It's all about the carbs!

Well, as of this past Tuesday, when I emailed in my blood-glucose numbers, none of them were above the target range. Things have changed a little since then...not horribly, but I have been above my target range 4 times.

I think I know why on three of my readings. I had blueberries on my cereal at my bedtime snack two nights in a row. That shot my morning/fasting number over 90, just by one or two. Then, on Thursday, I was STARVING, yet I had already eaten my breakfast and my morning snack, and it wasn't time for lunch yet. I have to check my blood and eat my breakfast eight hours after my bedtime snack. That's a problem. It usually falls between 5-6am!! So anyway, I decided to eat a peach. Sounds healthy enough. At lunchtime, I had my normal diabetic menu, but chose a plum for my lunch fruit. Well, two hours later, my sugars were 133 and the limit is 120. That darn peach did it to me!!! Then, my reading after dinner last night was over the limit, and for that I have no answer.

This diet is nothing like Weight Watchers or anything else. You don't look at what I've always trained myself to look at, like fats or calories. It's all about the carbs. So, I emailed the registered dietitian and she said that I should not eat fruit when I need more calories, due to the natural sugars I suppose. Here is her response:

"If you need a second snack or a little more food at one time or another, try eating more vegetables instead (cucumber slices, tomato slices, carrots) or a little more protein or fat (cottage cheese, a slice of cheese, celery and PB, a few nuts, etc.). Those will help fill you up but won’t really affect your blood sugars."

This past Thursday was 33 weeks. This coming Thursday is when bed rest ends and I can stop taking the Terbutaline every four hours. This Sunday represents the equivalent amount of time that Tanner was in the womb.

Overall, I'm hanging in there...just a little frustration here and there. Kinsey is doing well according to my OB. I would guess her to be closer to the 5 1/2 pound mark. The new nursery is coming along very nicely. Pics coming soon...