Diet for diabetic pregnancy

                                 When a lady is pregnant and she develops Diabetes for the first time during her pregnancy its termed as Gestational Diabetes. It usually shows during pregnancy and leaves you after delivery.However if not detected and treated promptly it might cause great harm to your baby. In any kind of Diabetes whether you are pregnant or not , the first line of treatment is to follow a nutritious diet plan and regular exercise regimen...and also the diet plan should be formulated well so is to incorporate all the necessary nutrients required for a pregnant lady . The basic goal of diet control is

1.  To provide necessary nutrients for the growing baby and  the mother.
2. To control glucose level.
3. To prevent starvation Ketosis.

                             The idea is to have small, frequent meals and a lot of water. The diet should have 3 meals and 3 snacks. The food should be of high fiber and less sugar like whole grain bread , beans , fresh fruits and vegetables.all those junk foods , colas , chocolates and Candis are a big no no. as these can easily shoot up your sugar to a dangerously high level.Check food items which has added lots of extra sugar.and also watch out for those saturated fats like butter , whole milk , dairy and other animal fat.
                         But one thing always keep in mind is you can not stop intake of sugar all together as it is the absolutely necessary for energy to you and your growing baby. also fasting hypoglycemia is very common in pregnancy , more so if you are diabetic so always keep something in your bag in case you have attacks of hypoglycemia in between meal.


Here are few suggestions which you can follow

• Stay out of sugars,sweeteners and concentrated sweets.Do not have pies , pastries,cakes , cookies,jam , marmalade,soft drinks,table sugar,honey,and fruit juices with added sugar.Food containingsucrose,fructose,dextrose,honey,malasses,corn starch,corn syrup .
• Make sure to eat a very small but healthy brekfast,comprising of proteins.Do not drink juice or eat fruits and corns. Avoid eating pastas,rotis and paranthas.Instead opt for eggs,lentil broth,skinned chicken or brown bread spread with pea nut butter.
• Instead of eating large meals divide your meals into small portions and eat every 3 to 4 hours.Increase the intake of lean proteins and see that you include a rich protein source like meat(low fat),fish(skinned),eggs,cottage cheese,nuts,pea nut butter etc in each meal.
• Introduce high fibre and lots of green foods in your diet.Fresh and leafy vegetables,whole grain bread,cereals,pulses,beans and fresh should be consumed in large quantities.Ensure that you eat fruits only for lunch or dinner and do not have them for brekfast.
• Refrain from eating deep fried and fatty foods.Cooking oil should be sparingly used.possibly avoided.Instead of frying foods(even fish and meat),bake,boil or steam them.You can also eat barbequed meat and fish.Avoid meat with high fat content like pork.
• To reduce the intake of fat use only skim or low fat milk and dairy products.Thickcream,butter,cheese , mayonnaise,margarine and sour cream are to be replaced with low fat food and proteins.

Here is a meal plan:

Break Fast meal:   30 Gms of carbs

                                 Any amount of protein

                                    Moderate fat

Brunch Snack      :30 Gms of carbs

                                  Any amount of protein

                                     Moderate fat

Lunch Meal:           45 Gms of carbs

                                 Any amount of protein

                                    Moderate fat

Evening Snack       30 Gms of carbs

                                 Any amount of protein

                                    Moderate fat

Dinner:                     45 Gms of carbs

                                 Any amount of protein

                                    Moderate fat

Late Night Snack:  30 Gms of carbs

      If you eat more vegetables and proteins you might escape eating just a little bit more carbohydrate.Always remember to drink lots of water.

      Burn calories  by regularly going for slow walks.

Avoid stress and anxiety.

     Relax meditate and you can also try a prenatal yoga club.

So till we meet again stay healthy and live healthy,

                                 Any amount of protein

                                    Moderate fat