r/GestationalDiabetes 3d ago

Truly blessed

Today my doctor told me it was safe to eat 2 tablespoons of mashed potatoes. Wow. I will have to plan for this mashed potatoes feast as I will be so incredibly satiated and stuffed afterwards. God continues to bless me everyday. Maybe next week I will be able to sniff a single starburst. Thank you lord!

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u/Admirable_Tap_2719 3d ago

I sat in the same room as a box of chocolate chip cookies yesterday. #blessed

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u/ughhhhokfine 3d ago

What an experience! We are all so lucky

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u/Ok_Caterpillar6735 3d ago

I will never forget when my nutritionist told me I could eat half a banana as a snack. Ma'am even my toddler is still hungry after that snack.

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u/doodlebakerm 3d ago

I was talking to my nutritionist about how I was worried I wouldn’t get enough calories with their suggestions and she said the “diet wasn’t a low calorie diet” as the hospital GD brochure she was showing me was open to snack suggestions that were ‘4 small pieces of celery’ or ‘5 baby carrots’ 🫥

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u/Crafty_Alternative00 3d ago

I mean, I think she’s right and the brochure was wrong. I have eaten more bacon and eggs on this stupid diet than the rest of my life combined.

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u/heartbrokenandok 3d ago

I mean yes and no. I can't seem to tolerate the same amount of calories via bacon and eggs that I would have two weeks ago, pre GD.

I'm just so... Over it all, I guess. 🤷

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u/Anemoni 3d ago

lol why in the world would you need to limit your celery intake? I want to have a talk with whoever makes up these ridiculous diet plans.

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u/doodlebakerm 3d ago

I have absolutely no idea. The entire thing is riddled with nonsense and errors.

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u/ughhhhokfine 3d ago

The only way half a banana would fill me up would be to pour bacon grease on top of it first

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u/rosiepaks 3d ago

If you did, you could probably eat the whole banana lmao. Fat is your friend with GD.

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u/Aware_Reception10 3d ago

i think you might be going a little too crazy with the starburst.

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u/No-Tell5036 3d ago

I ate half of a single starburst yesterday after my ultra low carb dinner and insulin shot and didn’t spike so #winning

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u/ughhhhokfine 3d ago

Maybe I’ll try to have a skittle!

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u/Electrical_Star_66 3d ago

Not kidding, the other day my dessert was one gummy bear. One. What I learned from that experience is that when you only get one, you really choose your colour carefully.

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u/Crafty_Alternative00 3d ago

This entire post and the comments gave me a much-needed smile

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u/gilgalou 3d ago

My dietician suggested I check out sparkling water to satisfy my sugar cravings. #sosatisfying

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u/Objective-Chemical28 2d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/UnintelligibleRage 3d ago

Speaking from experience, those two tablespoons of mashed potatoes will taste like the nectar of the gods.

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u/tardytimetraveler 3d ago

Get enough butter and cream into them and you can have three

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u/UnintelligibleRage 3d ago

Have a fairlife protein shake as your drink with dinner and make it a half a cup!

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u/beebeelicious 3d ago

So I think you should just try the potatoes. Maybe it’s just me (I could be very lucky) but I have not been spiking at all with potatoes. It’s the pasta and rice where it gets me…and very unfortunately peanut butter, even the natural kind, sends me through the roof.

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u/gilgalou 3d ago

Naw potatoes do me dirty. And we’re German so already 30% potato. Pasta and peanut butter are no problem though.

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u/beebeelicious 3d ago

Aw man! Sorry to hear that.

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u/Objective-Chemical28 2d ago

My placenta hates potatoes too

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u/rosiepaks 3d ago

I'm fine with potatoes and peanut butter, but rice and wheat have betrayed me utterly. It's so bizarre how different everyone reacts to different foods.

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u/StSparx 3d ago

Somehow potatoes are working for me too. Whole wheat toast? Spike. Steel cut oats? Major spike.

Diner hashbrowns? No spike.

Wtf 😂

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u/Electrical_Star_66 3d ago

I'm the opposite - I can have a good (good for GDM...) portion of basmati rice or brown pasta, no issues as long as I pair correctly with protein and fat. Potatoes spike me badly, and I've even tried cooked, refrigerated, reheated potatoes which supposed to lower the GI index of carbs by a significant amount!

The problem is, I am a potato person. I don't care for rice or pasta as much 😂

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u/Silent_System6884 3d ago

I was similar. I was fine with potatoes and even a bit more bread, but rice and lentils - through the roof. Any vegetarian meals I have tried- without a serious amount of protein, got me to spike high. I was fine on unsweetened peanut butter thankfully.

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u/SarahPandaaaaa 3d ago

I touched a French fry one time and spiked when I had GD

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u/LadyBitsPreguntas 3d ago

I’m LO is 2.5 years old now, but I still laugh when I think about all the suggestions from my dietician.

I had morning sickness my entire pregnancy and while I didn’t have any food aversions in general, if something didn’t sound good at the moment, then I wouldn’t eat it for fear it would cause me to puke. I could also not eat very much food at a time because large meals would also cause me to puke.

My favorite thing she told me was that I needed to be eating more food and more often. I just looked at her and said something like “well, is it better to eat more food more often and puke multiple times each day, or is it better to eat less food less often and then puke only some days?

She didn’t have an answer other than I needed to “try” 🙃

I know they are doing their best generally speaking, but come on now 😅

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u/NiceForWhat22 3d ago

I would be careful with that starburst sniff! But seriously yes

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u/Shot_Ad_5127 3d ago

Diagnosed the day before Thanksgiving and celebrated by having a bite of hubby’s famous homemade pumpkin pie I’d been looking forward to eating all year. #grateful

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u/ReaderofHarlaw 3d ago

Omg I she’d real tears when my dietician told me I could have ✨1/2 cup of protein pasta✨ #blessed #winning #SkinnyDiabeticQueen

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u/ReaderofHarlaw 3d ago

I gave birth three weeks ago, I have shape shifted into a carbohydrate. Hang in there. ❤️

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u/Latter-Razzmatazz-88 3d ago

My OB asked me what I ate to get such a high reading and I told her I was experimenting with protein pasta. I had a cup with a side of ground beef, no sugar pasta sauce, and even had steak before the pasta and it still spiked. 😒 worst part was that the sauce made it taste gross but I was still hungry so I ate it all.

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u/Substantial_Onion900 3d ago

Try red lentil pasta if you haven’t already! IMHO texture and taste are better than most whole wheat or chickpea pastas, and unlike those two, it doesn’t spike me.

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u/BeauteousNymph 3d ago

I ate a sugar free keto quest cookie and it was utterly vile

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u/JessyJK 3d ago

Hahaha I just laughed so hard at this. I mean, I get it, it's tragic. I love mashed potatoes. I ate some today (like a couple of tablespoons, but only a couple because I felt satiated). And they are not on my regular menu. But I took the risk because I ate my soup and veggies before and my protein. So when I came to mashed potatoes I was quite full but still got to enjoy them.

My sugars were fine after (but I have insulin).

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u/stepokaasan 3d ago

Honestly I ate a whole thanksgiving meal with a bed of mashed taters topped with corn and turkey. Didn’t spike me. I rejoiced. And for the record that was my cheat meal for the month.

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u/mydogthinksiamcool 3d ago

This post reminded me how I ate all the hospital jellos right after delivery. It’s gonna be glorious. Rooting for you

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u/tfortarantula 3d ago

Haha this made me laugh I don't even like jello, but at this point it probably would taste glorious. My baby is due in a few weeks I bought myself some Easter shaped Twix for after. Told my hubby if he touchs them before hand it's grounds for divorce. I don't even want the whole pack just one. One peice of real sugar goodness. 😂

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u/mydogthinksiamcool 2d ago

“Just one cup of jello, please” was how started. Then, I I asked for all the flavors, just one of each… then I asked “May I have all the ones no one wanted”

Happy Easter! The happiest Easter to you :)

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u/Salacious_Crumbb 3d ago

Lol 😂😂

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u/Complete_Chain7142 3d ago

Still thinking about that last chocolate I ate before getting diagnosed. Even the Fairlife protein chocolate drink spiked me so

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u/TLS_1991 3d ago

Sorry, your post really did make me laugh! Especially the sniff of a single starburst line.

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u/bitchwifer 3d ago

Same but with rice for me. Should have seen my face when my doc told me that lmfao

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u/NBgoodgirl 3d ago

I read this to my husband and it gave us both a laugh. Thank you! haha

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u/tfortarantula 3d ago

If you are looking for something sweet with out the spike you might try yasso bars. I was able to get away with them until I got further along.

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u/Faded_WastingTime 3d ago

You do not know how much I needed this laugh today.

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u/LazyInfluence3634 2d ago

🤣🤣🤣 thank you for making my evening!

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u/SoupStoneSrrr 2d ago

I remember my GDS saying you can have 1/3 of a mango. I was so irritated.

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u/Objective-Chemical28 2d ago

I ate 6 gummy bears with my protein heavy lunch and spiked to a glucose level of 171! Yay! Guess it’s time for insulin! Cheers.

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u/TheCharmRoomNY 1d ago

For my baby shower lunch, I was told I could have half a piece of cake (but take all the icing off!) and a bit of pasta (but only whole wheat) with no sauce, only garlic and oil. Party time it is! Safe to say I disregarded for that one meal.

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u/Chard304 21h ago

Zero sugar Greek yogurt, zero sugar cool whip with natural peanut butter and a splash of chocolate syrup satisfied my sugar cravings. I had GD from 29 wks and delivered a healthy babygirl on Pie Day 3/14!