What is a suitable low GI diet for pregnancy and why might I need to use one?
Unfortunately, gestational diabetes (GD) is very common, especially amongst ladies who have immunology treatment because 1) they tend to have risk factors for GD – being over 35, having PCOS, being overweight, having a history of diabetes in the family 2) they tend to have corticosteroid and/or intralipid treatment in pregnancy both of which may increase your chances of developing GD High blood sugar levels during pregnancy increase the risk of miscarriage and stillbirth, so you may want to take every precaution you can to keep your sugar levels stable from as soon as you get pregnant, although most commonly, gestational diabetes tends not to kick in until pregnancy hormones and weight gain get very high e.g., from 18 weeks of pregnancy onwards. You can find a lot of information on the glycaemic index/glycaemic load of different foods on the internet to help you find low GI/GL foods but the type of strict diet you may find works to keep your blood sugars stable may look something like
