Did anyone pass their gestational diabetes test with a bad diet?

Question

Before I got pregnant I was extremely healthy. I ate very clean and exercised daily. Once I got pregnant and the morning sickness hit, that went out the window. I stopped exercising and started eating like crap. Basically anything I could keep down I would eat, which was usually fast food and other junk foods. As I got into seconds trimester and started to feel better I was able to start eating somewhat clean again and have had a much better diet but I still have a major sweet tooth and have been giving into cravings a lot. I just recently started back exercising too. I also feel like my bump is HUGE so I’m worried I have GD and the baby is big. I’m 26 weeks pregnant and worried about failing the gestational diabetes test. 
Anyone else have a similar situation and pass it?

Answer

You either have it or you don’t what you eat doesn’t really matter. Your body either makes enough insulin or it doesn’t. I wouldn’t stress about it. If you do have GD you just need to start limiting carbs. But for now take a step back and relax, just try and sub in more healthier items and drink lots of water.’

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You can eat healthy your whole pregnancy and still develop Gd. It makes no difference. Yes being over weight before the pregnancy increases your chances but it’s really the work of the placenta releasing all those hormones, which you have no control over. GD is really just a sudden hormonal glucose intolerance due to pregnancy. I had my a1c checked after being diagnosed ( takes the average of your blood sugar for the last three months) I was at a 4.2, no where near diabetic or pre diabetic . My body just knew how to handle the sugar I consumed and then suddenly it didn’t due to the increased hormones being released by the placenta.

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From my understanding it’s more caused by your placenta (I have GD) but diet will reduce the risk. It’s not as horrible as people think you can still eat quite a lot of food and the occasional sweet treat however testing 4 times a day does suck. Also about the baby being bigger I think it’s a common misconception that people with GD automatically have bigger babies. You would get more scans and monitoring if you have GD so they will keep an eye on the weight of baby but me for example she’s smack bang on the average line. The complications of GD so the bigger babies, increased risk of complications etc. Happens if you leave it unmanaged and keep allowing your blood sugar to rocket. Your bump also doesn’t really mean you will have a big baby that could just be the way baby is lying or how you carry babies :) x

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🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ I crave sweets!! Passed my test

Did anyone pass their gestational diabetes test with a bad diet?

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