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High fasting levels or fasting hyperglycemia1, are a huge problem for many ladies. Fasting blood sugar levels (levels taken first

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Newest GD UK Membership Recipe: Low carb Tiramisu

Newest GD UK Membership Recipe: Low carb Tiramisu
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(no alcohol, no raw eggs, no sugar, no gluten, no wheat flour) Just yumminess on a plate but made GD friendly👌🏻
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My ladyfingers (savoiardi) biscuits do contain nuts, but if you need a nut-free recipe, you can use one of my other nut free sponge recipes instead of making ladyfingers. See more details in the Tiramisu recipe
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This recipe is now launched and available for all Bronze & Silver GD UK Members. Please see the membership options if you’re not a member but would like to join for this and lots more GD friendly recipes!
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Ladyfingers, Italian savoiardi, French boudoirs, a

Ladyfingers, Italian savoiardi, French boudoirs, also sometimes known as sponge fingers are a light crisp biscuit with a soft centre, typically used in trifles and desserts such as Tiramisu for creating cake layers
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Typically these biscuits are high in sugar and carbs, but I have managed to create a lower carb version which are delicious eaten on their own, or can be used in my trifle recipes, or my new Tiramisu!
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This recipe is now live and available for all Bronze & Silver GD UK members
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Next one is a favourite of mine. It’s my Caulifl

Next one is a favourite of mine. It’s my
Cauliflower Cheese Soup with Kale 💛
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If you like cauliflower cheese then you HAVE to try this recipe. Beautiful creamy soup with soft cauliflower pieces and yummy strips of fresh kale to add some extra texture. Based on the Yorkshire Provender fresh cauliflower cheese soup which I love, this is my own version with less carbs 👌🏻
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Find the recipe @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/cauliflower-cheese-soup/ or if on Instagram, use my link in bio to find my full recipe index
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Apologies for the delay in getting this one to you

Apologies for the delay in getting this one to you all. I’ve finally found some time today to type up some recipes
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This one is my Broccoli & Stilton Soup
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(and yes, Stilton is fine to eat in pregnancy as it is a hard pasteurised cheese. Further details about this can be found via the link on the recipe to the NHS page regarding food safety in pregnancy)
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Find the recipe @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/broccoli-stilton-soup/ or if on Instagram, use my link in bio to find my full recipe index
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Absolutely lovin’ these new @nairnsoatcakes Chee

Absolutely lovin’ these new @nairnsoatcakes Cheese & Smoky Chipotle Flavour 😋 They also have a new Peri Peri flavour too!

Great for a cheeky slow release carb snack well-paired with full fat @philadelphia_uki cucumber & black onion seeds 👌🏻 Fab for keeping blood glucose levels nice and stable

#GDUKMums are big fans of Nairn’s Scottish oatcakes and oat biscuits. They’re high in fibre, wholegrain, vegetarian, lower in sugar than many biscuits

@nairnsoatcakes alongside @philadelphia_uki is a marriage made in heaven for many of my snacks & recipes including my no-bake cheesecakes

For those on insulin, Nairn’s oatcakes and oat biscuits come in small packs inside the carton which makes for a great handy snack pack as part of your hypo kit (once you’ve treated the hypo with glucose and levels have risen, you should follow up with a slow release carb and Nairn’s are prefect for this). They are also great for raising levels just slightly so that you are ‘5 to drive’ 👍🏻
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A wonderful update for all of you that have been f

A wonderful update for all of you that have been following Laura’s story with baby Lilith
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@ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/uncontrolled-gestational-diabetes/
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Laura contacted me last night to say:
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“We are home!!!!! I can’t believe it! We still have a long way to go and several years of tests and hospital visits but she is perfect no matter what”
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Laura shared on her Facebook for her friends & family (and shared with me to update you all) “Finally home after 19 days of being stuck in hospital. I know that Lilith and myself will heal much faster now we are at home where we can rest and aren’t being jabbed with needles. Still going to be up and down hospitals for a while but all that matters is that our baby girl will lead a happy and full life filled with love”
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I know many of you will be so happy to hear this news and we wish both Laura & Lilith all the best in recovering and healing from this traumatic time in their lives. Lots of love to the whole family, Jo & all your GD Aunties xxx
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Sneak peak at 2 new GD UK Membership recipes that

Sneak peak at 2 new GD UK Membership recipes that I’ve been making...
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1) Low carb lady fingers, sponge fingers, or savoiardi
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I’m really impressed with how well these sponge biscuits turned out!
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Sugar free, gluten free & much lower carb than traditional savoiardi. Light and cakey in the middle but a nice crisp crunch on the outside. Perfect for low carb trifles & tiramisu, or just for snacking on with a cuppa
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2) Low carb Tiramisu (no alcohol, no raw eggs, no sugar, no gluten, no wheat flour) Just yumminess on a plate but made GD friendly👌🏻
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I need to write up the recipes, but I’ll let you know when they’re launched.
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Who’s excited for these???
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Hands up who felt like a fish out of water when di

Hands up who felt like a fish out of water when diagnosed with gestational diabetes and trying to figure out what to eat?
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I see so many Mums struggling with how many grams of carbs to eat per meal or snack, spending hours in the supermarket trying to read every single nutritional label only to end up feeling frustrated, upset and even more confused.
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Should it be total carbs, or total sugar that we look at and what’s the limit?
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Should it be low fat and fat free, or full fat products?
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Should it be lots of healthy fruits and grains?
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Should we just eat what we normally do, then test to see what levels we get?
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Should we pick gluten free or sugar free products?
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It’s soooo confusing! 🤔
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I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to feel this way, because after 3 GD pregnancies, a ton of research on different diets and impact on blood glucose levels and helping well over 15k pregnant mothers with GD, I have info and support along with shopping lists and recipes so that you can hit the ground running! So keep swiping right and check out my basic info and 8 Golden Rules which will make following a real food Gestational Diabetes diet so much easier!
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The @royalcollegeofgps has shared this flowchart r

The @royalcollegeofgps has shared this flowchart regarding #covid and #gestationaldiabetes women #shielding which really helps clarify the situation. Thank you 🙏🏼

Further details are available via the RCGP @royalcollegeofgps
https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/view.php?id=377

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Too many times I see GD Mums scared what their consultant or diabetes team will say about their levels
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Too many times I see GD Mums cutting ALL or too many carbs from their diet in an effort to remain ‘diet controlled’
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Too many times I see GD Mums striving for the lowest possible levels at all times thinking that lowest IS BEST or 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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Too many times I see GD Mums eating the same foods over again because they are too scared of trying something new or different that 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 push them over their targets

Too many times I see GD Mums testing levels over & over again trying to catch the best level to record
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And sadly, too many times I see GD Mums burying their heads in the sand by not testing after eating certain foods that they know they probably don’t, won’t, or shouldn’t tolerate. Or ignoring the logic which suggests the 2 hour BG level probably did miss the big spike in levels knowing they’ve just eaten something that is packed with sugar/carbs 🤷🏻‍♀️
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If you are LUCKY enough to not get any over target blood glucose levels whilst monitoring due to diabetes in pregnancy than that is awesome but also extremely RARE
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The majority of GD Mums will have some (many will have lots) of over target levels throughout the pregnancy and THAT’S OK 👍🏻
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We need to remember why we are monitoring levels. Not to keep our consultant or diabetes team ‘happy’ (so please don’t fear what they may say - they are there to HELP you)
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Use testing BG levels as a TOOL 🔧 to help YOU learn & understand what you can tolerate and where you can improve diet & exercise and/or insulin doses to achieve better, more stabilised BG levels.
It is a wonderful tool that can help us understand what is happening inside!
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Remember that the odd high BG level is not what causes complications with diabetes in pregnancy. It is uncontrolled, or prolonged high and/or unstable BG levels that are the problem
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If you are seeing high BG levels then call your team to discuss it with them, they are there to help and support you with this, as are we 💛

Well it’s only taken me two weeks to make the so

Well it’s only taken me two weeks to make the soup I said “I’m making tomorrow” 🙈
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We have COVID-19 and the NHS England QCovid risk assessment tool to thank for the delay because my world has been all-consumed with trying to help thousands of post birth GD mums figure out what’s going on, whilst sitting here myself in Scotland after my own 3 GD pregnancies thinking should I be going to Tesco right now, or should I too be shielding?! 🥴
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Anyhoo, the shopping finally got done, plus my middle son returned to school yesterday which meant I only had my eldest & youngest to homeschool and look after, so I finally managed to whip up the soup! 🥣
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When I asked which soup to make on the stories, the votes came flooding in and the result was....
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...slap bang in the middle, 50/50 🙄 😂 and so I had a whole morning of soup making and they were both blooming delicious! Or in the words of hubby, “ooooh, that’s lovely”👌🏻
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Here’s a peek at the finished soups and I just need to write the recipes up for the website, which I’ll try to do ASAP. These will be FREE recipes for y’all to enjoy 😊
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1. Broccoli & Stilton
2. Cauliflower Cheese with Kale
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Gestational diabetes increases your risk of develo

Gestational diabetes increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes after the pregnancy. Statistics from Diabetes UK state that there is a seven-fold increased risk in women with gestational diabetes developing type 2 diabetes in later life. NICE state that up to 50% of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years of the birth
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A 2002 publication from Diabetes Care comparing 28 studies found that elevated fasting levels during pregnancy was the most common risk factor associated with future risk of type 2 diabetes
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It is recommended that you should have a fasting glucose blood test at 6 weeks post-partum OR a HbA1c blood test after 13 weeks post-partum to check that you are clear of diabetes
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It is advised to be tested annually for diabetes following a gestational diabetes pregnancy with a HbA1c blood test. This blood test can be taken at your GP surgery if they take blood samples and you do not need to fast for the test, meaning it can be taken at any time of day
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In many areas you will not be reminded or invited to be tested every year and so it is worthwhile remembering to call and book this test yourself, on or around your child’s birthday, or sooner if you have any concerns or symptoms of diabetes
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For further info. take a look at www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/post-birth-testing/ and www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/preventing-type-2/
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Newest update on the Covid CEV list and gestationa

Newest update on the Covid CEV list and gestational diabetes

Please note I am only sharing the update with you all for information purposes as I promised to update you all as and when updates were released. I cannot give any further advice I’m afraid, Jo (GD UK Founder)

Newest update https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/risk-assessment/population#gestational-diabetes

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Not only are test times and targets different once

Not only are test times and targets different once you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes (see my previous post) but did you know the diagnostic thresholds are also different 🥴
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And once again, some hospitals/Trusts use their own targets as opposed to the ones in these guidelines!
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Welcome to the postcode lottery of gestational diabetes! 🤯
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Hands up who thinks we need some consistency on diagnostic and monitoring blood glucose levels for diabetes in pregnancy
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It shouldn’t be like this 👎🏻
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Read more on this @
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The RCOG have created a COVID-19 vaccination information sheet outlining the risks and benefits of getting a vaccine in pregnancy if you are eligible. Swipe to explore the benefits and risks of the vaccine to help you make an informed choice. Please also discuss your options with a healthcare professional.

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