I've been having nausea for the past few weeks that's relieved somewhat by hard candy. I feel like I pretty much constantly have candy in my mouth. I know it's not particulary healthy, but I do make sure the baby still gets proper nutrients throughout the day. But can having too much candy during pregnancy cause gestational diabetes?
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I was pregnant during the holidays last year (Christmas was a killer in our office). Ate a ton of sweets.. like, out of control, all I wanted to eat were baked goods and Moose Munch. I failed my first GD blood test. Was retested and passed.
Phew.
So too answer your question. In my case, eating too many sweets didn't cause GD. -
i don't think i've tested for it yet, but gosh i hope not because like you, i need to suck on candy, chew on gum or something. especially if i ate something with an aftertaste (i get nauseous if i have an aftertaste). first trimester, i needed sucking candy to get through my m/s.
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i didn't eat candy. gosh i barely could eat anything but i still ended up with gd. my docs were even surprised thinking the first test i failed was a fluke. nope, i had it.
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Perhaps you can switch to a sugar-free candy, even if just once in a while? That could help keep your sugar low. I'm diabetic and I've found sugar-free toffees, life-savers, and other things to suck on.
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I've heard so many stories like @duetletterpress where people who don't eat very much sugar still get it and people who do eat a lot of sugar don't. It seems to me like it's kind of random? I eat a lot of candy, too. I hope I don't get it...
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I ate quite a bit of candy for several days in my 1st trimester because that was the only way to survive but then I got to a point where even the candy made me feel like throwing up and I stopped eating it. I think if you can find an alternative to candy thats great but Like pp I sthink you could still get GD whether you eat lots of candy or not
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