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Question: Hi
I am 28 week pregnant
I had a gdm screening test and it came to be 157
I usually do fasting test at home and it is usually in 97-98.
Can you please tell me what diet should i follow so that i can have healthy pregnancy
I am 28 week pregnant
I had a gdm screening test and it came to be 157
I usually do fasting test at home and it is usually in 97-98.
Can you please tell me what diet should i follow so that i can have healthy pregnancy
Brief Answer:
Whats the usual diet?
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
However I need a bit of information.
1. Fasting is 157? If so, how much is PP?
2. PP is 157? If so, how much is FBS?
3. Which trimester?
4. Any family history of diabetes?
5. What is your usual diet?
6. What is your height and weight?
Let me know the responses for further information.
Best of luck,
Dr Mittal
Whats the usual diet?
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
However I need a bit of information.
1. Fasting is 157? If so, how much is PP?
2. PP is 157? If so, how much is FBS?
3. Which trimester?
4. Any family history of diabetes?
5. What is your usual diet?
6. What is your height and weight?
Let me know the responses for further information.
Best of luck,
Dr Mittal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Doctor gave me glucose and after 2 hrs the reading was 157
Fasting is 98
I am in the end of second trimester
Father has diabetes
I generally have rice in lunch and roti in dinner. Usually bread or roti in breakfast
Generally veg sometime chicken in lunch/ dinner
Ht is 5ft 5 inch and wt 71 kg
Fasting is 98
I am in the end of second trimester
Father has diabetes
I generally have rice in lunch and roti in dinner. Usually bread or roti in breakfast
Generally veg sometime chicken in lunch/ dinner
Ht is 5ft 5 inch and wt 71 kg
Brief Answer:
suggestions
Detailed Answer:
Ok
So overall your fasting is good.
A diet of 2600 cals should suffice 2100 cals for you, 500 for baby).
You will need to frequently monitor the sugars.
I would suggest avoiding rice and bread.
They are both high glycemic foods and the sugars rise rapidly after them.
Take roti all 3 times during the pregnancy.
An average roti gives 350-500 cals.
So that allows you 5 to 7 rotis per day, with the vegetables.
Avoid non veg for the duration.
Lastly, do not avoid rice bread or non veg completely.
Reduce their frequency to one tenth of what you do now.
Avoid sugars and sugary food.
You might want to look up DASH DIET pattern.
It will give you a little more idea about ratio of portions of various components of food that you can take in a single diet.
DASH is usually meant for hypertensives- you just need to pick the proportions needed to be had.
I will forward you the link to my article on the same for free - http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/insights/DASH-Diet-Can-Be-a-Miracle-for-Hypertensives/301
Just copy paste it and you can read the article.
Recheck PP sugar in 10 days and inform me.
Best of luck,
Feel free to contact me for more information
Dr Saumya Mittal
suggestions
Detailed Answer:
Ok
So overall your fasting is good.
A diet of 2600 cals should suffice 2100 cals for you, 500 for baby).
You will need to frequently monitor the sugars.
I would suggest avoiding rice and bread.
They are both high glycemic foods and the sugars rise rapidly after them.
Take roti all 3 times during the pregnancy.
An average roti gives 350-500 cals.
So that allows you 5 to 7 rotis per day, with the vegetables.
Avoid non veg for the duration.
Lastly, do not avoid rice bread or non veg completely.
Reduce their frequency to one tenth of what you do now.
Avoid sugars and sugary food.
You might want to look up DASH DIET pattern.
It will give you a little more idea about ratio of portions of various components of food that you can take in a single diet.
DASH is usually meant for hypertensives- you just need to pick the proportions needed to be had.
I will forward you the link to my article on the same for free - http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/insights/DASH-Diet-Can-Be-a-Miracle-for-Hypertensives/301
Just copy paste it and you can read the article.
Recheck PP sugar in 10 days and inform me.
Best of luck,
Feel free to contact me for more information
Dr Saumya Mittal
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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