Sugar Control in Gestational Diabetes

A gestational diabetes diagnosis does not have to make you forget to enjoy the blissful phase of pregnancy. The condition is certainly a serious one but it is not something that cannot be effectively managed with adequate care. A number of women have had smooth pregnancies and delivered perfectly healthy babies as well with gestational diabetes.

The important thing to remember before you embark on the gestational diabetes ride is to understand that this condition is nobody’s fault. Sugar control is the most important part about gestational diabetes management. With some easy and helpful steps, the sugar levels in pregnancy can be controlled smoothly without it being too stressful.

Let’s take a look at some pointers for keeping sugar levels in check;

• Keeping a daily journal of your meals and sugar levels can help a lot in controlling and understanding how certain foods affect the levels. This has to be an accurate record as it can also be of help to the doctor to make any modifications to the gestational diabetes treatment plan going forward. Adhere to following this regularly as it is not just your health but also the baby’s health that is at stake here. As the pregnancy progresses there will be a need to adjust certain foods periodically and gestational diabetes also becomes harder to control in late pregnancy.

• To a great extent you can take completed control of the gestational diabetes condition through diet and lifestyle modifications. Choose the foods you eat wisely and rope in a dietician to design a meal plan that can see to it that every single meal is well balanced and that carbs are evenly distributed throughout the day. This can help avoid the sudden blood sugar spikes

• Staying fit and active is another tip in order to keep a check on the sugar levels. It is important to find easy ways to exercise or work-out throughout the pregnancy. The doctor can be consulted with regard to the best exercises that could work for your specific condition. Exercise increases insulin sensitivity making the body process blood sugar more efficiently.

• One of the main causes of high blood sugar during pregnancy is insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is when the body cannot respond to the insulin it makes. When the diet is full of carbohydrates then the body overreacts by making a lot of insulin as a lot of sugar is coming in. To bring down blood sugar levels, it is smart to know the difference between fast carbohydrates and slow carbohydrates. Fast carbs show up in the bloodstream in less than 15 minutes and slow carbs show up as blood sugar in the bloodstream in 30 minutes or longer. This gives the body more time to react with insulin response.

• Stay away from processed food loaded with artificial food additives and environmental toxins, such as pesticides, growth hormones, antibiotic that further interfere with the body’s imbalanced hormone system due to pregnancy hormones. Gestational diabetes is in fact a form of hormonal imbalance.

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