Gestational Diabetes: My Story

I'm a mother of three -- and other than the morning sickness, I loved being pregnant. I loved feeling the wonder of the little life inside me grow, I loved the fact that I was being blessed with a child, and yes, I loved to eat! I always tried to eat healthy, but having a cupcake or ice cream or brownie, or eating the rest of my husband's breakfast without any major guilt was something I definitely loved about being pregnant.

Now I'm pregnant with my fourth child, and while I am still thrilled with the little life growing inside of me, the eating part has to change since I've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I never hopped on the low carb diet bandwagon and was still an old school calorie counter. So changing the way I eat to keep my baby healthy is a struggle - one I'm sure any cookie-loving soon-to-be mama that has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes feels just as keenly.

This blog will document my meals and snacks as sample diets for gestational diabetes as I try to follow the recommendations for gestational diabetes meal plans according to the International Diabetes Center recommendations. Although I have always been interested in nutrition, please keep in mind I am not a nurse or dietician.

These meals and snacks will simply list the foods along with amounts, number of carbs, and carb choices. I hope they will give you some ideas for meals and snacks to keep you and you're little one full and healthy until delivery.

Also - please keep in mind that these are sample diets for gestational diabetes and may not be right for you. Since I am on the petite side, I may not use the total number of carb options for snacks or meals from the general guidelines. You may need more (or less) than these sample meals list.