Anonymous wrote:FYI just be glad the GD ends. Imagine having diabetes before, during and after. Tons of fun, I can tell you.

My son has T1D and he eats whatever he wants. We just dose for it. But he is hooked up to medical devices 24/7 to keep him alive. So, yeah, not a walk in the park.

I had a big slice of pizza today and am feeling so much guilt.

I hate this

What helped me get my fasting blood sugar under control (it's between 76-86 every morning and I'm at the end of 38 weeks...) are 1-2 babybel cheeses at night as a snack after dinner. It's been a game changer for me.

Also, I could have written this post! I actually was going to write something on this forum about how I was about to crack, because I ate my 3rd chicken salad in a row for dinner tonight and I wanted to both vomit and cry. I don't enjoy food anymore. I actually threw up the salmon my husband made last night. It definitely tasted funky (really glad my kids wouldn't touch it), but I think my body is also just starting to reject the same foods (chicken, cheese, steak, hamburger, greek yogurt, salmon, eggs). It's such a drain eating the same things psychologically and physically. I feel like I'm on the pregnancy version of Atkins or The Whole 30...And then like a PP wrote you add the weekly ultrasounds and NSTs and the constant anxiety around testing my blood sugar and it's just overwhelming.

My due date is 11 days away and I've been able to control my blood sugar through diet and exercise, but it's exhausting. I walk close to 2 hours a day and my carb indulgences are like 2 small Alden's organic ice cream bars, which I spread out between lunch and dinner and then like 1.5 apples spread out between breakfast and snacks and then the rest is protein and salad. I was skinny to begin with and I've only gained 28 pounds (7 less than with my two other pregnancies), so I'm trying to tell myself that the upside to this diet is that I'll have to lose less weight after I have the baby, but that honestly doesn't really matter to me at this point. Facing down these next 11 days feels really tough.

What's keeping me going: I asked my husband to order me a cake from my favorite bakery when I went into labor. The idea of stuffing my face with cake is the mental happy place that I try to go to right now when I feel depressed. I've also been curating a list (see below) of foods that I can eat after giving birth. I keep this list on my phone and look at it/add to it when I feel bad, which is all the time:

Nutella
Ice cream/gelato
Cookie butter
Cake with lots of frosting
Frosted animal crackers
Bagel with lox
Challah
Muffin with butter
Donuts

Anonymous wrote:I will say though that I learned that a quarter cup of ice cream on occasion did not cause problems for my BS. Also used to eat half of a fiber one bar.

Something similar helped me—a small scoop of vanilla ice cream in milk. A lazy person’s milkshake lite. Really made me feel better, and I’d take a walk after.

I hear you, OP. I’m in high time insulin for my fasting levels .
I’m so sick of it. I’ve already figured out which coffee shop and pastry I will be treating myself to. 38 weeks and counting here. Hope yours goes by fast .

FYI just be glad the GD ends. Imagine having diabetes before, during and after. Tons of fun, I can tell you.

If you are on insulin you just increase the dose to cover what you eat, otherwise stick to something lower carb. Sugar free jello with whip topping is low carb and sweet. You can buy "sugar free" candy but eating too much at one time can cause diarrhea. Also be careful of things labeled sugar free, check the carbs as carbs convert to sugar.

Poor you, it's honestly the worst ever. I was injecting insulin 4x a day during my second pregnancy. All of the extra monitoring and NSTs were so exhausting.... I'm an emotional eater in the best of times, so all of that extra stress while maintaining the diet and doing all the insulin was the WORST!

I had to be induced at 38 weeks because of my GD was wildly uncontrolled no matter what I did (and my baby was giant...nearly 9 lbs at 38 weeks!)....it was such a relief to be done! I had a giant bowl of pasta as soon as I got to the post-partum floor.

Sending good thoughts to you OP - so hard!

I had gestational diabetes with my last 2, am currently pregnant and have my test next week. Pretty sure I will have it again.

Keto desserts were my saving grace. Lots of websites with ideas.
An easy one was to blend up avocado, cocoa powder and a touch of sugar substitute. You can also add peanut or almond butter, or yogurt, or sugar-free protein powder.
I could eat a tub of this and not get a spike.

Basically any dessert with lots of fat and protein, and a sugar substitute will work.

Sorry you have to deal with that. You’re almost there! Can you chew the Oreos and spit them out or something?

I am not talking about half a fiber one bar. PBBBBBBT I want to FULL ON BINGE. I am SO TIRED of being careful. F this effing baby. GET OOOOUUUUUUUTTTTTTTT

Anonymous wrote:My endocrinologist was going to put me on insulin after the first time my blood sugar spiked. That scared me into not messing around, not once, during my pregnancy. I wanted nothing to do with meds. Not sure if you are there yet, but it seems like worth avoiding if you can.

I’ve been injecting myself with insulin nightly since the start of my second trimester. My meal numbers have always been fine. It’s my fasting number that’s been hard to control. So yeah, having any carbs at bedtime is an awful idea for me. I know this.

I will say though that I learned that a quarter cup of ice cream on occasion did not cause problems for my BS. Also used to eat half of a fiber one bar.

My endocrinologist was going to put me on insulin after the first time my blood sugar spiked. That scared me into not messing around, not once, during my pregnancy. I wanted nothing to do with meds. Not sure if you are there yet, but it seems like worth avoiding if you can.

I’ve been doing the gestational diabetes diet for over 26 weeks now. I am almost done. But GAWD do I want to dig into a package of Double Stuf Oreos tonight. How bad could it be? Remind me, please! I want to EAT ALL THE THINGS. I’m soooooo close to driving to the grocery store.