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Diabetes in Pregnancy - Diet Planning September 6, 2013 – 10:22

Meal planning is important when you are pregnant with diabetes, whether with gestational diabetes or pre-existing type 2 diabetes. Women with diabetes are often asked to obtain tighter control of blood sugar levels in pregnancy. There are extra diet challenges and considerations when you have diabetes in pregnancy.

Pre-Planning

Ideally, you should have your blood sugar levels within good control three to six months prior to pregnancy. Good planning means following a diet and exercise plan, getting your blood sugar levels in good control, and receiving management and diet education from your doctor, dietician and/or diabetes educator. Have your doctor assess your medication regimen and make changes for pregnancy as needed. Some of your medications may not be safe for pregnancy

If you are already pregnant, work with your healthcare team as soon as possible to learn how to meet your dietary needs and get control of your blood glucose levels. Even changes during pregnancy help to greatly lower risk.

Remember your situation is unique and will require a tailored plan that may take some trial-and-error and tweaking throughout pregnancy.

Maintaining good control will help to lower risks for birth defects and provide an empowered and prepared start to a pregnancy with diabetes.

Challenges

A bigger appetite and need for extra nutrients. You may need more protein, iron, calcium, folic acid and vitamins.
Morning sickness. If you are being treated with insulin, it is important to eat all your meals and snacks to help avoid hypoglycemia.
Insulin resistance. As your pregnancy progresses, glucose levels may become harder to control.
Overweight or underweight. If you fall into one of these categories, your diet plan should reflect your weight gain needs.

What You Need to Know

Here are some topics to discuss with your healthcare team when planning your diet for diabetes in pregnancy:

Prenatal vitamins
Total daily calories, carbohydrates, protein, and fat
Total calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat per meal and snack
Best food choices for your situation
What foods to avoid
Blood sugar level goals
Weight gain goals
How to deal with illness, travel, high or low blood sugar levels, and the challenges listed above

Source: diabetes.about.com

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750mL Bottle
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We cannot ship Sugar Free Syrups or Sauces if the temperature is 30 degrees or below between our warehouse and destination. Keep this in mind when ordering

2009-02-23 16:36:41 by lanadawnfrye

My cat is diabetic

I think i was paying 90 a mo for her insulin from my vet in park slope and they gave me a prescription to fax, and you can get it a little less online, but then you pay for shipping. so unless you are also ordering bulk food (ours has special food Hills M/D) it's not worth your time/dollars.
I hope it's helpful.

2003-06-11 12:16:39 by Kimbi_redivivus

You can go almost anywhere and get veggie food.

It's a rare restaurant in this town that doesn't do something for veggie folk. Vegan is harder, for sure.
As for your mom's diabetic meals, it's just a matter of ordering (and eating) carefully.
Millennium is way too expensive for people on a tight budget. Greens is only a little cheaper (if at all.)
There's a South African restaurant waaaay out in the Avenues; can't remember its name, but a search on the S.F. Gate ( should find it. They also let you search by "vegetarian."
Also, give your regular favorite cheap places a call and see what they can offer. You might be surprised.

2007-08-03 05:20:52 by BigMa

What about your friends?

I'm wondering if any of you have friends out there who are...less than supportive. While most people I tell about my weight loss are encouraging and proud of me, some of those closest to me aren't as happy. I think they're used to seeing me a certain way; dowdy, no makeup and wearing whatever fit. Now I dress to show off my rediscovered hourglass figure and those people who have been with me through this, some of whom started with me but trailed off, are giving me dirty looks, making fun of my food choices, even taking pot shots in public about my choice of salad over fries. "She's on that stupid low carb thing!" Even my husband will try and get me to fall back into my old self

2007-08-03 05:23:05 by BigMa

This is really a weight loss issue, but I wanted

To ask women specifically about this one.
I'm wondering if any of you have friends out there who are...less than supportive. While most people I tell about my weight loss are encouraging and proud of me, some of those closest to me aren't as happy. I think they're used to seeing me a certain way; dowdy, no makeup and wearing whatever fit. Now I dress to show off my rediscovered hourglass figure and those people who have been with me through this, some of whom started with me but trailed off, are giving me dirty looks, making fun of my food choices, even taking pot shots in public about my choice of salad over fries

What foods are bad for those with diabetes?
Jul 25, 2009 by gamz4fun | Posted in Diabetes

My roommate was just diagnosed with diabetes. What are some foods that may appear to be healthy but are bad for diabetics. For example, I heard they should not eat carrots.
- For diabetics, try to stay away from juice, pixie stix, non-died soda, you get the point. I didn't know they can't eat carrots. I'm a type 1 diabetic
Can I eat sugar free foods when you have gestational diabetes?
Sep 03, 2010 by Leeanne | Posted in Diabetes

Usually sugar free foods have sugar alcohol, wasn't sure if that is the same as regular sugar or bad for diabetics. So I wanted to know if I could eat like sugar free brownies since I crave for chocolates all the time. Thanks.
- The sugar alcohols are laxatives!! If you have much of them it will keep you in the bathroom for a couple of days!!
  
  Brownies are NOT only sugar in chocolate, they have white flour in them. White flour or any other flour for that matter send my glucose up faster than the sugar I wa … Make an adjustment somewhere else in your food plan. Like, have no bread with the dinner or other meal closest to when you eat the chocolate! Don't have the potato or carrot or the baked beans!
  
  Actually the brownies should have enough fats in them to mitigate the flour and sugar!