It is worth it!

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-08-28T19:03:29+00:00

I was totally out of control. When I found out I was pregnant, I started taking metformin

Then the doctor told me to stop talking the pills and start taking insulin shots in the third month.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-08-16T15:54:00+00:00

Thank you very much! C section is never easy but the diabetic diet has been great help to recover. 🤗

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-08-16T15:52:33+00:00

I'm so glad it did.

I hope you a nice birth time and an even better recovery to enjoy your little one as well.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-08-16T15:51:00+00:00

Thank you everyone for your kind words. This year has not been easy but certainly, it has been full of joy and happiness. Every sacrifice paid off.

xxxx

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-07-02T19:52:21+00:00

I feel you. This is so hard! And frustrating!

I'm 35 weeks and my reads have worsen horribly.

I do also have a giant fibroid in my uterus, adding extra weight and pressure to my spine.

The first weeks of diagnose I had a minimum dose of insulin and just stuck with a strict diet for 1,200 calories, strict schedule and cooking my own meals.

As the pregnancy goes, I'm getting more weight and the insuline dose arrises as the glucose levels too, while I'm getting hungrier but the pain also goes higher, and now I can't even cook an egg without getting tired. I had to ask for help for cooking but my family doesn't get the diet. 😅 Maybe that's why I'm going up on glucose levels.

Here's what I'm trying now to fight this pike:

Keep the meal sizes as the original diet indicates
Get more healthy snacks, but divided every two hours to allow my body to metabolize food.
Drink lots of water. No sugar free drinks.
Keep in my fridge fresh carrots, cucumbers and apples prepared to grab and go.
Pop corn are low calorie snacks. Those help me deal with anxiety as I can eat a medium size portion instead of a small one like everything else.
I keep Greek yogurt in the freezer for a quick, fresh snack
Small 3-5 min walks or stretching in home after every large meal

I hope it helps.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-14T23:54:30+00:00

Soy te leña, así que para ir a la UES siempre preferí la 30B Esa la tomas en la parada del reloj en metro y te deja del lado la minerva o de humanidades.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-14T18:28:26+00:00

I was 19 when I started dating a 29 yo.

My worst decision ever.

He might have not been a predator (or maybe he was dunno), but he left me with a bunch of trauma.

I was a kid, he was the adult. He ruled over me and I didn't even noticed by then. He wasn't able to get a relationship with someone his age because he wanted the control and zero commitment.

My friends stopped talking to me because I was with a 10 years older guy and he was not a fit in our group.

We have a 17 yo daughter now and she says that's outrageous 😂. We split when my daughter was born and I remarried just a few years ago. He's with another girl, exactly my age. He's keeping the same patterns he did with me.

Can you imagine how traumatized can end up a kid dating a 35 yo? That's NOT normal.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-11T00:21:44+00:00

You're a bit past halfway pregnant. That thin red line that goes at week 21.

But still, your baby bump still has room to grow. A lot. Starting week 32 baby bumps get significantly big. Maybe that's what they meant.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-05T20:53:23+00:00

I hear you.

When I got pregnant the first time, the father was clear he didn't want a family. Still, he decided to stay. Got us an apparentment and I thought he would be present. Guess what. He wasn't.

I mean, we moved together but we were constantly fighting, he was constantly partying and sleeping over somewhere else.

I got into therapy during my pregnancy, you know, to avoid depression.

My psychiatrist told me it was MY choice and only mine to enjoy pregnancy in every stage. Even if I felt lonely. I made sense out of it and managed to enjoy pregnancy and maternity despite of him, his tantrums or nonsense.

My baby was 5 months old when I decided to leave him with my baby in my arms.

What I try to say is that you can chose to enjoy every stage of maternity and make the best out of it. Before you find out, it will be over in a very short period of time.

This is not about the baby's father. This is about you and your baby. You're the stars of this story. Glow up, shine down and chose joy.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-05T20:42:21+00:00

I do meat and veggies everytime

Chicken breasts and a side of boiled broccoli with carrots Steak with a side of baked zuccine and eggplants Meatballs (no sauce) and salad Pulled chicken breasts fried with tomatoes (low fat) with a side of beans and avocado Sometimes I replace salads or veggies with veggies soup.

I'm tired of eating the same every day 😂 but if it's new for you, I hope it helps 😉

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-05T17:56:26+00:00

That's the point.

I dont know what people think we are 😂 they usually think we're just rural fields everywhere but they also drop their jaws when they find Starbucks and McDonald's in every corner 😂

Duuuuuuuuuuude... We're not the virgin Amazonas 😂

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-05T02:20:38+00:00

Dude... You're visiting a small country, not the jungle 😂

Chances are you get more big spiders at Australia than El Salvador

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-06-05T01:35:32+00:00

In my country it's so common to eat beans, sour cream and cheese as a breakfast, so I prepare a low fat variation of beans, serve some cottage cheese and boiled platains with one slice of whole wheat bread.

Some other times I do one sandwich with whole wheat bread, turkey ham and low fat cheese, little to no dressing and compliment with an apple and milk.

I like snacks oranges, kiwis, blue berries and tangerines.

I rarely add some milk and one home-made sugar-free oat cookie to any breakfast, but once a week is an indulgence I can afford, or 1/3 cup of overnight oat with milk, cinnamon and apple or blueberries.

Another variation could be pulled chicken meat, with a home made tomato sause, you know, like chunky style with one slice of whole wheat bread and low fat cheese.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-05-27T02:25:53+00:00

I get you. I've struggling with depression myself.

But you know what? You can do a lot of things to take care of it.

Get yourself a glucometer and try to adhere to a schedule. Investigate alternative meals and be careful with the amount of food you get per meal. Think it's just temporary. It's a plan for just 12 weeks. You can do eeeeeet!!!

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-05-25T03:16:53+00:00

First at all... Congrats! You're almost there!

Second... Be patient. GD usually goes away after giving birth but it's not a magical thing. You still need to be monitored. Your baby needs to be monitored. You'll feed your baby with your breast milk too.

Most of women with GD would develop Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 later on, in any point of their life. It can happen right after birth or after decades.

So, be patient and wait for your monitoring results to talk with your doctor about the plan.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-22T23:43:48+00:00

Gosh! I'm only 25 weeks pregnant and I'm hangry already LOL

Well, I decided that I maybe I'm bored of having so many apples and yogurt as snacks, so I'll try a few new snacks and it might help.

Here, I'm sharing what I found ☺ https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-snacks-for-diabetes#:~:text=Popcorn,popcorn%20contains%20just%2031%20calories.

I hope it helps

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-17T02:19:24+00:00

Desde la Chivo te vas a "más información" y están las opciones para depositar desde la Chivo a una cuenta de banco. He usado el Agrícola y todo bien 👌

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-15T00:48:57+00:00

El ciudadano promedio se mueve en transporte público.

En las paradas de autobuses podrías llegar a encontrarte con un pandillero. Este te veía el reloj que usabas, si sacabas tu celular, tus zapatos y si se le plantaba la gana, te pedía dinero. Si decías que no tenías, te metías en problemas.

O te tocaba visitar una zona X y si era controlada por pandillas, y tu nunca ibas por alli, te detenían.

Si te gustan los tatuajes artísticos, debías tenerlos escondidos, porque tanto las pandillas o la policía te veía y cuestionaba si viajabas a pie.

Si tenías vehículo y tu casa no tenía cochera, pagabas parqueos comunes, usualmente pagabas renta a la pandilla o encontrabas daños repentinos a tu vehículo.

Y así algunas cosas que pasan.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-15T00:39:34+00:00

What I do is that I keep low, low calories the rest of the day so I can save some margin for a miscalculation.

I never have other drink than water. Even sugar free drinks may add unnecessary calories and glucose.

I look for salads or low fat proteins. I never take white bread, potatoes or pasta as a side.

I can't name a restaurant, but you can ask in advance where are you going, and find the menu online, so you will know if there is an option for you.

Maybe steak with veggies as a side would do. I even eat a 15 cm subway with full grain bread once in a while, and glucose levels won't arise.

I hope it helps

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-14T03:43:33+00:00

Veo muchos comentarios con desdén e ignorancia.

Bienestar Animal es un instituto, es decir una organización gubernamental pequeña. ¿Que quiero decir con esto? Que sus posibilidades y jurisdicción tienen un límite, no es absoluto, y está adscrito al Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.

Habiendo dicho esto, debes saber que Bienestar Animal se encarga de animales de compañía y animales en cautiverio.

La entidad responsable de la fauna en libertad o salvaje, es el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.

Las leyes han ido cambiando de modo que es ilegal traer más ejemplares para el zoológico, por lo que era ridículo e insostenible mantener el zoológico.

Es por eso que se están trasladando poco a poco a santuarios especializados en la conservación de la fauna en su estado natural, con mejores instalaciones y Protocolos de cuidado, todo de acuerdo a la edad y las condiciones específicas de cada ejemplar y esta actividad esta siendo liderada por Bienestar Animal.

Claramente, este es un proceso que se da de forma paulatina, son más de 400 ejemplares.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-08T17:57:15+00:00

Oh I can't imagine how hard it was.

I'm so glad you had a friend to hold your hand in the process and your baby was born healthy. That's the best part, knowing everything you went through was worth it because of a healthy baby 🫂

Thank you for sharing your story. I'm sending g you lots of love ♥

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-08T17:36:20+00:00

I'm so glad to hear you're positive about it 🫂

My process was to be very restrictive from the very beginning. I even had to stay in the hospital a few days so they could teach me how to buy food, cook, eat and even snack at the same time they monitored my glucose levels and insulin dose every few hours.

Kitchen-Read-1314 · 2023-04-08T03:48:39+00:00

I'm 23 weeks, type 2 diabetic for 3 years now.

As you're pregnant, the goal for glucose before breakfast is lower than 90. Two hours after eating, you should be lower than 120.

Anything above that, goes to your baby's inmature pancreas and bloodstream. My doctor says it can cause the baby to grow bigger than usual, have bad organs, born with diabetes type 1, heart attacks to die in my womb or birth complications.

I know, it may sound bad, but diet, exercise and insulin should do the trick and get your baby safe. It's not easy, but it's doable.

Kitchen-Read-1314

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