sounds like most of the post-pregnant CFers on here have had no DM complications since their pregnancy.

Take care,
Leah 26 w/CF, 7 weeks pregnanty by IUI, mom to non-biolgoical son

 

[hopesiris]

Leah's advice about taking insulin is something to consider if you begin to lose weight. It is very hard to be on the diet and continue to gain weight. If you have enough body fat stored to burn then your doc will likely say it is fine as long as you do not LOSE weight.

Weight Watchers bread is great for the GD diet, or try any whole grain/multigrain kind. Smaller pieces of bread are better since you can make a sandwich but stay within the carb limit.

 

[hopesiris]

Leah's advice about taking insulin is something to consider if you begin to lose weight. It is very hard to be on the diet and continue to gain weight. If you have enough body fat stored to burn then your doc will likely say it is fine as long as you do not LOSE weight.

Weight Watchers bread is great for the GD diet, or try any whole grain/multigrain kind. Smaller pieces of bread are better since you can make a sandwich but stay within the carb limit.

 

[hopesiris]

Leah's advice about taking insulin is something to consider if you begin to lose weight. It is very hard to be on the diet and continue to gain weight. If you have enough body fat stored to burn then your doc will likely say it is fine as long as you do not LOSE weight.

Weight Watchers bread is great for the GD diet, or try any whole grain/multigrain kind. Smaller pieces of bread are better since you can make a sandwich but stay within the carb limit.

 

[hopesiris]

Leah's advice about taking insulin is something to consider if you begin to lose weight. It is very hard to be on the diet and continue to gain weight. If you have enough body fat stored to burn then your doc will likely say it is fine as long as you do not LOSE weight.

Weight Watchers bread is great for the GD diet, or try any whole grain/multigrain kind. Smaller pieces of bread are better since you can make a sandwich but stay within the carb limit.

 

[hopesiris]

Leah's advice about taking insulin is something to consider if you begin to lose weight. It is very hard to be on the diet and continue to gain weight. If you have enough body fat stored to burn then your doc will likely say it is fine as long as you do not LOSE weight.

Weight Watchers bread is great for the GD diet, or try any whole grain/multigrain kind. Smaller pieces of bread are better since you can make a sandwich but stay within the carb limit.

 

[AnD]

www.dlife.com has some great recipes and info if you are just trying to keep your sugars in check until the test <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . If you do a google search, there are a lot of carb counting sites out there, everything from individual items to fast food. I remember eating alot of meat and cheese, and a lot of McDonalds regular hamburgers (they were next to my hospital), lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

If I had to do it over again, I would just do the insulin and get it over with. I did the diet instead, and didn't gain much weight, and since I can be a stress "eater", that didn't help either-and I could have used those calories! Since I was already counting carbs, it just would have meant I could eat like I always did (not to mention, when I felt like it) and I probably wouldn't have been quite so tired all the time, either. The day I had Ab (6 weeks early), I weighed at least 13-14 lbs less than my prepregnancy weight- not good when you are 5' 1". And then came 6 months of breastfeeding... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

 

[AnD]

www.dlife.com has some great recipes and info if you are just trying to keep your sugars in check until the test <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . If you do a google search, there are a lot of carb counting sites out there, everything from individual items to fast food. I remember eating alot of meat and cheese, and a lot of McDonalds regular hamburgers (they were next to my hospital), lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

If I had to do it over again, I would just do the insulin and get it over with. I did the diet instead, and didn't gain much weight, and since I can be a stress "eater", that didn't help either-and I could have used those calories! Since I was already counting carbs, it just would have meant I could eat like I always did (not to mention, when I felt like it) and I probably wouldn't have been quite so tired all the time, either. The day I had Ab (6 weeks early), I weighed at least 13-14 lbs less than my prepregnancy weight- not good when you are 5' 1". And then came 6 months of breastfeeding... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

 

[AnD]

www.dlife.com has some great recipes and info if you are just trying to keep your sugars in check until the test <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . If you do a google search, there are a lot of carb counting sites out there, everything from individual items to fast food. I remember eating alot of meat and cheese, and a lot of McDonalds regular hamburgers (they were next to my hospital), lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

If I had to do it over again, I would just do the insulin and get it over with. I did the diet instead, and didn't gain much weight, and since I can be a stress "eater", that didn't help either-and I could have used those calories! Since I was already counting carbs, it just would have meant I could eat like I always did (not to mention, when I felt like it) and I probably wouldn't have been quite so tired all the time, either. The day I had Ab (6 weeks early), I weighed at least 13-14 lbs less than my prepregnancy weight- not good when you are 5' 1". And then came 6 months of breastfeeding... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

 

[AnD]

www.dlife.com has some great recipes and info if you are just trying to keep your sugars in check until the test <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . If you do a google search, there are a lot of carb counting sites out there, everything from individual items to fast food. I remember eating alot of meat and cheese, and a lot of McDonalds regular hamburgers (they were next to my hospital), lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

If I had to do it over again, I would just do the insulin and get it over with. I did the diet instead, and didn't gain much weight, and since I can be a stress "eater", that didn't help either-and I could have used those calories! Since I was already counting carbs, it just would have meant I could eat like I always did (not to mention, when I felt like it) and I probably wouldn't have been quite so tired all the time, either. The day I had Ab (6 weeks early), I weighed at least 13-14 lbs less than my prepregnancy weight- not good when you are 5' 1". And then came 6 months of breastfeeding... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

 

[AnD]

www.dlife.com has some great recipes and info if you are just trying to keep your sugars in check until the test <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . If you do a google search, there are a lot of carb counting sites out there, everything from individual items to fast food. I remember eating alot of meat and cheese, and a lot of McDonalds regular hamburgers (they were next to my hospital), lol <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

If I had to do it over again, I would just do the insulin and get it over with. I did the diet instead, and didn't gain much weight, and since I can be a stress "eater", that didn't help either-and I could have used those calories! Since I was already counting carbs, it just would have meant I could eat like I always did (not to mention, when I felt like it) and I probably wouldn't have been quite so tired all the time, either. The day I had Ab (6 weeks early), I weighed at least 13-14 lbs less than my prepregnancy weight- not good when you are 5' 1". And then came 6 months of breastfeeding... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">