GESTATIONAL DIABETES | Why does it happen? Interview with Stef Valakas from the Dietologist for Fertility Friendly Food
Hey First name / friend, Hopefully by now you know that the main driver of gestational diabetes is HORMONES, produced by your body in response to pregnancy, and from the placenta. And you might alre...
12 Jun 20231h 8min
BIRTH STORY | Alyce. Two pregnancies. Gestational diabetes. Caesarean section.
*Trigger warning* Mention of disordered eating and miscarriage in this episode. This is a logical train of thought after a diagnosis of gestational diabetes: I have high blood sugar → carbs raise ...
5 Jun 20231h 34min
BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS | Things that DON'T spike blood sugar
I've got to get something off my chest. Sometimes I go read threads in gestational diabetes support groups, and I get SO FRUSTRATED when I see things that aren't accurate. To be clear, I'm not try...
29 Mai 20239min
INSULIN | Your insulin questions answered
I wonder what your feelings are towards insulin. Often there is a lot of anxiety, fear, and even guilt associated with it. You might be hoping to stay diet controlled during your gestational diabete...
24 Mai 202332min
BIRTH WITH BETH | Do you have to be induced with gestational diabetes?
Have you thought about your birth preferences? Having gestational diabetes, you might be worried about the big I word… Induction. There are typically higher rates of induction among mothers with...
8 Mai 20231h 4min
BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS | Everything that affects blood sugar
I bet you're sick of it. When you eat the same thing you've eaten 3 times before with perfect numbers, and then all of a sudden, it's sent your blood sugar sky rocketing. Now before you go swearin...
1 Mai 202319min
BIRTH STORY. Alice. Gestational Diabetes. One Pregnancy. Spontaneous Labour. Caesarean Section.
TW: we touch on weight and disordered eating in this episode. If you would rather not hear about this at all, then please feel free to skip this episode. ** We all (me definitely included) loved l...
24 Apr 202356min
GESTATIONAL DIABETES | Why did YOU get GD?
Did your diagnosis of gestational diabetes feel like it came out of nowhere? It can be such a mindf*ck. Especially if the only thing you've been told about GD is that you have to go have a super su...
17 Apr 202323min
