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Just Found Out I Have Gestational Diabetes
Check the American Diabetes Association or google the "diabetic diet". There is LOADS of information. BTW, be religious about this diet, it affects your ...
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- Hi K., Having GD is a downer. I had it with my first pregnancy. Up to my diagnosis, I was indulging every craving for sweets, chocolate and everything with white flou...
- Hello I had gestational diabetes with my second child and it is a little daunting. First of all, yes you can eat fresh fruit, but in moderation. You can have a sm...
- The same thing happened to me with my first child...it took me 5 days to get to the nutritionalist. Let me first of all tell you how much I like to eat!!!! This is n...
Gestational Diabeties
There's also the American Diabetes Association website (www.diabetes.org) that has recipes. As for exercise, it's boring but you can always march in place ...
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- I know it seems overwhelming when you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, but I promise it gets to be second nature after a few weeks. I had it with both of my d...
- Hi L., I have an eliptical, that is a very good and easy way to excersize!
- Hi L.! My only tip for you is to stay away from using high fructose corn syrup. It's nasty for anyones body but is particularly harmful for anyone with diabetes or p...
Gestational Diabetes Concerns
Some advice...call the American Diabetes Association and find out if they have any classes in your area. Your OB may know too. I took a couple of classes on ...
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- first of all why did the doctor not have you do a test for the gestational diabetes before this? I took the test for it when i was around 24 weeks along.I went to the ...
- Hi K., I too had GD and was worried about delivery. I had to have a c-section, but that was because my son was "sunny-side up" and just couldn't get past my pelvic b...
- I had GD with my first child- I stuck to the diet they gave me to the letter and ended up with a 6lb 13 oz baby and a natural birth! I also lost a ton of weight and c...
Gestational Diabetes
A good resource is the American Diabetes Association. I think they have a local office. But they do have a web site that has good information and books and ...
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- You need to follow your OB/GYN's instructions. Also, your doctor should be sending you to a Nutritionist, and he/she will clearly delineate what you can/should be eat...
- I had it when I was pregnant. And I too was very scared. But all I had to do was cut out alot of carbs and sugar (not fun when you're pregnant!) and eat more protein...
- After the 1 hour test, I was diagnosed with Gestenational Diabetes -actually my levels were extremely high and they didn't want me to do the 3 hour test to make sure-....
What to Feed Mother in Law
If you go onto the american diabetes association web site they should have a list of low glycemic index foods (foods that don't spike the blood sugar) that ...
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- My dad had type II and he found that his sugar levels went a lot higher when he had breads/potatoes in the evening. Vegetables were ok and the breads were ok earlier ...
- If you have a Costco, go get their lettuce wraps. They are DELISH and diabetic approved (I had gestational diabetes). So, yum, so delish, and you just microwave the ...
- How fortunate she is that you are vegetarians! Diabetics need complex carbs and lots of veggies. What she needs to stay away from is white sugar, white flour, candy,...
Diabetic Friendly Thanksgiving
Try the American Diabetes Association web site for recipes (https://vgs.diabetes .org/recipe/index.jsp). Hope that helps. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- most of the items that you would normally cook should bo fine. other than sugary desserts diabetics also have to watch their carb intake. your mother will knoe what sh...
- I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes while I was pregnant and I went through Thanksgiving. In fact, that's the day that I told my extended family that I was preg...
- http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/Holidays_and_Special_Occasions/Thanksgiving/ I found the above site to be helpful. Remember you can use Splenda in place of sugar...
Diabetic Cook Book
I have been married to a juvenile (type 1) diabetic for 23 years and have tried various cook books put out by the American Diabetes Association. ...
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- Hey S. while I was pregnant I developed gestational diabetes and I really controlled it perfectly with a low carb/high protein diet. There are a ton of great cookbook...
- I have been married to a juvenile (type 1) diabetic for 23 years and have tried various cook books put out by the American Diabetes Association. Overall, the best diet...
- Hi S., I can't help you with the cookbook, but a good friend of mine who is a high muckety-muck at Mannkind just told me that they're about to receive FDA clearance...
Cooking for Newly Found Diabetic
My father has had Type 2 diabetes for 10 years and I currently work closely with the American Diabetes Association. As mentioned, it is important to know if ...
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- I am a stay at home mom of 2 boys who majored in human nutrition in college 10 yrs ago. Basically diabetics have to follow the diet we all should be following for a s...
- Hi K., Are you familiar with the nutritional product line that Arbonne offers? They have both protein and fiber shakes that are in the Figure 8 weight loss plan th...
- Hi, My husband was also recently diagnosed. We eat no white flour/rice/noodles. Instead we eat whole grain rice; whole wheat bread/noodles, etc. Also, the majori...
Excessive Thirst?
I work for the American Diabetes Association here in Jax, so please let me know if we can do anything to help you, but I think it wouldn't hurt to have him ...
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- Hi! I would def. talk to your doctor about this. Excessive thirst is a sign of Type 1 diabetes. It probably is nothing but I would get it checked.
- Excessive thirst and frequent urination are sypmtoms of type 1 diabetes (not to scare you), but children that age if diagnosed are usually hospitalized first with some...
- If I were you, I would check with his doctor just to be sure. if he says nothing is wrong, try not making a big deal of it so he doesn't know this is bothering you. ...
Diabetics
The American Diabetes Association is a great place to start for basic information and recipies: www.diabetes.org. Generally, I see how many grams of carbs a ...
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- Hi try allrecipes.com they have wonderful recipes and different categories depending on what you are looking for. The diabetic recipes are under special diet or health...
- Hello, I just recently found out my daughter is a diabetic. She is 9yrs old. My older sister is a type 2 diabetic and I use to think, oh you have to watch the sugar....
- I have a great cheesecake recipe that has no sugar. 2-8oz packages of cream cheese 1 5oz can of sugar free condensed milk 1/3 cup of lemon juice 2tbs butter ...
