Gestational Diabetes?

Question

Does eating sugar cause this. I have a test in a couple weeks, should I be cutting out sugar while pregnancy to prevent GD? Or is it just having a healthy diet?

Answer

Some women just develop gestational diabetes. It isn't always attributed to overeating and sugar as everyone thinks. Just like type 1 diabetes, which is autoimmune. Eat healthy and get the necessary nutrition for a healthy pregnancy. You could develop gestational diabetes and you could not. It honestly is a gamble.

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Stay away from carbs and sugar if you're worried... Protein always and lean fats and carbs like veggies and rice

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Eating sugar and carbs does not cause gestational diabetes,the cause is how your body processes sugar. If you have GD then you have to watch sugar and carb intake. But you can eat as unhealthy as you want and not end up with gestational diabetes.

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When I was pregnant I craved protein and ate a ton of it. And stayed away from carbs. That is pretty much exactly the diet they would give you for gestational diabetes.

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Eating sugar won't necessarily cause it any more than it will cause normal diabetes,  but being overweight can contribute to developing it..often it's genetic too.
A normal, healthy pancreas will do what it is supposed to with sugar. That said, it's just healthier to eat less sugars and get your calories from the good stuff.

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The main thing they have you watch out for is carbs and yes sugars. There is a gestational diet which has you counting your carbs. Hope that helps some.

Gestational Diabetes?

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