THE GESTATIONAL DIABETIC
It doesn’t need to be specific. Log the foods and amounts. Example: Breakfast – 2 eggs, 2 sausage links, bottle of water.
Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. You may have to eat smaller portions at mealtime so you're hungry again in three hours.
Breakfast sets the tone for your blood sugar for the day. A high-protein, lower-carb breakfast sets you up for success.
Since the time from dinner to breakfast is a long fasting period, eating a bedtime snack is important to keep your glucose from extreme highs or lows.
You need a glucose meter for this. Meters are covered by insurance, but if your insurance doesn't, you can buy one from any drugstore.
A grocery list for gestational diabetes should include lean proteins, healthy fats, non-starchy vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.