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This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, p This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, pies arenโ€™t the best choice with their heavy thick white pastry. HOWEVER, I am going to try my hardest to share a GD friendly pie recipe with you everyday this week!
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๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ” - ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐› ๐’๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐๐ข๐ž ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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This low carb Scottish Steak Pie is based on a traditional Scottish steak pie that I was introduced to after meeting my husband and enjoying steak pie bought from the butchers to eat on New Years Day with his family, which is a tradition for many Scots.
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Rich thick beef gravy and succulent pieces of melt-in-the-mouth beef, there is no better beef pie than a Scottish steak pie. Traditionally it is topped with a puff pastry lid, but to create a low carb version I have used 2 sheets of filo pastry instead to give that buttery crisp pastry, but with much less carbs than puff pastry. This recipe is packed with beef so it is a great pairing tool for the carbs in the filo pastry and any vegetable accompaniments.
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The key to the rich gravy sauce in this recipe is time and gentle cooking. It can be cooked in a slow cooker to give an even richer taste and be more cost effective using cheaper cuts of diced beef.
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Check out the recipe @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/scottish-steak-pie/
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Factors that impact blood glucose levels (other th Factors that impact blood glucose levels (other than food) to raise levels โฌ†๏ธ OR to lower levels โฌ‡๏ธ Some factors can cause rollercoaster levels ๐ŸŽข meaning they can drop then spike, then drop & spike again...
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๐Ÿ˜ด๐ŸฅฑPoor sleep & tiredness โฌ†๏ธ
๐Ÿค’๐Ÿคข Illness/sickness/vomiting โฌ†๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ๐ŸŽข
๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ’งDe-hydration โฌ†๏ธ
โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ›€ Heat (warm weather & hot baths/showers) โฌ†๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ
๐Ÿ’Š ๐Ÿ’‰ Steroids & some other medications โฌ†๏ธโฌ†๏ธโฌ†๏ธ
๐Ÿโฑ How often you eat (going long periods between eating can cause higher levels!) โฌ†๏ธ๐ŸŽข
๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Exercise (exercise lowers BGLs) โฌ‡๏ธ
๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ˜– Stress โฌ†๏ธ
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So try to RELAX this weekend ladies! Itโ€™s important for your BGLs!! โ™ฅ๏ธ
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Well I did say I was working on creating biscuit r Well I did say I was working on creating biscuit recipeS!

Saturday morning spent dancing in the kitchen to @heartdance trying to perfect this recipe and itโ€™s been a tricky one to make nice crisp enough. They just keep spreading when theyโ€™re baked ๐Ÿ˜ฌ so Iโ€™ve reverted to recutting them post bake ๐Ÿคซ 

Low carb, no added sugar Jammie Dodgers with homemade no added sugar raspberry jam โค๏ธ 

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This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, p This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, pies arenโ€™t the best choice with their heavy thick white pastry. HOWEVER, I am going to try my hardest to share a GD friendly pie recipe with you everyday this week!
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๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ“ - ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ž
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This cheats fish pie is a lovely creamy, deliciously cheesy fish pie, suitable for the whole family and a great recipe for wee ones!
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Itโ€™s a cheats fish pie as Iโ€™ve used a couple of store bought items to make this a faster and easier dish to prepare for busy families.
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Here are the โ€˜cheatsโ€™ that I use in this recipe:
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๐ŸŸASDA fresh fish pie mix which is mixture of skinless and boneless cod, smoked Alaska pollock and salmon pieces (340g)
๐ŸคTesco Bay Fishmongers King Prawns (150g)
๐Ÿง€Philadelphia full fat Soft Cheese with Garlic & Herbs (170g)
๐ŸŸKnorr fish stock cube
๐Ÿฅ”Aunt Bessieโ€™s Frozen Mashed Potato (650g)
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Mashed potato is not low carb, but by adding plenty of butter and cheese (you can even add some double cream if you wish) this helps to pair the carbs in the potato.
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If you do not tolerate mashed potato well, you could swap to use thin sliced skin-on new potatoes, sweet potato mash, or another vegetable mash (cauliflower, celeriac, or root vegetable mash). You could also substitute the potato and use a sheet of filo pastry instead.
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Check out the recipe notes for more inspiration @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/cheats-fish-pie/
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Comment with a heart, in the colour of how you feel today and more detail if you wish:-
๐Ÿ’š I'm fine 
๐Ÿ’› I could feel better 
๐Ÿ’™ The situation is getting me down 
๐Ÿ’œ I won't let things get me down 
๐Ÿงก I could use some help or tips 
โค๏ธ I'd love to talk to someone โ€“ please say hello ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป
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IS THIS YOU? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ โ € Tag a friend be IS THIS YOU? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Tag a friend below who may be displaying signs of being prangry โฌ‡๏ธ
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Oh and if theyโ€™ve got GD, send them our way so we can help with their pranger ๐Ÿ˜˜

You really shouldnโ€™t be hungry on a GD diet as thereโ€™s LOADS you can eat! If you feel like you donโ€™t know what is safe to eat, then get scrolling through my Instagram and the GD UK website! 

No need to be PRANGRY! 

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Whoops! Almost forgot! This week is #BritishPieWe Whoops! Almost forgot!

This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, pies arenโ€™t the best choice with their heavy thick white pastry. HOWEVER, I am going to try my hardest to share a GD friendly pie recipe with you everyday this week!
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๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’ - ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐๐ข๐ž
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This creamy chicken pie is comfort food at itโ€™s best! Chicken, bacon (or ham), mushrooms and leeks cooked in a super creamy sauce, topped with crisp buttery filo pastryโ€ฆ mmmmmmm!
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You can of course swap the chicken for Quorn pieces if youโ€™d like to make this pie vegetarian or omit the bacon/ham if you donโ€™t eat pork.
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The chicken, bacon/ham, double cream, butter and sesame seeds all help to pair the carbs found in the small amount of filo pastry and any additional starchy carbs added such as a couple of small skin on new potatoes.
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Check out the recipe notes for more inspiration @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/creamy-chicken-pie/
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Iโ€™ve been wanting to make some more low carb bis Iโ€™ve been wanting to make some more low carb biscuit recipes for the website for some time, but I have a big problem with low carb biscuits... they are always too soft
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My favourite cookies that I bake with my boys are nice & crisp on the outside and slightly gooey in the middle, but these cookies use a TON of sugar (in fact they use 2 types of sugar) plus white flour and so I really wanted to find an alternative and one that could be shared with you ladies with gestational diabetes too #WinWin
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After lots of playing around with different ingredients, used in different amounts and different ways, I have finally created 2 new cookie recipes which Iโ€™m happy with and all 3 boys approved of (always a good sign) ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿช
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Whilst they arenโ€™t quite as crisp as my home baked Millieโ€™s cookies dupes, these are the best Iโ€™ve found so far! They will definitely help with those sugar & carb cravings without spiking blood glucose
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So I ask you, which ones do you think youโ€™d prefer?
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1. Choc chip cookies
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2. Triple choc & nut cookies

(Sorry if you are nut free, as both these recipes use nuts) 
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So many people out there are charging for webinars So many people out there are charging for webinars and courses to learn about gestational diabetes ๐Ÿ˜ก From ยฃ20 - hundreds of $
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Iโ€™ve had to stop following a lot of med professionals accounts on Instagram as itโ€™s really starting to anger me that they are using GDM as a condition to make money (on top of their PAID jobs!)
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When I launched my GD UK membership for extra recipes & meal plans I got a lot of abuse over โ€˜charging GD women for informationโ€™. But as a stay-at-home Mum I needed a way to fund a professional website & my work involved (itโ€™s just me, not a team of people working behind the scenes or group of researchers and I have to cover the costs involved). BUT it has always been the extra convenience that is in the membership; EXTRA recipes & meals plans at a small cost of ยฃ5/ยฃ7 a month with a min 1 month fee (not the amounts that many of these webinars are charging for BASIC knowledge)
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All the information you NEED to know to follow a great GD diet & a wealth of other evidence-based information from diagnosis through to birth & beyond is absolutely FREE for anyone to use. I would never charge for that info as it should be readily available for free to anyone that needs it!
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I get so many emails from private dietitians/nutritionists who want to collaborate with me but this sadly is not for the benefit of anyone but making money for themselves & many of which want to alter some of the info I give, being professionals & โ€˜knowing more than meโ€™
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Please note: I will not now nor will I ever sell out to a private dietitian/nutritionist/company who wants to change my information & charge GD or diabetic pregnant mothers for the pleasure of providing basic dietary info. This is not what Gestational Diabetes UK is about. It is about helping and supporting as many pregnant women with diabetes as possible for FREE so that they can achieve the best possible outcomes alongside their NHS teams ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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โš ๏ธSo be mindful what you pay & sign up for ladies. If you have the cash to splash, then thatโ€™s completely up to you. But NO ONE should have to pay for this basic information on how to get the BEST possible pregnancy & birth with GD!
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This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, p This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, pies arenโ€™t the best choice with their heavy thick white pastry. HOWEVER, I am going to try my hardest to share a GD friendly pie recipe with you everyday this week!
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๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘ - ๐•๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐š ๐๐ข๐ž
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This vegan keema (or kheema) pie is an Indian-spiced plant based take on traditional shepherds pie.
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A warm and spicy vegan mince keema, topped with a turmeric infused creamy coconut sweet potato mash.
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By using a vegan mince which is high in protein, coconut oil and coconut cream, this helps to pair the carbs found in the sweet potatoes and peas.
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Check out the recipe notes for more inspiration @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/vegan-keema-pie/
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(You can of course replace the vegan meat free mince with lamb or beef mince if you eat meat)
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Whatโ€™s a perfect pregnancy anyway?! ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Donโ€™t let the label of GD take away from your pregnancy.
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You can look at GD as a barrier to everything you expected and wanted, OR you can take the knock down, stand up, brush yourself off and make the best out of it. After all this is your pregnancy and before you know it, that wee precious bundle will be staring up at you from your arms.
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I know that GD means making sacrifices, I know that it sucks to stab your finger multiple times a day, to have to plan every single thing that passes your lips and I know itโ€™s scary and daunting if youโ€™re told you now need to start injecting insulin, or you are no longer โ€˜allowedโ€™ that water birth in the midwife led birthing unit youโ€™d planned. BUT with each single step of this crazy GD journey, know that youโ€™re not alone and nothing is impossible (we might just have to tweak things a bit from your perfect pregnancy plan)
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Weโ€™re here to support you, weโ€™re here to empower you and we will do our best to make this a perfect GD pregnancy! #TeamGDUK #GDUKMums #GDUKAdminTeam ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
Join the crew @ facebook.com/groups/GestationalDiabetesUKMums 
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Unfortunately constipation can be a common problem Unfortunately constipation can be a common problem during pregnancy
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An increase in the hormone progesterone relaxes the bodyโ€™s muscles, including the intestines. Relaxed intestines means slower digestion which can lead to constipation ๐Ÿ’ฉ
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If you are taking iron tablets for anemia, then these too can cause constipation ๐Ÿ˜ฉ
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Diet, hydration and exercise also play a huge part in the digestive heath and bowel movements.
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But how can you remedy this problem when you have gestational diabetes WITHOUT spiking blood sugar levels?
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๐Ÿ’ง Drink plenty of water
๐Ÿฅฆ Eat more green leafy veg
๐Ÿฅ„ Add flaxseed or chia seeds into your diet
๐Ÿ‹ Drink hot water & lemon
โ˜•๏ธ A cup of real coffee in the mornings, but stay within your caffeine amounts for the day
โ˜๐Ÿป Raise feet onto a stool when trying to ๐Ÿ’ฉ
๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธTry to stay active!
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€โš•๏ธ Laxatives โ€“ if natural remedies are not working then make an appointment with your GP to get a prescription for laxatives which are suitable for use during pregnancy. Commonly prescribed laxatives are Fybogel, Movicol & Lactulose (Lactulose CAN be taken with diabetes due to the way it absorbs in the bowels)
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โ€ผ๏ธAVOID the following as they will cause high blood sugar levels:
โš ๏ธ Prunes or prune juice
โš ๏ธ Dried fruits; figs, apricots, dates, raisins e.t.c
โš ๏ธ Fruit juices
โš ๏ธ High fibre breakfast cereals e.g. Weetabix, All bran e.t.c
โš ๏ธ Molasses or sugared water
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Read the full post @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/constipation/
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This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, p This week is #BritishPieWeek and as we all know, pies arenโ€™t the best choice with their heavy thick white pastry. HOWEVER, I am going to try my hardest to share a GD friendly pie recipe with you everyday this week!
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๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ - ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š ๐…๐ž๐ญ๐š ๐๐ข๐ž
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This gorgeous lower carb roasted butternut spinach ricotta & feta pie is a simply scrumptious vegetarian pie! The filo pastry top is crisp, crunchy and flaky and the filling moist sweet and tangy. Whatโ€™s not to love?!
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The cheese, pine nuts and poppy seeds all help to pair this dish. Because butternut squash is a higher carb vegetable and alongside the white flour Filo pastry, you should not serve this dish with any other starchy carbs.
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Check out the recipe notes for more inspiration @ www.gestationaldiabetes.co.ukbutternut-spinach-ricotta-feta-pie/
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โ€œ๐’€๐’๐’– ๐’…๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’Š๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’”โ€...
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Hands up how many of you have heard this?
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Hands up how many of you have heard this from a healthcare professional?
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Unfortunately itโ€™s something I hear from GD mums in my support group all the time and more often than not it is straight from the mouth of a healthcare professional ๐Ÿคจ
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So I ask you, what does a woman with gestational diabetes look like?
... overweight?
... black, Asian, or Middle Eastern?
... โ€˜olderโ€™?
... pregnant with multiples?
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These things are known risk factors for developing GD but I need to make something clear (excuse me, Iโ€™m going to shout)
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๐—”๐—ก๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—š๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—•๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ!
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Iโ€™ll say it again, just incase you couldnโ€™t hear me at the back there, ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—š๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—•๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ!
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๐”พ๐•–๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐••๐•š๐•’๐•“๐•–๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ค ๐••๐• ๐•–๐•ค ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•ฅ ๐••๐•š๐•ค๐•”๐•ฃ๐•š๐•ž๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•–!
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In a survey I conducted in 2018 of 1,878 GD Mums, I found ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—™ (๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฎ%, ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป) ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐— ๐—œ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
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I also found that 9.8% (184 women) had ๐—ก๐—ข known risk factors at all. Bearing in mind that in the majority of hospitals across the UK & ROI only higher risk women are screened for GD, I believe this figure may actually be much higher
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Risk factors are just that, a factor that makes the mother higher risk of developing GD. It does not mean a mother will be diagnosed with GD if she has these risk factors and likewise it does not mean only women with these risk factors are susceptible
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So please share this message far and wide! ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—ง ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—”๐—ก ๐—•๐—˜ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—š๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—•๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ!

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Cheats low carb apple crumble ๐Ÿ˜‰ โ € This isey S Cheats low carb apple crumble ๐Ÿ˜‰
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This isey SKYR yogurt is fat free but high protein and is gorgeous! Itโ€™s from Marks & Spencer Food
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A great choice for any GD Muns who cannot eat high fat due to other dietary or health reasons
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Baked apples mixed throughout make it the most delicious SKYR Iโ€™ve found yet with only 4.1g carbs and a nice 9g protein per 100g ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป
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Topped with just one crushed Nairnโ€™s coconut & chia oat biscuit (6g carbs, 0.9g protein, 1.7g fat per biscuit) and you have the perfect low carb cheats apple crumble. Perfect as a snack or a sweet easy breakfast ๐Ÿ˜‹
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Not much of a #MealOnTheWall or a true recipe for #JosGDRecipes but an easy cheat which is yum!
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