Am I mean?

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My friend is pregnant at the same time as me. She keeps sending all the sweet foods she has been craving. Obviously having GD I can not have any of it. I finally got fed up and told her to stop. Cause I can not satisfy any of my cravings at all! It’s so hard. Am I wrong for saying that to her?

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Unpopular opinion here:
Tell her to stop. You can try being nice about it, but if you have to be firm, be firm. 
I had GD as well. Extreme GD. Like basically NO carbs GD. 
All I was craving was a slice of cake. Because I couldn’t have ANYTHING while pregnant. 
Now, my husband was sweet enough to go through my diet change with me. But let me tell you if someone texted me pictures of carbs everyday I would have broken them. 
It’s not a fun thing to go through, but I’d do it all over again for my son, but that doesn’t mean others need to make it harder for you. You are literally having to control yourself for your unborn child’s health. So no, you don’t need someone acting like that right now.

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Good for you for speaking up!

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No you’re not mean for doing that. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes also and it’s hard for me to stay away from sugar without anybody showing me sugary foods. So I know how it feels to stay strong and not eat the sugar foods.

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Totally unrelated, but I have 3 kids, 4th is due any day. My one friend has had one and is a year old and she sends me stuff all time about how to care for a baby. It’s annoying, but I’ve never told her to stop even though it drives me insane. She’s just excited and since my husband died I feel she thinks she’s “helping”.
If anything you could always play it off on hormones and just tell her it’s more of a tease for you to see those things that you can’t have. Bc GD is a huge deal and she may know the dangers of it.

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As long as you were nice about asking her to stop. I don’t see a problem. Most likely she not thinking that you can’t have any of the food she is showing you.

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I would have politely asked her to stop too. It’s super annoying to see all the posts on here about everyone’s cravings, how shitty their eating or how much soda there drinking in a day. Especially when they say they can’t help but if they didn’t have a choice like we do then they would change their diets.

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Kinda rude. It’s not her fault, and she probably just wants to share this experience with you since you all are friends. I mean, I see your point, but it isn’t her fault. I’ve had GD with all 4 of my kiddos, so I get the struggle, but it isn’t anybodies fault.

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They make low carb ice cream ! One is called rebel and also protein shakes! Quest makes a salted caramel one that is SO GOOD! I don’t have GD but my best friend does and my husband does a low carb diet so I know a good bit and ive been giving her some tips and tricks as well. But I also talk to her about my cravings and sometimes they are sweets, we’re all hormonal and excited about our pregnancies is all☺️

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I would have asked her to stop too, you don’t need the reminder

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