i read from ur earlier posts that u had gestational diabetes earlier. i too have tested positive for GD and this is my first pregnancy so i' m a lil scared. i have taken the distician' s appt but till that i wanted to get some input from u abt my diet. my sample diet for each day is like this:

morning-
soaked almonds
1/2 cup tea without sugar
2 whole wheat breads

1 cup milk sugarless

lunch-
1 vegetable
3 chapatis
1 bowl dal
few carrots

afternoon-
1 apple
1 cup milk sugarless

1 boiled egg or omlette

evening-
1/2 cup tea sugarless
3-4 salted biscuits

dinner-
1 vegetable
3 chapatis
1 bowl dal
little curd

is this diet ok? wht changes wud u suggest? i also read that u used to have lot of vegetables. can u share which ones u had and also in which form?

thanks a lot Radhika replied. I am not sure what amount of carbs u have been asked to take..for me it was 30 gms per snack and 45 gms per meal.
So 3 chappatis and dal was out..thats way more than 45gms. i cup of cooked rice is i think 30-40gms. roti max 1. idli was 1/2..
veg - ate lot of salads, spinach, karela kind any veg if u know the carb value except for peas/corn/apples/bananas were prohibited. they have high glucose/sugar content.

At times used t get bored with the same veg..but did it anyway. milk i had to stop the protein shakes, so compensated with egg whites.

Check the nutrition value of everything.if not on label then u get most of it online too.

not sure if they do this in india/just US haven' t heard any of my friends go thru the test..here at the hospital meeting they were very specific of outside food intake and indian food specifically too. our dals/rice/roti all have carbs..only one benefit in whole wheat stuff..if label says 30 gms and it has 5-7 gms of fiber then u can deduct that so 30-5 so 25 is the sugar content..
Talk to the nurse/dietician. I had their numbers with me if i needed any help.
peanut butter and one slice bread whole wheat is a good snack too.
Talk to the dietician so ur personal case is taken care..or if u r testing sugar u will realize whats increasing the sugar level and which isn' t.
All the best.
Take care
Radhika