I was just diagnosed, almost in my 7th month.
For bloodwork I went to Quest on 57th st in NYC, Very nice people, open early and open on Saturdays.
The first day I did my regular eating like the nutritionist said and numbers were always high.
The 2nd day I cut out the carbs and numbers were fine but my ketones were not.
So, I've been incorporating small amount of good carbs w/each meal. Small like in 1/4 cup of pasta or rice. I also get my pasta or rice from the health food store. Look for low carbs and low sugars or no sugars.
dlife.com is a great site for recipes.
breakfast-egg beaters w/cheese and 1 piece of ziekel bread
snack-ryiel cracker w/string cheese or string cheese and 1/2 green apple
lunch-protein, 1/4 cup of carb and veggies
dinner is about the same as lunch
sometimes I don't have a snack after dinner. Depends on if I'm hungry.
Numbers for the past 4 days have been outstanding.
No cereal or fruit for breakfast.
Drink plenty of water. No juices.
I'm still learning what I can and can't have together.
I did loose a few pounds within a few days but for me that is to be expected when cutting down on carbs.
Plus, I am a larger sized mom.;-)))
Most people on my gdiapers site said that they either lost a few pounds or stayed the same once they found out they had GD. All had healthy sized babies.
I never had any symptons, never overeat during these past 7 months, never ate sweets,...It's been pretty uneventful. Never sick nor tired, so getting GD I was like, WHAT? To date I've gained 13 pounds.
But, I'm really watching what I eat, journaling my food intake and testing my blood very often (first thing in morning, 1 hr after every meal including snack and before I go to bed) because I do not want to use insulin.
The pill that they have out I asked my dr about and she said it was fine.
If you do have it, get past the first few days and it will be the norm!
check out dlife.com for recipes.
J.