Re: GD Girls.....Support & Q & A Thread

Posted by lorich



Definitely feeling a little scared about the baby's size. Last night we had our growth sono - he's weighing in at 7.5 & I'm 36wks. But...I'm taking it all with a grain of salt. I've read on here several times that the growth sonos are way off. We'll find out how my doctor feels about it on Monday when we see them. My GD has also been controlled by diet - no meds.

My dietician does the same thing - they're just stating the facts. We do in fact have a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes within 5-10 years of giving birth. Just keep doing what you're doing - eating right & exercising.

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Re: GD Girls.....Support & Q & A Thread

i had a similar experience...our growth sonos were showing she was LARGE.....she came out at 8.1 pounds and 21.5 inches long....pretty average!

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I hope that is the case with me - the growth sonos are just showing large. Uggghhh...

I'm getting through this, the only thing really annoying is the 4x per day testing. It's so hard having to do it 2x at work.

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Ok, I've been craving fast food - I normally never eat it when I'm not pregnant, but when I am, forget it! I was reading a post from earlier on this thread and someone said that 10-piece chicken mcnuggets did not affect the levels? It has 22g carbs and 23g protein. Just wondering, maybe does the protein balance out the carbs? I would be thrilled if I could have that for lunch one day!! I know everyone reacts differently, but please post any fast food suggestions. I'm lucky that I'm a "plain" eater and do not need all the toppings if that is what it takes to be able to have it.

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Re: GD Girls.....Support & Q & A Thread

almost all of the fast food places list their nutritional value...

i was able to do burger king burgers (no bun) and a small onion rings and be good.

i was also able to do white castle mozarella sticks and chicken rings....

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WOW, Jess, onion rings? LOL - I'm glad I don't reallt like those, but I don't think fries would be a good idea, haha. I might just try a chicken sandwich one day! Thanks.

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Bump for Disneygirl

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I'm a little worried at how well I'll be able to control this now. 5 days a week I sleep and wake around the same time but I work the graveyard shift 2 nights a week (7pm-7am), I'm wondering what that is going to do to my sugar levels.

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BUMP for Diana

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Hi girls, joining this thread.

Anyone PG now and have GD?

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Re: GD Girls.....Support & Q & A Thread

Hi, also joining you all, diagnosed with GD a month ago...this thread great, thanks ladies for all the great tips!

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I have a question. My dr told me to call NSUH and ask for an appt with diabetic councelor & tell them I failed the 3 hour. I did and they said I HAVE to take these two 2 hour each classes before I can meet wth the counselor. The classes are either 10Am or 5PM in Great Neck. I work form 9-5 in Manhattan adn it's just not convenient for me. I asked if I could just meet with someone but they said no, I must take the classes first.

Anyone else have to do this?

I have a call in to my Dr to see if I can just meet with my own nutritionist or something. I honeslty can not take more time off work at this point. I'm trying to save days for when I need them when the baby comes.

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No, I just met with the counselor, they didn't even mention anything about classes I'm sure the classes are very helpful and all, but in light of your work schedule, I would check with the OB and see if there's anyone else you can see that doesn't require it.

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I just got diagnosed today.. I dont even know where to begin.. What to eat ect... What can I EAT any ideas Please help.

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I'm new around here, didn't know about this thread, it's great that you girls have this!! This is my second pregnancy with GD, so I've been through this all before. I know it's a really hard diagnosis to hear at first and is sooo overwhelming, but you will adjust quicker than you think, the diet is not horribly restrictive and the monitoring is a lot of work, but not as bad as you might expect. If you have any questions or I can help at all, please don't hesitate to FM me.

Diana, I live in the city, I have a really great nutritionist who was on the Mt. Sinai diabetes education team, let me know if you want her info.

Christine, foods- for breakfast, stick to protein and away from carbs-for some reason, glucose is harder to keep low in the morning-eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, plain yogurt are all good. Mid am snack- some nuts & a glass of milk (again carbs/fruit may make your sugar too hi in the am). Lunch- a salad with chicken, turkey, shrimp, etc, and a small piece of fruit or 1/2 a sandwich (1 slice of whole wheat bread, with a whole sandwich's worth of meat/cheese), a burger (or turkey burger) w/ 1/2 a bun & some veggies. Afternoon snack-small pc of fruit & some cheese or 1/2 an english muffin w/ some peanut butter. Dinner-whatever you'd normally have, just with a very small amount of starchy sides (like a couple of TBS of rice). PM snack- a single serving bag of soy crisps somehow works, fruit w/ plain yougurt, veggies & dip, cottage cheese w/ fruit or veggies, fruit & some cheese. Drink lots of water. It's not bad, really!

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and i can add to the above post that exercise always worked for me to lower my sugar - by exercising - you are buring off the sugar!!!!!

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thanks Ellisa, how many oz of yougart can I have and cream cheese? Can I have fruits like apples with peanut butter? and what % milk should I drink?

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Christine, a container of yogurt, a couple of TBS of cream cheese or peanut butter. They recommend skim milk, bc it's healthier, but there are actually fewer carbs in whole milk. I actually have an issue where milk makes my sugar hi in the am, so I can't have coffee w/ breakfast anymore, I have it w/ a handful of nuts as my mid-am snack. Basically, they'll give you a list of foods that qualify for each group of foods + serving sizes. You'll be told to eat 3 meals & 3 snacks. I'm going to see if there's a way to scan my lists onto my computer & fm them to you so you'll have something to go by for the time-being. And Jess is totaly right about the exercise!