How frustrating it is to control diet and feel hungry during pregnancy…?
I have been diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance ( A step down to Gestational diabetes). I am 34 weeks pregnant and this was diagnosed at 31 weeks.
My OBs doesn’t think I need to control diet except reducing sugar intake. ( I don’t take much sugar anyway)
However my endocrinologist think I should be strict with my diet and monitor blood glucose level twice a day two hours after meal, which I have been doing for fast few days.
When I started to measure blood glucose after meals I realised in order to maintain it below 7 mmol/l ( the upper level of normal range) I nearly have to starve my self. I constantly feel hungry and uncomfortable.
Please give any advices guys, if you have been diagnosed before with gestational diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance, how did you cope?
If you can list down or provide a link for a sample meal plan that would be great.
Thanks in advance for your responses.
Ok..I can tell you how frustrating it has been and if you’d like someone to chat with, feel free to contact me via this email address: jo.vantreese@carrier.utc.com.
I failed my 1 hour glucose tolerance test at week 26, went back at week 28 for the 3 hour, failed it miserably! So, the next day I was at a dietician’s office where I was given a pretty strict diet to follow. It was basically:
Breakfast: 2 carbs, 1 protien, 1 fat
AM snack: 1 carb, 1 protein
Lunch: 3 carbs, 2 proteins, 2 fats
Snack: 1 carb, 1 protein
Dinner: 4 carbs, 3 proteins, 2 fats
PM snack: 1 carb, 1 protein
After about 2 weeks of that diet and a visit to my doctors office, my blood sugar was getting higher and I was belly growling hungry at every meal and snack! I talked to my doctor and my dietician. (oh, I’d lost 2 pounds as well at week 32 w/only a 15 pound total weight gain at week 30).
My dietician increased my calories from 1800 to 2400 and added a carb at lunch and atleatst 1 protein, a carb at dinner and a protein, and a carb and protein at both afternoon snacks.
My belly has been very satisfied, however my sugar is still a little high. I was put on a pill to control my diabetes, but in my opinion it’s not doing that great of a job, but they are not raising it yet.
Really…if you want someone to chat with email me. That’s my work email so I only answer during the day, not at night.
admin on October 17th 2009 in Diabetes Diet Meal Plan
mommy2b24 responded on 17 Oct 2009 at 8:21 am #
I know my aunt had gestational diabetes and didn’t have much trouble, she got a whole list of foods and things that she could eat from her doctor, that is my suggestion, ask your doctor for meal plans, or where you can find some. Just explain to them you feel like you are starving to keep your glucose down. I am sure they will have the perfect suggestion
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carrie-anne c responded on 17 Oct 2009 at 8:55 am #
I’ve had gestational diabetes,& didn’t go hungry,lots of fresh leafy greens,salads,proteins, nuts,(lay off the grapes to sugary).Don’t stress,plenty of water.
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**A*L** responded on 17 Oct 2009 at 9:08 am #
If you get on the diabetic diet you will likely not feel hungry. Well, when I’m on it, I don’t get hungry. The idea is breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. Each is spaced 2 hours apart. A few general guidelines are that you should never have fruit in the morning (including juice). Switch to whole grains, limit your carbs. I would use things like sugar free pudding or popsicles, the small single serve bags of popcorn and fruit for snacks. I’m a very picky eater but I would eat apples or bananas with peanut butter on them.
This link has more information regarding the diet.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabeticdiet.html
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Had gestational diabetes with baby #1 and taking the test in 2 weeks with baby #2.
jovt268 responded on 17 Oct 2009 at 9:38 am #
Ok..I can tell you how frustrating it has been and if you’d like someone to chat with, feel free to contact me via this email address: jo.vantreese@carrier.utc.com.
I failed my 1 hour glucose tolerance test at week 26, went back at week 28 for the 3 hour, failed it miserably! So, the next day I was at a dietician’s office where I was given a pretty strict diet to follow. It was basically:
Breakfast: 2 carbs, 1 protien, 1 fat
AM snack: 1 carb, 1 protein
Lunch: 3 carbs, 2 proteins, 2 fats
Snack: 1 carb, 1 protein
Dinner: 4 carbs, 3 proteins, 2 fats
PM snack: 1 carb, 1 protein
After about 2 weeks of that diet and a visit to my doctors office, my blood sugar was getting higher and I was belly growling hungry at every meal and snack! I talked to my doctor and my dietician. (oh, I’d lost 2 pounds as well at week 32 w/only a 15 pound total weight gain at week 30).
My dietician increased my calories from 1800 to 2400 and added a carb at lunch and atleatst 1 protein, a carb at dinner and a protein, and a carb and protein at both afternoon snacks.
My belly has been very satisfied, however my sugar is still a little high. I was put on a pill to control my diabetes, but in my opinion it’s not doing that great of a job, but they are not raising it yet.
Really…if you want someone to chat with email me. That’s my work email so I only answer during the day, not at night.
References :