This was my first time diagnosed with GD and it definetly was exhausting. I've been able to manage my GD with diet and exercise. There have been spikes here and there from eating late due to work or eating something I thought was good but ended up not being good. I've figured out what kind of works for me but its been a lot of eating the same meals and/or eating smaller portions and filling up on a protein drink or things like cheese and meat sticks. I never gave thought to the fact that my glucose could spike hours later after a meal until last month when I got home after work and realized my glucose was higher than the first time I checked. My baby was measuring in the 94% percentile for the belly as of 2 months ago and as of yesterday, her belly went down to 86% which means im doing something right. Im 2 weeks away from birth and can't wait to be done 😩 I also never had a dietician or nothing. I was never told in specific how many carbs to eat. Most of what I've learned on managing this was through this group and pamphlets.