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?About gestational diabetes

• Initial glucose challenge test.
• You'll begin the glucose challenge test by drinking a syrupy glucose solution.
• One hour later, you'll have a blood test to measure your blood sugar level
• A blood sugar level below 140 mg/dL is usually considered normal on a glucose challenge test, although this may vary at specific clinics or labs.

Follow-up glucose tolerance testing.

• For the follow-up test, you'll be asked to fast overnight and then have your fasting blood sugar level measured.
• Then you'll drink another sweet solution: this one containing a higher concentration of glucose and your blood sugar level will be checked every hour for a period of three hours
• If at least two of the blood sugar readings are higher than the normal values established for each of the three hours of the test, you'll be diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

Diet for gestational diabetes?

•     eat regularly: usually three meals a day ,and avoid skipping meals
•     eat starchy and low glycaemic index (GI) foods that release sugar slowly: such as wholewheat pasta, brown rice, granary bread, all-bran cereals, pulses, beans, lentils, muesli and porridge
•     eat plenty of fruit and vegetables ,aim for at least five portions a day
•     avoid sugary foods: you don't need a completely sugar-free diet, but try to swap snacks such as cakes and biscuits for healthier alternatives such as fruit, nuts and seeds
•     avoid sugary drinks: sugar-free or diet drinks are better than sugary versions; be aware that fruit juices and smoothies contain sugar, too, and so do some (no added sugar) drinks, so ensure you check the label or ask your health care team
•     include lean not fatty sources of protein in your diet, such as fish