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Healthy Diet During Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes Diet
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that initiates during pregnancy. Eating a balanced, healthy diet can only help one to manage gestational diabetes.

For a balanced diet, one needs to Eat a variety of healthy foods.

In general, one should eat:

One should prefer plenty of whole fruits and vegetables
One should prefer moderate amounts of lean proteins and healthy fats
One should prefer moderate amounts of whole grains, such as bread, cereal, pasta, and rice, plus starchy vegetables, such as corn and peas
One should consume fewer foods that have a lot of sugar, such as soft drinks, fruit juices, and pastries
One should eat three small- to moderate-sized meals and one or more snacks each day. One should keep the quantity and types of food (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) almost the same from day to day. This can help one to keep blood sugar stable.

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  1. Thank you for the information you shared, flypped. We appreciate you sharing to help others. It's always important to discuss management of diabetes with a doctor, different people may have other complications that need to be accounted for as well. Do you have personal experience with gestational diabetes?

    -Samuel, Type2diabetes.com community moderator

    1. great information and thank you so much for sharing. It's much appreciated!

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