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the 2.5 months will fly by! praying for a healthy you and baby!

@mrs.wagon @andrea: Buttbuddies fo life! Wait, what's a buttbuddy? haha

I know! Our pregnancies are SUPER similar. I'm sure we'll be keeping in touch through our entire pregnancy ordeal + raising a girl! AUGH! haha

I wrote a novel about foods on your other post, but here are a few more ideas:

Clementines (tangerines) are a good snack. Find a low sodium soy sauce and you can make stir-fries at home. Also, they make sugar free oreos! They aren't as amazing as other sf foods, but they help. They now make a sugar free cake mix and sugar free frosting. If you like sweets, this could be a good thing, but check portion sizes! You can do baked potatoes and top them with chicken, beef, shrimp etc for your protein and cheese for the milk serving, just make sure that the potato isn't gigantic or you'll get too much starch. Avoid canned fruits and juices if possible; they contain a ton of sugar. If there's a good farmer's market near you, try to stock up on fresh produce. I used to mix cooked ground turkey with cottage cheese (not sure why), but it tasted pretty good and combined tastes and textures, which was a plus to me. I'll add more if I can think of it.
Word of advice: avoid too many sugar alcohols (found in SF foods to replace sugar) because they have a laxative effect!
Oh! Also, rotate which fingers you test on and you'll become less sore.

@mrs. wagon: I asked the same thing about protein and the answer I got was "You can always eat more protein but if you do, you might get other symptoms like constipation." AYE! But what you had for breakfast (2 eggs, cheese and a protein shake) isn't too excessive. I've eaten 16oz steaks for dinner (And I'm only required to eat 3oz.. haha). Love my steak!

@mrs.wagon: I know! I love steak. And it's such a filling meal too. OMG do you have "all you can eat" korean BBQ places where you live? I LOVE going to those and pigging out on all the types of meat. hehe

I don't know about GD but have known regular diabetics who've eaten baked sweet potatoes in place of regular baked potatoes.

I struggled with any bread products (including wheat), so I stayed away from bread almost completely. This is one of those everyone reacts differently.

I personally don't care for brown rice, so I continued to eat white rice and was okay with the smaller portions.

I didn't go crazy with the sugar free desserts. I just had a small portion of the real deal when I wanted it.

Whole wheat pasta worked well for me. I also lived on the string cheese/sticks as a part of my snack. I also ate the fiber one brownies and granola bars (the 90 cal ones) as snacks without issue.

I also would eat the fruit cups (peaches, pears, pineapples) in water, no sugar added. Any other fruit was pretty much off limits.

Awesome dessert recipe!!!

Sugar free cool whip mixed with PB (whatever you like to taste) put in mini cupcake liners and freeze.

BAM delicious, Especially if you like frozen things!!!

My go to snacks were always cheese sticks, cottage cheese and fresh fruit ( like strawberries) nuts, goldfish 55 is a nice portion!!

@mrs.wagon: Yeah, I think you're probably being conservative with what you can eat! Eat more carbs woman!! The GD diet isn't THAT restricting. I eat 1 cup of brown rice every night (like a small rice bowl full) for dinner (along with the proteins and usual stuff) and my levels are always in the 110-120 range.

be careful of not going too heavy on the dairy because it also contains a fair amount of sugar due to the lactose.

Not to thread jack, but we've wen talking about eating more of a diabetic-style menu because DH's family is rampant with diabetes, and we're hoping to put onset off by eating a more diabetes-friendly diet. Reading these GD posts has been really helpful. I was just wandering if any of you have good website recommendations that discuss what and how to eat?

Wagon, I'm cheering you on through this! Here's to a very sweet baby in the making!

@mrs.blue: I haven't been to any diabetes-related websites but I have read a few books about it. This is a good starter book:

http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Year-Essential-Diagnosed/dp/1569242658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337197502&sr=8-1

It's helpful to first understand how your body works in regards to diabetes so that you can set a good foundation. Then everything else kind of "makes sense". And then it just takes some creativity to figure out what you can eat and enjoy but still be healthy!

On a side note, I TOTALLY applaud you for being proactive about your and your family's health! Diabetes runs in my and my husband's family too. So we're planning on maintaining a diabetes-friendly diet in the future as well.

@mrs. wagon: 15g of carbs is a serving, so don't skimp on them! Most meals let you have 2-3 servings. Also, my diabetes nurse explained to me that protein is what helps baby to grow, so enjoy it.

@mrs.wagon: Interesting! Ok now you really have to test yourself by super loading up on carbs! If I were you, I would load up on something super sugary and then test! Maybe you don't have it??

@mrs.wagon: OMG try fries. Fries always gives me spikes! The burger won't.. But the fries will cause potato doesn't agree with me. I'm so curious if you have it or not! Fill me in once you find out! I'm hoping maybe you don't!!!!