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[quote=Anonymous]I had it with my second pregnancy (may have it with my third - too early to tell). I’m thin and active, so it was a surprise. I was able to manage with diet and exercise. What I did:

1. Test your blood sugar as directed
2. Find a food you can eat before bed to keep your fasting blood sugar in a good range (for me it was cheese)
3. Combined protein and carbs and are a lot of protein
4. Walked for at least 20 minutes after each meal
5. Walked for 80 minutes “just as exercise” in addition to # 4
6. Didn’t eat sugar or sweets that had more than 15g of carbs (so like one little ice cream sandwich) 
7. Drank as much water as I could 
8. Tried not to stress 
9. Tried to get as much sleep as possible
10. Accept that it really sucks

I found GD to be very stressful (I was scared about my blood sugar being high all the time) and I struggled with getting bored with foods that “worked” because I ate them all the time. The only upside is that it’s usually only 12 weeks of living with it and it’s impossible to gain a ton of weight.

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