🌿 Aesthetic Lifestyle Vlog | My Gestational Diabetes Journey Begins 🍳🥢 (New Diet & Daily Meals) 【中字】

Making a healthy breakfast Fried egg and spinach first Some black sticky rice congee as my carbs Adding sesame powder for extra protein I want it sweet, so adding stevia as my sweetener Soy milk and black sesame powder as my morning drink Need something warm to drink every morning Super easy, everything is done in 5 mins Seasoning egg spinach with sesame oil and soy sauce Black sticky rice congee done too I feel like the day is brightening up a little earlier nowadays Does that mean we are seeing the end of winter? It is August already I'm adding a lot more protein and reducing carbs in my diet I'm usually a very carbs heavy person But stepping into 3rd trimester. I need to manage my sugar level Congee is so warm and yummy Such a satisfying meal Maybe changing my eating habits isn't such a bad thing I could get used to this I think This is a new gadget in our household It's a glucose monitoring device Comes with a pen and also the testing papers The reason I've got this kit is because I'm now almost 26 weeks pregnant between 24 and 28 weeks, usually pregnant women have to go through a glucose tolerance test and I failed What that means is that I'm actually gestational diabetic which is a bit of a bummer but also I'm not terribly shocked given firstly it is a fairly common condition 1 in 8 women actually end up getting diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I happen to sit in a relatively high risk basket because I'm over 30 Asian background and also I have a family history of diabetes So it's not all that surprising However this becomes a very new journey for me because I'm a very high carbs, sugar consumer carbs and sugar is probably bigger part of my diet than recommended dosage I would say, usually anyway That means Monitoring my diet to be Now, glucose-friendly is is a fairly large modification for me Most of the time it is a very manageable condition so I'm not terribly Concerned I've done some research since I found out about this and started testing my glucose level fasting and three times a day after meals Everybody is different I am yet to find out my pattern of what works for me The rule of thumb is that more protein, more fiber Less carbs but enough for the baby's growth but smart low GI carbs where possible which can be tricky for people like me where I'm a fairly small eater So fitting in that much carbs into my diet while I have to eat enough fiber and protein to go with it can actually be challenging It's an inconvenience, however at the same time kind of feel like it's a good opportunity for me to carefully watch what I eat In the long run I think it'll be a beneficial thing if I start to a bit more Mindful of what I eat To be honest the majority of my life I've just been eating whatever I feel like We've got 14 weeks to go It'll be a bit of a journey for me I will also add a component to my future vlogs Recording my glucose-friendly meals that I find works or what doesn't work according to the test results If anyone watching is going through the same thing you're not alone It's very common and it's very manageable So hopefully There can be some useful information I can share With you too The glucose monitoring device I'm using is called AcuCheck Guide Me It's recommended by the educational nurse because I think it's just fairly easy to read and use Also in Australia, once you're diagnosed with gestational diabetes they will register you to the NDSS Association which heavily rebates the device and the testing papers It's a super simple process The paper look like this Just take one out of the Socket Insert it into the machine and you see this logo comes up Then it's the finger pricking Now it's reading 6.3 So that's very good because the guideline is 6.7 so anything below 6.7 is within Target So we're doing well this meal So that means the combo I used this morning works for me a serve of veggies, an egg cup of sugarless soy milk with 2 teaspoons of black sesame powder I added some stevia to my soy milk to make it nice to drink And a bowl of black sticky rice congee which is about two serves of carbs and I didn't do any exercise after meal I'm pretty happy Let's keep it up Lunch would actually be super easy for me It's this chicken soup that my mom has made for me So all I'm doing is heating it up and adding some more spinach to it so I'm including some veggies and fiber in my diet And for carbs, I'll be eating scallion pancakes is also pre-made I'll have a whole one and see how I go with my blood sugar at the end And I might add an egg to it so some more protein for me I'm still in the trial and error stage But it's kinda exciting finding out how different foods work And I'm eating more veggies than ever There are also mushrooms, some chicken and lotus in the soup I didn't use any oil to fry the Pancake I think it's oily enough as it is Spreading an egg on Also working out creative ways to get more proteins in Seasoning with some magic chilli sauce and soy sauce Looking good I'm going to eat in front of the tv this time The order is still to eat veggies and protein first where I can So yummy Moment of truth again always a bit nervous You just never know 6.3, We are doing well again, very happy SUBSCRIBE NOW!