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What is food pairing?

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What is food pairing?

18th December 20162nd March 2019 Jo Paterson food pairing, GD food pairing, pairing, what to eat

What is GD food pairing? One of the most common questions we’re asked is what is GD food pairing? My

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Typical GD dietary advice

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Why typical GD dietary advice doesn’t work

11th November 201621st February 2019 Jo Paterson 8 Golden Rules, carb amounts, carb counting, Cholesterol, Dietary advice, Eatwell Guide, Eatwell Plate, high fat, LCHF, NHS GD diet, typical GD dietary advice, unhealthy diet, what to eat

‘Typical’ GD Dietary Advice vs Gestational Diabetes UK Dietary Advice What do we mean by typical GD dietary advice? Simply the advice

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GD kryptonite

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Breakfast cereal – GD kryptonite!

31st October 201621st February 2019 Jo Paterson all bran, bran flakes, breakfast, cereal, corn flakes, GD kryptonite, granola, muesli, oats, porridge, Rice Krispies, Shredded Wheat, Shreddies, Special K, Weetabix

Breakfast cereal AKA ‘GD kryptonite‘! The majority of dietitians and hospital dietary info. will suggest a suitable diabetic breakfast being breakfast

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Confused about carbs

5th June 201631st July 2019 Jo Paterson carb counting, carbohydrates, carbs, complex carbs, fructose, GI, Glycaemic Index, lactose, simple carbs, starch, sugar

Are you confused about carbs? Carbs can confuse many people. To be able to follow a good diet for gestational

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gestational diabetes diet snack

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Gestational diabetes diet

9th August 201531st July 2019 Jo Paterson 8 Golden Rules, carbs, Exercise, fat, food, food pairing, food recommendations, fruit, GD food pairing, LCHF, sugar, vegetables, what to eat

Gestational diabetes diet Making changes to follow a good gestational diabetes diet will mean achieving lower blood sugar levels which

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gestational diabetes c-section birth stories

Birth Real life stories

C-section birth stories

1st September 20191st September 2019 Jo Paterson birth, c-section, caesarean section, cesarean section, real life stories

Gestational diabetes c-section birth stories Here we share some of our members gestational diabetes c-section birth stories. With gestational diabetes,

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gestational diabetes induction birth stories

Birth Real life stories

Induction birth stories

1st September 20191st September 2019 Jo Paterson birth, birth stories, induction

Gestational diabetes induction birth stories Here we share some of our members gestational diabetes induction birth stories. With gestational diabetes,

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Testing blood sugar levels - when do you test yours? a comparison of 1hr and 2hr blood glucose testing

Blood sugar levels GD Basics

Blood sugar levels, when do you test yours?

16th June 201916th June 2019 Jo Paterson blood glucose levels, blood glucose monitoring, blood sugar levels, continual glucose monitoring, spike testing, spikes

In this post we are going to discuss blood sugar levels, test times, targets, spikes in blood sugar levels and

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best yogurts for gestational diabetes

Yogurts

15th June 201915th June 2019 Jo Paterson food pairing, food recommendations, what to eat, yoghurt, yogurt

The best yogurts for gestational diabetes (*updated for 2019) Yogurt can be a great and quick breakfast, snack or ‘dessert’

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ketones ketosis and ketoacidosis

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Ketones

18th May 201918th May 2019 Jo Paterson

Ketones, ketosis and ketoacidosis Ketones are a common topic on our Facebook support group. We frequently see posts like “I

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GD UK Giveaway

Celebration Giveaway!

3rd May 201918th May 2019 Jo Paterson

Gestational Diabetes UK May Bank Holiday Giveaway To celebrate that I’m (finally) making headway with many NHS hospitals across the

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gestational diabetes birth

Birth GD Basics

Gestational diabetes birth

27th March 20198th April 2019 Jo Paterson birth, homebirth, induction

In this post we look at gestational diabetes birth. From timing and mode of birth, to reasons why gestational diabetes

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second gestational diabetes pregnancy

Diagnosis Life after GD

Second gestational diabetes pregnancy

27th March 201927th March 2019 Jo Paterson GD again, pregnant again, second pregnancy, subsequent pregnancies, third pregnancy

If you’ve had gestational diabetes in one pregnancy, what are the chances of having a second gestational diabetes pregnancy? What

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gestational diabetes breakfast

Gestational diabetes breakfast

9th March 20199th March 2019 Jo Paterson food recommendations, GD food pairing, what to eat

Breakfast – the worst meal of the day for most With gestational diabetes, breakfast is usually the hardest meal of

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Gestational diabetes lunch

9th March 2019 Jo Paterson food recommendations, GD food pairing, re-heating, what to eat

Gestational diabetes lunch ideas Looking for some gestational diabetes lunch inspiration, then this post is for you! Whether it’s lunch

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What is food pairing?

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Why typical GD dietary advice doesn’t work

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Reduced Movements with Gestational Diabetes

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Post birth diabetes testing

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Driving & Gestational diabetes

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GD Basics Life after GD Post birth testing

Preventing Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes

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