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Shopping List
Gestational Diabetes Shopping List Once diagnosed, it’s best to change your diet immediately and so the first thing most ladies want to do is create a shopping list for things they know will be better...
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Baby Showers
Gestational Diabetes and Baby Showers This post is for all those lucky ladies that are fortunate enough to be surrounded by some lovely family and friends who want throw them baby showers. Having never...
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Nuts, seeds, peanut butter
We’re nuts about nuts, seeds, peanut butter & nut butters! Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and nut butters are a great source of protein and natural fats. This means that they make for a great ‘GD food...
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Fat
High fat diet, cholesterol and heart disease Following our 8 golden rules dietary advice means incorporating high fat into the diet as fat helps slow down the release of glucose from carbs into the...
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Gestational diabetes desserts
With gestational diabetes desserts may be off the menu, or so you may have thought, but in this post I will share with you hints and tips on how you can still enjoy desserts and puddings that...
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Gestational diabetes snacks
To help keep blood sugar levels nice and stable, it’s advisable to incorporate gestational diabetes snacks between meals. This can help blood sugar levels from dropping too low, which means you can...
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Gestational diabetes meals
Gestational diabetes meals If you need help with ideas and inspiration for gestational diabetes meals, then hopefully this post should help you! Just because you have been diagnosed with gestational...
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Gestational diabetes lunch
Gestational diabetes lunch ideas Looking for some gestational diabetes lunch inspiration, then this post is for you! Whether it’s lunch on the run, a packed lunch or a cooked meal, you must plan ahead...
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Gestational diabetes breakfast
Breakfast – the worst meal of the day for most With gestational diabetes, breakfast is usually the hardest meal of the day to keep levels lowered and stabilised with. Due to natural raises in blood...
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Yogurts
The best yogurts for gestational diabetes (*updated for 2019) Yogurt can be a great and quick breakfast, snack or ‘dessert’ which can keep blood sugar levels lower and stabilised. However, yogurt can...
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Soup
It’s cold outside and you want something warm and filling. You know a salad just isn’t going to cut it, but you don’t want a large meal. What do most people fancy? Soup. Soup may may seem like a...
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Gestational diabetes party food
Gestational diabetes party food can be hard to try to figure out and may seem daunting or depressing. Party food and buffets can be a carb heavy event which can make selecting food quite tricky with...
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Protein supplements
Protein helps maintain good blood glucose levels and is a very important part of a good gestational diabetes diet, therefore many women look for protein supplements to add into the diet to increase...
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Best breads
The best breads for gestational diabetes, updated for 2020 Most of us love bread and with so many different types of bread on the market, what are the best breads for those trying to keep blood sugar...
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Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! Kung Hei Fat Choi! For 2021 Chinese New Year we are celebrating the year of the ox! New year vector created by pikisuperstar – www.freepik.com Guest post: written by Elizabeth...
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Takeaways
Many ladies still enjoy having takeaways with gestational diabetes and why not? As long as it’s not everyday then it’s one treat that you can adapt and still enjoy without causing high blood glucose...
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Ice cream
Ice cream, ice lollies, frozen yogurt, milkshakes & iced drinks Can we eat ice cream, ice lollies and frozen yogurt with gestational diabetes? Of course, we can, but we have to make mindful...
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Sweeteners in pregnancy
With gestational diabetes, we cannot process sugars as well as we normally would, leaving blood glucose levels too high and forcing the growing baby to increase insulin production to process the...
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Gestational Diabetes Christmas
The Ultimate Gestational Diabetes Christmas Guide Here’s your ultimate survival guide to a gestational diabetes Christmas! This post is dedicated to all our members that are looking at ways to stay on...
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Roast Dinner
A roast dinner is something that so many of us enjoy, but this seemingly healthy meal can easily become a carb overload resulting in high blood glucose levels. Many of us may be used to following...
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