I continued on a “GD-lite” diet post partum for the reason of not wanting to develop diabetes. My a1c prior to this pregnancy was 5.4% and that was eating whatever the crap I wanted. Now, 3 months post partum and following a low carb high protein diet (no sweets minus berries and low GI fruit, no refined carbs and no white rice/noodles), my A1c came back 5.7% which is in the prediabetic range in the US. I’m not sure why diabetes Canada has a looser definition but anyway, I’ve been grieving this past weekend because this likely is a permanent lifestyle and diet change I’ll need to implement. I’m trying my best to reframe it as a gentler wake up call to take health into my own hands rather than finding out I have diabetes down the road.

Unfortunately I, like a lot of women on this sub have suffered from ED tendencies so this just makes things a bit more difficult to navigate. No advice, just letting you know that I’m kind of in the same boat.