Gestational Diabetes Diet

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Gestational diabetes diet and how to manage it? If your body does not produce insulin in large quantities to process blood sugars in the body during pregnancy, then you can have gestational diabetes. Your doctor will advise you to diet to manage your diet and not reduce it. This special diet must be monitored by an obstetrician and nutritionist. Diabetes during pregnancy can be causes obesity in children.

Gestational Diabetes Diet Rules

The following provisions for gestational diabetes diet:

1. The need for calories will be calculated based on gestational age, weight and height, activity, body temperature, metabolic disorders, the amount and composition of carbohydrates, protein and fat needed by the body. It is adapted to the body's ability to use it.
2. Avoid starvation conditions to prevent the sugar levels in the body decreases dramatically because these conditions are at particular risk of hypoglycemia (decrease in blood sugar levels drastically) which is characterized by weakness, sweating and fainting.
3. Eat every 3 hours (Total 6 meals a day).  3 main meals and 3 times a snack.
4. Consuming large amounts of fiber, especially soluble fiber such as pectin water (found in apples), nuts and seeds are not fried.
5. Reduce sugary foods and eat or drink that use artificial sweeteners.
6. Reduce consumption of flour, milk and margarine because your body fat excess blood.
7. Eat foods with carbohydrate composition to 60-70 %, 10-15 % protein and 20-25 % fat of total calories a day.
8. Foods with 70-75 % carbohydrate composition can still give good results and still be in tolerance. Total cholesterol content suggested less than 300 mg/day and the amount of fiber 25 grams/day.
9. To control blood sugar can be given insulin

Gestational diabetes is a condition that should be taken seriously. Therefore, consult your doctor and dietitian to control your blood sugar so your condition during pregnancy will be fine.