
Elizabeth Woolley is a patient advocate and author who was diagnosed with diabetes type 2
Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a retired professor of medicine and a certified internal medicine physician and cardiologist. He is this verywell Senior Medical Advisor.
reluctance pregnancy food cravings and often make and eat a little more complicated, and gestational diabetes only add to this complexity.
When it comes to meal ideas and recipes, a woman with gestational diabetes need to be most aware of carbohydrates, which is a nutrient that most affects blood sugar.
Gestational diabetes refers to diabetes mellitus (also called "diabetes") that develops in women for the first time during pregnancy. Diabetes means that the glucose (sugar) levels in a person's bloodstream is too high.
Normally, the hormone, which is produced by an organ called the pancreas, absorb and use glucose from your food. During pregnancy, though, the female hormones make it difficult for him to use insulin (this is called insulin resistance). In other words, he must use more insulin, up to three times more, to reduce levels of glucose in the blood. If he can not make enough insulin to keep their glucose in the normal range, she has gestational diabetes.
According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 9 percent of pregnant women develop gestational diabetes.
In order to control blood sugar, women with gestational diabetes need to follow a controlled carbohydrate diet. Sometimes, if the diet is not enough to control blood glucose levels, a woman may also need to take insulin or oral medications like.
When planning your meal (under the guidance of your health care team), there are a few tidbits to keep in mind. One is that the sensitivity and reactivity to carbohydrates may increase as your pregnancy progresses.
Also, gestational diabetes can make great demands on time can affect your ability to prepare homemade meals. This is why many women find it helpful to keep a simple recipe and to be as repetitive as possible with food that works for both their lifestyle and blood sugar.
In other words, if you find a diet that works for breakfast, they stick to the food and the menu cycle. If you find a daily menu that seems to produce good blood sugar results, repeat. In this way, you just need to find the data and do the math supplemental nutrition when eating food out of the norm.
If you have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, it is important to meet with a dietitian diabetes, so that you are clear on the unique needs of your nutrition.
The amount of carbohydrates you can eat per meal will depend on your control of blood sugar, weight, activity level and blood sugar targets.
In addition to controlling your carbohydrate intake, you'll want to be sure to add protein and healthy fats to your diet to balance blood sugar and improve nutrition.
The breakfast could be the most challenging food. Many women with gestational diabetes struggle with blood sugar levels in the morning. In fact, it might seem like any carbohydrates can make your blood sugar levels to skyrocket. Overall, a good control of your blood sugar at breakfast can make it easier to keep your blood sugar throughout the rest of the day
Here are a few choices such as eating :.
Another breakfast recipes include:
Remember to avoid adding any sugar to food or drinks, such as your morning coffee. In moderation, you can choose an alternative sweetener such as Splenda (sucralose).
At lunch, keep yourself satisfied with some lean protein, vegetables, and grains.
Dinner consists of a combination of protein and non-starch vegetables. combination examples include:
Examples of vegetable non-starch include:
dinner recipes Others include:
Although it may be tempting to drink sugar-sweetened beverages (eg, soda or sweet tea) and snack on sweets (eg, candy, cake, ice cream, and donuts) during the day, you want to avoid this.
Keeping snacks for about 15 to 30 grams of carbohydrates will help control your blood sugar.
A snack before bed is very important. Here are some sample ideas snacks:
Here are some ideas for snacks to make progress in large quantities. Adding crackers or tortilla chips necessary to get the desired carbohydrate per snack. Also, eat every two to three hours will help to keep your blood sugar levels stabbingle and avoid the lows.
In the end, when the following controlled carbohydrate diet, it is important to follow the recommendations of your doctor and / or diabetes nutritionist. This way you can keep your blood sugar at a target, and hopefully avoid the need for insulin.
In addition, be sure to discuss with your doctor how often and when you should check your blood sugar levels, because these numbers can affect your eating plan. Finally, talk to your doctor about exercise during pregnancy, such as daily exercise can help optimize your glucose control.
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