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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

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

GD Basics GD Diet

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

GD Diet

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

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

GD Diet Seasonal Posts

Gestational diabetes party food

19th December 201919th December 2019 Jo Paterson becks blue, birthdays, buffet, drumsticks, New Year, non-alcoholic drinks, party food, Seedlip, slow cooked ham

Gestational diabetes party food can be hard to try to figure out and may seem daunting or depressing. Party food

Gestational Diabetes Christmas

4th December 20194th December 2019 Jo Paterson Christmas, Christmas food, Christmas pudding, custard, eggs benedict, gravy, mince pies, nut loaf, pigs in blankets, prawn cocktail, roast dinner, roast potatoes, sprouts, stuffing, trifle

Gestational diabetes Christmas Here’s your ultimate survival guide to a gestational diabetes Christmas! This post is dedicated to all our

Soup

12th November 201912th November 2019 Jo Paterson food recommendations, recipes, soup, what to eat

It’s cold outside and you want something warm and filling. You know a salad just isn’t going to cut it,

Free Recipes Seasonal Posts

Halloween

28th October 20195th November 2019 Jo Paterson cauliflower base pizza, chocolate peanut butter cups, halloween, party food, pumpkin, pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spiced latte, sugar free sweets, treats

Dreading Halloween with GD? Is the thought of Trick or Treating filling you with dread and turning into a real

Louise's home birth with gestational diabetes

Birth Real life stories

Louise’s story – home birth

16th October 201916th October 2019 Jo Paterson birth, birth stories, homebirth

On Monday 23rd September we welcomed our final bit of the puzzle to our family. Beatrice (our little Bea 🐝) born

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,

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,