Why a blog on GD?

I thought of writing something on diet for Gestational Diabetes (GD) when my daughter-in-law had GD last year. Being a vegetarian, she had very little choice when it came to American hospital diet. She was admitted in the hospital on the 26th week of gestation with high GD and for about 3 weeks, I had to manage her diet with proper calculation of carbohydrate, protein and fibre.With proper guidance and wonderful cooperation from her dietitian, we could keep her glucose level under control. She delivered a girl baby on her 29th week, and both mother and daughter are doing great today.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Carbohydrate choices

A carbohydrate (carb) choice is a serving of food that has about 15 grams of carbohydrate. Carb choice have varying amounts of protein and fat. Given underneath are some of the commonly and frequently consumed food items and the amount of carb choice and carb in them.This will give a broad idea of what to take and how much.
Food Items:( Grains/Beans/Starchy Vegetables    Carb Choice      Carb Grams
Bagel, large 4-5”
4 -5
60 -75
Beans baked,1/2 cup
1
17
Beans canned or cooked 1/2 cup
(contains 3gms or more of fiber per serving)
1
14 -19
Bread, wheat or white, 1 slice
1
14
Cereal,cooked,unsweetened,1/2 cup
1
18
Corn,1/2 cup or 5-6"cob
1
15 -20
Dinner roll,1 roll(1oz)
1
15
English muffin,1muffin (2oz)
1.5
27
French fries, regular cut,frozen,10 -15 fries
1
15 -20
Muffin small,2.5
But fries and muffin have high fat content to be careful about
2
27 -34
Pancake 4"
1
12
Pasta (macroni,noodles,spaghetti)cooked 1/2 cup
1
14
Peas,green,1/2 cup
(contains of 3 gms of fiberper serving) 
1
13
Potato,sweet or white,mashed,1/2 cup
1
16
Potato,sweet or white,baked or boiled,medium,4"(6oz)
2 -2.5
30 -36
Rice,brown or white,cooked, 1/2 cup
1
14
Torilla,flour,8"
1.5
25
Waffle,frozen,4"
1
14
Fruits /Fruit Juices
Berries(blue berries,raspberries,strawberries) 1 cup
(contains 3 gms or more of fiber per serving)
1
14 -20
Cherries 12(1 cup)
1
14
Fruit (apple,banana,pear) whole,large
2
26 -35
Fruit (kiwi,peach,orange,tangerinel) whole,medium 
1
11 -16
Fruit (clementine,plum)whole,small 2
1
16
Fruit,canned in light syrup or juice,1/2 cup
1
15
Grapes,small,17,(1/2 cup)
1
15
Juice (apple,grape,orange,pineapple),1/2 cup
1
11 -17
Melon (cantaloupe,honeydew,watermelon),1cup
One can take 2 cups happily for evening snack
1
11 -16
Raisins,cran-raisins,other dried fruit,1/2 cup
2
26 -32
Milk / Yogurt
Milk, skim or 1%,1cup (8oz)
1
12
Milk,2% or whole, 1cup(8oz)
But this milk has high fat content to be careful about
1
12
Rice beverage(kanji),1 cup,(8oz)
1 – 1.5
18 -25
Soy milk, plain or flavored, 1 cup (8oz)
1 -2
15 -27
Yogurt, low -fat, artificially sweetened,3/4 cup
1
11 -19
Yogurt,low fat,sweetened,3/4 to 1 cup
2 -2.5
29 -36

Vegetables(Aim for three servings or more a day)
Each serving has about 5 grams of carb,2 gms of protein,and 25 calories.One serving is 1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw.Three servings at one meal or snack equal one carb choice.

Artichokes      Cabbage      Kohlrabi 
Radishes       Asparagus       Carrot                          
  Lettuce       Spinach          Beans,green                      
 Cauliflower   Mushrooms     Tomatoes
Celery          Okra                   Beets                      
  Cucumbers    Onions           Broccoli                        
 Eggplant       Peapods         Turnip                              
  Greens        Peppers           Zucchini
These are usual, common items of food with their carb calculations and the sugar absorption while consuming will vary from individual to individual.So one can use this table just for broad guidance and can rest assured about their reaction in glucose level after each test.








             

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