What Are the Treatments for Gestational Diabetes?
If you have gestational diabetes, it’s best if you consult a registered dietitian to help you design a reasonable diet plan — one that will address the gestational diabetes but still provide your growing baby with sufficient calories and nutrients. In addition to adjusting your diet, reasonable exercise (approved by your health care provider) four to five times a week also helps the body use insulin more efficiently, which helps control blood sugar levels. Your dietitian will recommend the number of total daily calories appropriate for a woman your height and weight. About 2,200 to 2,500 calories per day is usually recommended for women of average weight. Overweight women may be asked to stick to diets of about 1,800 calories per day. Your dietitian will teach you how to balance your diet, probably suggesting that about 10% to 20% of your calories come from protein sources (meats, cheeses, eggs, seafood, and legumes); less than 30% of your calories come from fats (with less than 10% o
