I had checked in for my antenatal with a fasting blood glucose level result of 106mg/dl and a urine analysis result showing glucose to be ++.
From the urine analysis result i knew my results are not good. Am 28 weeks pregnant and i was always urinating, like every 5-15 minutes, cultured my urine no bacteria was found.
Sitting in front of my doctor, she looked at my results and said to me, i will have to diagnose you with GDM- gestational diabetes mellitus. As a diabetes expert i wasn't expecting anything less. I asked her what the glucose target in pregnancy is suppose to be, she said not more than 92mg/dl.
For me reversing it was simple. Below are the steps i took to achieve my present result which is 87mg/dl with no glucose in my urine for the past 4 weeks and counting.
1. Diet modification; i got to the market, i changed my entire food choices. These are the food i shopped for; unripe plantain which i eat either boiled, porridge and sometimes i fry it for snack in the afternoon. Irish potatoes which i use for a lot of wonderful yummies. i replaced my milk with skimmed milk (marvel) and my beverage with lipton. Now this will interest you, i eliminated swallows such as eba, pounded yam, semo etc totally, i started eating my soup with agidi.
I eliminated water melon and pineapple from my fruits since they have the tendency to hike blood glucose, garden eggs, apple, carrots, lettuce became the order of the day. I drastically increased my intake of green leafy vegetables. Another interesting meal i took advantage of its season is fresh corn. i started making delicious corn meal with vegetables. Beans also constituted major part of my meal as i cooked different varieties. I eliminated all canned, bottled and other artifiial drinks, i replaced them with home made drinks like zobo and kunu AYA. Generally i tried to make healthy choices.
2. Exercise: though i am a very active person even in pregnancy, as the pregnancy advance, the more difficult taking a walk became. I always push myself, outside the normal working day activity, i try to take extra 20-30 minutes walk.
These are the two major simple steps i took and in 2 weeks i was already reaping the results. I advice you share this experience with someone, who knows you may be a saviour.
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