Gestational diabetes diet....

I was literally diagnosed not even a week ago. I’m frustrated because the only way to keep my numbers decent is to eat salad and drink water. I’ve gained 20lbs this pregnancy and I’m almost 8 months. I was large before pregnancy but I was in the process of loosing weight actually down 50lbs at the beginning before a car accident and a miscarriage. Diabetes runs in my family and I don’t want to go to the dr to be questioned again after being required to attend a diabetes class. There’s no moderation like the meal plans they give you it just does t work the same for everyone.. it’s too expensive to cook spectate meals for my boyfriend and I. He works all day in the heat the last think I want to feed him is a plain salad but there is no way I could eat what he enjoys.. I’m just really struggling and ready for this to be over.