Gestational diabetes diet

Gestational diabetes can be reversed by a well balanced and structured diet.  Symptoms of gestational diabetes can reverse, thus enabling  you then to enjoy a very healthy delivery to your new child. Women who are diabetes free, is where gestational diabetes starts to develop, anywhere around the 24/28 week mark of their pregnancies. In most cases gestational diabetes can be easily controlled, just like with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Gestational diabetes can actually be completely reversed in many of the cases, just by implying a diet especially for gestational diabetes, with some daily exercise.  Do you know what causes diabetes mellitus?

Sedentary living and very poor dieting are the cause of diabetes mellitus.

Symptoms of gestational diabetes can often go undetected, or to be considered unusual given that the person is pregnant. Symptoms can include having to urinate many more times a day and being very thirsty. This is considered a natural part of pregnancy to many women,  and just pushed to one side. If  however the thirst is a result of raised blood-glucose levels, then the baby that is developing is put at a high risk if the symptoms are not controlled asap.

Excess glucose in your bloodstream passes through the placental wall and enters into your developing baby.

To much glucose can cause macrosomia (also known as fat baby syndrome). A number of health issues are caused by macrosomia, some of which include:

1 Delivery problems, this being due to the baby being very large.

2 The child being prone to becoming over weight or even obese.

3 A metabolism that is much slower then normal.

The Diet

The diet is the same for gestational diabetes as it is for a  Type 2 diabetes diet. The diet should be set as the following.

1 Only use the leanest cuts of meat whilst making sure that all of the excess fat has been trimmed;

2 Avoid alcohol;

3 Stay well clear of those nasty saturated fats;

4 Non-fat or low-fat dairy products only;

5 Trans fats are also a big No No;

6 Try to avoid processed foods or take away foods;

7 Plenty of fresh water should be drunk daily;

8 Avoid high-sugar foods;

9 Plenty of vegetables, fruits, legumes and grains are a must for the diet;

10 High-sodium foods must be avoided to;

11 Stay clear of microwavable meals;

12 Eat around 5 or 5 smaller meals everyday, rather then 2 large meals. Also keep to a steady routine for meal times making sure that you eat your meals the same time every day.

Also as well as planning and putting your healthy gestational diabetes diet into place, you should also be doing the following:

1 Make sure you exercise for 30 or so minutes each and every day to get your heart pumping;

2 Make sure you regularly check your blood sugar levels with a glucose monitor;

3 Go and speak to your family doctor and ask them to run blood work, this will then determine if you definitely have gestational diabetes;

4 Try to relax, meditation, Pilate’s and yoga are all good forms of relaxation. The less stressed you are the better.

5 Try to resist the cravings for those snacks that you may crave for. We all know that pregnant women crave for foods such as Ice cream and cakes. Sadly these are now a No No…!

By following this gestational diabetes diet, daily exercise and keeping your stress levels down buy taking up yoga, Pilate’s or simply meditating you will ensure that your pregnancy will be trouble free. Also by sticking to the diet your baby will get off to a much healthier start to life.

So what are you waiting for, start toady!