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To be able to help a GD mother and make them have

To be able to help a GD mother and make them have a slightly better journey with their GD is all I ever wanted to do, but to be able to help a GD mother who is a medical professional and receive feedback like this is a huge validation of the work I do, especially as a non medical professional.
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It’s wonderful to hear the impact using my website and information can have on people lives and in this instance, hopefully on many more people’s lives in years to come within this GPs practice.
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Thank you for sending such a lovely email, Jo 💜
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Gestational diabetes is a REAL struggle, but it’

Gestational diabetes is a REAL struggle, but it’s one you can’t give up on. So stay strong Mummas, no ones saying it’s easy, but I promise you will get there in the end.
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Hugs to anyone who needs it at the mo, Jo 💜
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Have you tried the creamy cauliflower cheese recip

Have you tried the creamy cauliflower cheese recipe yet? Hands up if you have 🙋🏽‍♀️ hopefully you liked it???
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This sauce is great for any vegetables, a small amount of wholewheat pasta and/or chicken, bacon, or sausages.
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Tonight I added broccoli and cauliflower to make a big family sized dish of cauliflower & broccoli cheese 🧀 🥦 I served it with buttered new potatoes, carrots and gammon ham 😋 (go easy on the new 🥔 and 🥕 as these are where the largest amount of carbs come from)
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We have tons left for tomorrow too. I 🧡 leftovers, it means not having to think what to cook tomorrow and I can usually create the leftovers into a whole new dish saving time & money 👍🏻
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Tomorrow I will add some cooked wholewheat or lentil pasta, a couple of diced cooked chicken breasts, a few chunks of the leftover gammon and a large chopped and sautéed leek. I will add a splash of milk to loosen the cheese sauce, stir well, add a bit more grated cheese, pop it back into the oven to re-heat and turn it into a pasta bake 👌🏻
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Baked beans. Often touted as a great food. 1 of yo

Baked beans. Often touted as a great food. 1 of your 5 a day. A diabetic superfood on some articles.

You go to the diabetes clinic, you see the dietitian or diabetic midwife, or get given a dietary info leaflet and one of the most widely recommended foods we see being advised (other than blooming cereal) is baked beans...
“packed with protein” they say,
“a great source of fibre” they say,
“low in fat” they say.
Vegetarian? “try baked beans”
“Try beans on wholemeal toast or a jacket potato with beans”

I sit in my Facebook group looking at posts to approve wincing seeing GD mothers trying the wonderful baked beans, mystified why they have gotten high blood sugar levels from this widely advised ‘safe’ food.
Whilst beans are a great source of protein, they are also a source of carbs (and quite carby at that) just like many other beans and legumes. They are then coated in a naturally sweet sauce from tomatoes and if you look in the ingredients guess what else they add? Sugar.
So these high protein, carby little beans are swimming in a sugary pool of sauce and then how do most eat them? On toast which is a carb, or on a jacket potato. Oh look, another carb.
Now beans aren’t on a par with breakfast cereal (they’re not quite that evil to us), but they can be very tricky for many ladies to tolerate.
If you want to try beans, make sure they are your only ‘carb’ on your plate ie. avoid the obvious beans on toast or jacket with beans. Go for the no added sugar version which has sweeteners added rather than sugar.
Start small (1-2 tbsp) and pair them like you would starchy carbs and see how you go.
Some can successfully enjoy baked beans with lots of egg or cheese etc. But others have to pop them on the post baby food list.
You can also make your own ‘baked beans’ but it doesn’t stop the fact that these wee beans are carby, so beware! And remember JUST EAT REAL FOOD 😋 .
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Protein helps maintain good blood glucose levels a

Protein helps maintain good blood glucose levels and is a very important part of a good gestational diabetes diet.
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Protein supplements are much easier to find these days, with most stores and even petrol stations and coffee shops offering high protein snacks, foods and powders.
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But are they something that we should be adding into a GD diet and what impact can a high protein supplemented diet have?
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Looking into many research studies, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 and so it is important to ensure the diet followed is well balanced and not overly high in protein.
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From this we cannot say whether high protein supplements are safe to use during pregnancy, especially one which is complicated with diabetes.
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It is for this reason that I recommend a REAL FOOD diet which is higher in protein and well balanced using The 8 Golden Rules, rather than a diet which is supplemented with high protein powders and supplements such as protein shakes and high protein bars.
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To look at the evidence based research, best - worst protein bars compared and protein rich foods which are lower in carbs take a look at the newest post on the website; www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/protein-supplements/
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Snacks... ⠀ I have a whole post dedicated to sna

Snacks...
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I have a whole post dedicated to snack ideas @ gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/gestational-diabetes-snacks/
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But here’s some pics for some quick and easy ideas that you can pack and have on the go, to have with a cuppa!
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🔸Nairn’s oatcakes & cheese
🔹Pombears & Philadelphia as a dip!
🔸Peperami, cheese & Nairn’s Gluten Free oat biscuit breaks
🔹1 *Nature Valley PROTEIN bar & nuts
🔸1 *Trek PROTEIN NUT bar & nuts
🔹1 *Aldi Protein bar & nuts
🔸Pombears & olives
🔹a small amount of chocolate & nuts
🔸Ape coconut bites
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*Be careful to choose the right protein bars listed above, as there are many varieties available in these ranges, but these are the best low carb, naturally high in protein bars suitable to be used on a GD diet. Remember that they are not to be classed as a protein source alone and still need pairing to achieve the most stable BG levels
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The other day I asked in the stories feed, what th

The other day I asked in the stories feed, what things would you like to eat for a Valentine’s Day meal but are too worried to because of your BG levels.
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I couldn’t magically make everything GD friendly that was suggested, but many of the things I can (or already have!)
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There’s recipes or product recommendations for many of the replies:
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🧀🍰Cheesecake: there’s 3 free cheesecake recipes on the website, including this gluten free chocolate cheesecake. There is also a lemon one and a vanilla!
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🧀A cheeseboard with a selection of cheeses, I’ve done my best with this year’s Valentine’s sharing platter (found on the Valentine’s post)
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🍰Cake: there are tons of cake recipes in the membership area of the website including this low carb, sugar free molten lava cake that I created for last year’s Valentine’s Day post
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🍨Ice cream: take a look at the ice cream post @ gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/ice-cream/ however I have to give a shout out to OPPO @oppobrothers as theirs is the best I’ve found for GD and tastes LUSH!
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🍴Lasagne: we have an amazing low carb lasagne recipe created by Elizabeth @immrsoreganxx called ‘Elizabeth’s Lasagne’ in the membership recipes. But you can also make lasagne with slices of butternut squash or courgette if you do not tolerate pasta well. Avoid the jar sauces which are packed with extra sugars and make your own sauces
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🥩 steak and all trimmings: steak is fantastic on a GD diet! The trimmings you may need to cut back on, but steak being such a great pairing took means you could still have a couple of chips or sweet potato fries and a couple onion rings
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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! ❤️
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Valentine’s Day blues hitting you because you’

Valentine’s Day blues hitting you because you’d normally enjoy a lovely romantic meal?
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Well have no fear, Jo is here 😂 I have a whole post dedicated to Valentine’s Day ideas and inspiration.
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Here’s one of the ideas, a Valentine’s Day sharing platter ❤️
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Before the pregnancy food police arrive, it’s now advised that mould-ripened cheeses such as Camembert or Brie CAN be eaten in pregnancy if they are cooked. You can also eat cured meats like salamis if they are frozen for 4 days before eating (or cooked)!
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Check out my full post for more ideas @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/valentines-day/
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Test times and targets for diagnosing and monitori

Test times and targets for diagnosing and monitoring gestational diabetes can differ all over the UK and Ireland.
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So does that mean you should just accept and follow the targets and test times you are given?
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NO, not if you feel they do not meet or follow the recommended national guidelines, or that they do not give you and your baby the best possible chance to control and manage your GD.
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We all want one thing, the best possible outcome for our baby and so if this means looking at the test times and targets being advised, comparing with evidence based research and recommended guidelines and then discussing the differences and concerns with your diabetes health care professionals, then go for it!
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Here is a perfect example of why this is worth doing.
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Amy’s fasting target was <5.5 but she knew the NICE guidelines recommend <5.3
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Some may think, well 0.2mmol/L isn’t going to make much difference is it? But studies suggest that for better outcomes fasting BG levels should remain below 5.3 and only going by levels over 5.5 she would not necessarily be offered the medication that she needs, compared to another hospital where NICE guidelines are followed.
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Not only has this meant that she has been able to get the meds she needs, but it has resulted in the new consultant at her hospital looking into this matter further for other women too! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-levels/
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One of the most commonly seen pieces of dietary in

One of the most commonly seen pieces of dietary information we see given to pregnant diabetic mothers is to try weetabix or porridge for breakfast as these are ‘better’ choices
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Now I know what these type of breakfasts did to my BG levels in my 1st GD pregnancy and have seen over the years of running my Facebook group the impact they’ve had on a majority of Mums, but this week I thought I’d test to see the impact they have as a NON-diabetic
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I’ve tried 3 different breakfasts:-
🥄2 x weetabix with whole milk
🥣40g porridge oats with whole milk
🥚1 egg omelette with cheese, tomato, spinach & a splash of whole milk
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(I used lacto-free milk which has less impact on BG levels too)
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Please take a look at the 3 images and you can see the results of these 3 breakfasts when testing at 15 minute intervals
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The most surprising thing to see was that even as a non-diabetic, my BG levels at 1hr were above what is recommended by NICE as a 1hr post prandial level in pregnancy (<7.8mmol/L)
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Add the increased insulin resistance of having diabetes in pregnancy and it’s no great surprise to see mothers not being able to tolerate these types of things!
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Therefore, those that are recommending pregnant Mums eat cereal for breakfast are setting them up to fail before they’ve even started and that’s just not fair 👎🏻
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When I ran a survey in 2016 of 916 women, a staggering 91% of women with GD could not tolerate breakfast cereals suggested by their dietitian such as bran flakes, Weetabix or porridge
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We are more insulin resistant in the mornings and so it’s perfectly fine to cut back on the starchy carbs at this time of day and then in-corporate them into snacks and the rest of the meals throughout the day if you need
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There are lots of better options other than cereals for breakfast and I really wish this information would be changed
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Please like & share to raise awareness 🙌🏼
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www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/breakfast-cereal/
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Try my truly sugar free granola recipe if you miss cereal: www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/recipe/granola/
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For more breakfast ideas, take a look at this post: www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/gestational-diabetes-breakfast/

Many ladies are diagnosed with low iron levels (an

Many ladies are diagnosed with low iron levels (anaemia) during pregnancy and are prescribed iron tablets
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Iron tablets themselves do not cause raises in BG levels, but you have to be careful what you take them with
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🍊To help absorb the iron, it’s advised to take iron tablets with vitamin C and so it’s is commonly advised to take them with pure orange juice 🍊
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❌ Bearing in mind that orange juice has high amounts of fructose (natural sugar) and is used by many insulin controlled diabetics to raise levels when they are hypo (BG levels below 4.0mmol/L), it is strongly advisable to AVOID using OJ to take iron tablets as this is only going to cause rapid spikes in BG levels❗️
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Eating an orange would be preferable over drinking juice as the fibrous flesh and pith will take slightly longer to process
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However, oranges & citrus fruits like clementines are still not tolerable for many mothers with gestational diabetes and so alternatives are required
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There’s lots of foods which contain more vitamin C than oranges! All these foods contain high or good amounts of vit C:
🍓Strawberries
🥝kiwi
🌶peppers (especially red peppers)
🥦broccoli
🥬leafy green veg & cauliflower
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Fruits still need to be paired and so some strawberries or kiwi with nuts or seeds works well (although dairy like yogurt or cream should be avoided as it can inhibit the iron absorption). The other option is to have a omelette or breakfast muffin with red pepper, broccoli and greens like spinach
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If you’d prefer a drink with Vitamin C, then Vit C effervescent tablets are another option (although you should check the ingredients for any sugars) and these often contain artificial sweeteners which some of you may prefer to avoid
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Other options are discussed and shared in the full post @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/iron-tablets/
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Upset and frustrated that your loved ones, partner

Upset and frustrated that your loved ones, partners, family, friends and colleagues can’t understand that you are desperately abstaining from certain foods?
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Gestational diabetes comes at a time when many Mums are dealing with cravings and pregnancy emotions which a huge piece of chocolate cake, tub of ice cream, massive bar of chocolate, family sized share bag of sweets or a bottle of wine would easily be the answer to all your dreams! But, obviously, you can’t do that
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Many of you may be struggling with keeping BG levels under control when eating something as simple as a piece of bread or an apple and so the last thing you want to be offered is something you KNOW for sure is going to cause high levels which will straight away be passed onto baby
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Even well controlled and managed mothers with gestational diabetes often give birth to babies which still suffer mild complications. Most commonly, babies with low BG levels which can lead to hypoglycaemia and jaundice. By the mother being strict and controlled with her diet and in many cases alongside medication or insulin, the baby maintains their own insulin production which means they are not as likely to suffer these complications and so this is why many ladies would prefer to abstain completely, rather than having the odd treat
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One bite may not ‘hurt them’, but they know it can be a slippery slide to something they are avoiding which can ultimately hurt their baby
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Here is a post which is worth sharing with partners, family, friends and colleagues if they do not understand GD and they keep suggesting treats or that “one bite won’t hurt you”
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www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/gestational-diabetes-and-the-family/
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Sooo many Mummas have fed back that they are fed u

Sooo many Mummas have fed back that they are fed up with their partners, family, friends and colleagues questioning or judging what they are eating since being diagnosed with gestational diabetes
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Everyone seems to be a bloody expert!...
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❓”Should you really be eating all that fat?”
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❗️”All that cheese can’t be healthy!”
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‼️”no wonder you have diabetes!”
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⁉️”my Dad’s diabetic and he can eat what he likes”
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❗️”when I had GD I just took insulin and could eat most things”
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⁉️ “just have one bite, it won’t hurt you!”
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❓”I think you’re taking this GD diet too far”
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So I’ve created this meme for any of you who wish to share 🤣
I hope it helps 😬 Jo 💜
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[photo credit to babyology.com.au]
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One thing you may notice is that the dietary advic

One thing you may notice is that the dietary advice I recommend may be very different to what you are given to follow by your diabetes team. But why is that?
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The majority of typical GD dietary advice is based on what is recommended in the UK for ‘healthy eating in pregnancy’, the ‘Eatwell’ guide, a lower fat diet to aid weight loss and focus around lower glycemic index foods and/or carb counting
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Whilst this type of advice can help some mothers with gestational diabetes to a certain degree, we have found that there is much more that can be done with diet to achieve better BG levels
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You quite rightly will probably be thinking, but if there is better dietary advice for me to control my BG levels, then why do my medical professionals not give me this information to follow?
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Unfortunately advice differs all over
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Some hospitals do actively support and encourage the same dietary information that I advocate, others recommend my website & Facebook group to women on diagnosis. It should also be noted that Gestational Diabetes UK is now published as a recommended information source in NHS orange diabetes in pregnancy maternity notes (although not all hospitals use these)
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However dietary information is solely based on the what each hospital’s team or dietitian agree to advise and this is the same for all types of diabetes
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National guidelines only advise that dietary info is given to GD patients on healthy eating using low GI foods
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NICE guidelines:
1.2.15 Offer women advice about changes in diet and exercise at the time of diagnosis of gestational diabetes.
1.2.16 Advise women with gestational diabetes to eat a healthy diet during pregnancy, and emphasise that foods with a low glycaemic index should replace those with a high glycaemic index.
1.2.17 Refer all women with gestational diabetes to a dietitian.
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There is plenty of evidence based research to back up the use of a low carb, high fat diet for managing BG levels, but we are still in a time and age where fat is seen as the enemy and it may be many years before this it is accepted, recognised and recommended to diabetics
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Read more @ gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/typical-gd-diabetes-dietary-advice/
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⭐️The GD UK 8 Golden Rules⭐️ ⠀ The 8 Gol

⭐️The GD UK 8 Golden Rules⭐️
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The 8 Golden Rules were a way to explain the key elements of the GD diet:-
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⭐️Eat little & often, ideally 3 meals & 3 snacks a day
⭐️’Pair’ foods so that they will be tolerated better, “food pairing” is a term that we use in relation to the GD UK diet
⭐️Eat high protein
⭐️Eat good natural fats
⭐️Eat low amounts of unrefined complex starchy carbohydrates at every meal
⭐️Bulk up meals with lots of green vegetables & salad
⭐️Drink plenty of water
⭐️Go for a stroll
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gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/typical-gd-dietary-advice/
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gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/example-meal-plan/
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