Gestational Diabetes Recipes

Gestational diabetes:
Diabetes occurs when the body is no longer able to produce sufficient quantities of insulin.

Gestational diabetes is often an invisible disease because its symptoms are difficult to identify.

It affects a large proportion of women and can have serious consequences.One of the best way to manage this complication is to follow balanced gestational diabetes recipes.

Gestational diabetes symptoms:

Gestational diabetes does not cause any physical symptoms, but it can be detected by measuring the glucose. This is why pregnant women generally are screened for gestational diabetes between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy.

Blood glucose (blood sugar) is regulated by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin allows sugar to leave the blood to enter the muscles and cells, which then lowers blood sugar. When the effect of insulin is insufficient, the blood sugar rises.

During pregnancy, other hormones, which have the effect of reducing the efficacy of insulin are produced. If the pancreas of the mother is unable to produce enough insulin to compensate for this increased need, blood glucose is too high.

Gestational diabetes diet: 

All pregnant women should ideally receive nutritional advice to their nutrient and gestational diabetes recipes requirements for pregnancy. However, when the gestational diabetes develops, it is essential to have a follow up with a nutritionist.

A healthy diet will meet your nutritional needs and those of your baby, in addition to promoting a weight gain sufficient health and optimal blood glucose control.

Gestational diabetes recipes

Gestational diabetes menu 1:

MORNING:

• Tea,
• 1bol milk,
• 60g or 40g wholemeal cereals SpecialK.

Wait 4 hours for the next meal.

NOON:

• Crudity with 1tbs maximum oil.
• Vegetables will be 200 g of starch as 8c.
• 100g of protein.
• 1 dairy.
• 1fruit.

SNACK:

• 30g or 20g cereal bread.
• 1 dairy.

NIGHT:

• Crudity.
• Vegetables.
• 100g protein.
• 1 dairy.
• 1fruit!

Gestational diabetes menu 2:

BREAKFAST:

• Drink without sugar.
• 1 sugarless milk product (up to 10% sugar).
• 60g of bread.
• 10g of butter.

SNACK 10H:

• 1 serving of fruit.

LUNCH AND DINNER:

• Meat / fish / egg (1 serving: about 100g).
• Vegetables (unlimited).
• Starches / bread.
• 1 dairy product without sugar.

SNACK 16H:

• 1 serving of fruit + 1 dairy sugar.

Gestational diabetes menu 3: 

MORNING:

• Hot drink without sugar.
• 40g of cereal or 3 swedish breads.
• Butter.

SNACK:

• 1 yogurt.
• 1 fruit.

LUNCH:

• Chicken / fish / meat or cheese 50g.
• Green vegetables.
• 6CS starchy or 50g of bread.

SNACK

• 50g cheese  + 50g bread OR 1 yogurt + 1 fruit.

EVENING:

• Chicken / fish / meat or 50g cheese.
• Greens vegetables.
• 6CS starchy or 50g of bread.