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Dealing with Gestational Diabetes: Satisfying your sweet toothBY: Guest User | Category: Food | Submitted: 2010-02-24 19:45:26
I've never been one to diet. In fact, just this morning I had a scoop of cookie dough to round out my breakfast of, well, water. It was fantastic. That's one of the reasons why I find it virtually impossible to start and stay on a diet. A couple years ago, this all changed. When I was pregnant with my son, I found out that I had gestational diabetes. While I had already altered my diet somewhat to account for the life growing inside of me, I was suddenly faced with the reality that if I didn't watch my diet closely, my son could have birth defects, suffer nerve damage during delivery, end up grossly overweight, or even die. Suddenly, I had a motivation that actually, well, motivated me. In spite of not being allowed to have sugar, I desperately needed ways to satisfy my sweet tooth. So I found ways to cope. Instead of sugar, I used Splenda in my tea. Instead of cookies and ice cream, I discovered that certain energy bars became equally enjoyable treats. Another consequence of having diabetes was that I could no longer just eat anything I wanted. I had to have specific kinds of food at specific time. Lunch had to have three units of protein, two units of grain, one unit of vegetables, and one unit of fruit. They gave me a guide to help understand what constituted a unit, but when it came down to it, this had the effect of cutting out almost all of my fast food. Most fast foods just don't have enough fruit or vegetables to make it an entire meal. So not only did I add fruits and vegetables to my meal, I also unintentionally cut out a lot of fat and simple carbohydrates. During this diet, I actually was required to eat a lot more than I normally did. In the first few months, the nutritionist began to increase my protein requirements because I wasn't gaining the weight that I should have been (remember that I had another person growing inside of me, so the fat that I was losing should have balanced the scale with the weight of the baby). Once I had my baby, I actually weighed less than when I first conceived him. It was awesome. It was also a lot of hard work to intentionally change my habits and food preferences. Instead of snacking on crackers, I had celery. When I really wanted a dessert, I discovered that there are a few Splenda-based cookie brands that taste fantastic. Some friends even went out of their way to find web sites that have recipes for people with diabetes. These options were always tasty, definitely satisfied my sweet tooth, and only took a little bit more time for food preparation. When I look back on that time, sure I think about the needles, insulin injections, and six blood tests daily, but I can only remember getting really fed up with my restricted food choices once or twice. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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