Iām feeling frustrated with the level of guidance Iām getting for my GD. I havenāt been sent to any sort of dietitian, I just met with my MFM who gave me general guidance and then I go back to her with all my data at my next appointment (the anatomy scan) and she looks at it and I guess tells me if Iām doing alright. When we met with her,Ā we talked a bit about what I had been eating before and established that the biggest change needed to come with breakfast. She told me that I couldnāt have ANY cereal, despite the fact that the one I normally eat is high in fiber and protein (literally why I eat it, not the taste), becauseĀ ācereal is just not a very healthy food, look at the nutrition panelā and left it at that even when pushed. When I asked for suggestions for ways to replace the fiber Iād be missing out on, because again, thatās literally why I eat that cereal, she suggested taking a fiber supplement rather than anything dietary.
So Iād been eating Greek yogurt with some fruit like she suggested. Which tastes good, but fills me up for approximately .02 seconds. Adding in a hardboiled egg helped a little, but I was still consistently starving by shortly after the 1 hour mark at which Iām supposed to test my blood sugar. So then I needed a snack by like 9:15 am. And then Iād need another snack by 10-something. And then lunch at 11-something. It it was just getting so ridiculous and stressful constantly feeling hungry and needing to eat and figuring out yet another snack to eat.Ā
Well my mom, who had GD twice, suggested she thought I COULD have some of the particular cereal I eat, especially after I sent her a picture of the nutrition label, as long asĀ I still paired it with the yogurt. So today I had half a cup of cereal with unsweetened almond milk, a bowl of Greek yogurt, and a hardboiled egg. My blood sugar was 100% fine - not even close to the highest post-breakfast reading Iāve gotten - and bonus, itās currently 9:40 and I donāt feel anywhere near hungry yet. Why the heck is my MFM going around telling patients they canāt have any cereal whatsoever no matter what type or what itās paired with?? Just so frustrating. In the past I was only going to her for ultrasounds which would then be sent to my midwives, so I didnāt really haveĀ to think about whether I liked her as a doctor. And I donāt think I do at all, it turns out, but it feels like too much of a hassle to switch. Guess I just have to go this alone and let the data on my blood sugar do the talking.
