Food Restrictions

If anyone ever says in my presence that pregnant woman can eat whatever they want, I am going to have some words for them. First of all, all pregnant woman must avoid soft cheeses (blue cheese, feta etc.), they must also avoid anything undercooked (or in the case of sushi not cooked at all), then there is caffeine which has been directly linked to miscarriage, and alcohol of course. So that is the list, at least off the top of my head of what "normal" pregnant woman must avoid.

Then you get to me... and other women with blood sugar issues. Most people who have blood sugar issues must avoid sugar and non-complex carbohydrates. I am still in the process of figuring out what exactly I have to do to regulate my sugar. If it gets too low I cry... no joke, I start crying and I stop about 2 minutes after eating, I get out of control and except for eating nothing can calm me down. If my sugar gets to high I get really hot and weak. So the question on the table is how to make it hit somewhere between 80-120 at all times.

What we have learned so far is that in the morning I can deal with carbs, probably not a bagel but I can have oatmeal. In fact I need carbs because it is usually around 10am that my blood sugar hits it's low point and if I haven't had enough I cry. So I have to snack at 10. I seem to be able to handle carbs at lunch too, nothing refined but I can do whole grains etc. The issue is that after lunch I can't have any carbs or sugars or fruit... really I am left with high fat dairy, protein and vegetables.

It's a work in progress, Don is helping by keeping track of everything and trying to find patterns. Hopefully we fall into a rhythm where I don't have to constantly be thinking about food. Until then everything will be documented, scheduled and regulated. Sounds like fun I know, but I gotta do what I gotta do!