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User : Hello Doctor, i am 29 yrs old 33 weeks pregnant. my sugar levels are fasting 136 and 176 afte one and half hour. not taking sugar for last 20 days. Please advice.
Doctor : Hi
User : Hello
Doctor : How can I help you ?
User : i am 29 yrs old 33 weeks pregnant. my sugar levels are fasting 136 and 176 after one and half hour. not taking sugar for last 20 days. Please advice.
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : As the EDD is in another 7 weeks at the max. you might be very anxious about the baby's health and yours, So first Let me advise you a few steps.
User : pls
Doctor : Step 1. Do not hit the panic button.
Doctor : Could you please let me know your height and weight , and weight in the first month.
User : one sec pls
Doctor : Ok.
User : height is 5.5 inches
Doctor : Ok
User : weight is 72.8
User : current weight
Doctor : Ok
User : it was 66 in the begining
Doctor : Ok
Doctor : Nothing to worry.
User : ok
Doctor : 2. How was your GTT in the 5th month ?
User : gtt is the glucose test
User : right ?
Doctor : Yes exactly.
User : fasting - 102
User : 1 hr -238
User : 2 hour-160
User : and 3 hrs-100
Doctor : Ok
Doctor : I feel the tests showed slight elevated levels.
User : not taking anything contains sugar
User : for last 20 days
Doctor : That is nice.
User : ok
Doctor : Now let me put down some important points.
User : but after all sacrifices i got this result
User : ok pls
Doctor : 2. Please take plenty of water and sugar free - fresh fruit juices , low in Carb. diet. and dont strain them.
User : ok
User : i am very confused about diet
User : please help me on this
Doctor : 3. If you are physically able enough, take a walk at least for 45 mins. in the morning and 30 mins. in the evning.
User : ok
Doctor : 4. Gestational Yoga or Sukshm Yoga to move every part or joint by just standing or sitting in a chair. These are subtle exercises to increase blood circulation to extremities and whole body.
Doctor : 5. On diet, Please take the following dietary habits : less cereals, high protein foods like pulses, legumes, Only Gourds and green leafy vegetables.
Doctor : Hope you are following ?
User : ok
User : yes
Doctor : Now,For Breakfast : Doctor : 1. Have Sprouts - one whole bowl.
Doctor : 2. Grated carrot, Leafy vegtables, Cucumber, Tomato.
Doctor : 3. One orange/Mosambi.
User : ok
Doctor : After Two hours Have a Pomegranate.
Doctor : After one hour have Karela juice with some rock salt and some tulsi leaves in it.
User : i am really sorry i did not tell you that my blood pressure is also fluctuating
User : 3 days back it was 150-90
User : 7 days back it was 130-80
Doctor : That was the reason that I advised you rock salt as in most gestational diabetes cases we have Blood Pressure variatons.
User : alright
Doctor : And please abstain from Common Table salt totally.
User : ok
Doctor : For lunch : have 50 gms of Unpolished / Brown Rice or One Phulka with two-three cups of palak/any other dal , Any gourd curry - like Ribbed , Bitter , etc.
User : fine
Doctor : Sorry Ridge.
Doctor : Or Snake, Little Gourd.
Doctor : Have a nice platter of salads again at lunch.
User : ok
Doctor : After 3 hrs. Have nice soup of Coriander or Tomato Rasam or Tomato Soup or Vegetable stew without salt, use rock salt.
User : ok
Doctor : In the evening have butter milk or skimmed milk as per your taste and have a fruit - non carb.
Doctor : At dinner have fruits - mostly oranges, mosambi, Pine apple. And mostly one phulka with lots of sabzi, do add muli and onion to the salads. Have lots of Beet roots.
User : ok
Doctor : You can have small fish as they are rich in proteins and have less carb .
User : alright
Doctor : Do add different dals to your diet like chnna, kabuli chnna, soya , beans, green peas, etc. at every meal one different pulse.
Doctor : Finally get your sugar levels checked every week till 36th week and every 3 days after that to ensure they are in the right parameters and if not you have to be on medication.
Doctor : Please discuss every time your sugar levels get checked either with your Gynecologist or With Any qualified Medical Practiotioner.
Doctor : Hope I was helpful to you.
Doctor : The most important advise would be to calm down, Take some Breathing exercises And Pranayama .
Doctor : Please do spend time with your Baby, Studies in the west have proved that Babies listen to what their mothers speak from 20th week.
Doctor : Hope you have followed.
User : :)
User : thank u so much doctor
Doctor : Thank you for consulting me.
Doctor : Take care, Wish you a happy motherhood.
User : all the information is really helpfull for me
User : thank u once again
User : take care
Doctor : Bye for now.All the best.
Doctor : You will have a wonderful baby.
User : thank u
Doctor : Hi
User : Hello
Doctor : How can I help you ?
User : i am 29 yrs old 33 weeks pregnant. my sugar levels are fasting 136 and 176 after one and half hour. not taking sugar for last 20 days. Please advice.
Doctor : Ok.
Doctor : As the EDD is in another 7 weeks at the max. you might be very anxious about the baby's health and yours, So first Let me advise you a few steps.
User : pls
Doctor : Step 1. Do not hit the panic button.
Doctor : Could you please let me know your height and weight , and weight in the first month.
User : one sec pls
Doctor : Ok.
User : height is 5.5 inches
Doctor : Ok
User : weight is 72.8
User : current weight
Doctor : Ok
User : it was 66 in the begining
Doctor : Ok
Doctor : Nothing to worry.
User : ok
Doctor : 2. How was your GTT in the 5th month ?
User : gtt is the glucose test
User : right ?
Doctor : Yes exactly.
User : fasting - 102
User : 1 hr -238
User : 2 hour-160
User : and 3 hrs-100
Doctor : Ok
Doctor : I feel the tests showed slight elevated levels.
User : not taking anything contains sugar
User : for last 20 days
Doctor : That is nice.
User : ok
Doctor : Now let me put down some important points.
User : but after all sacrifices i got this result
User : ok pls
Doctor : 2. Please take plenty of water and sugar free - fresh fruit juices , low in Carb. diet. and dont strain them.
User : ok
User : i am very confused about diet
User : please help me on this
Doctor : 3. If you are physically able enough, take a walk at least for 45 mins. in the morning and 30 mins. in the evning.
User : ok
Doctor : 4. Gestational Yoga or Sukshm Yoga to move every part or joint by just standing or sitting in a chair. These are subtle exercises to increase blood circulation to extremities and whole body.
Doctor : 5. On diet, Please take the following dietary habits : less cereals, high protein foods like pulses, legumes, Only Gourds and green leafy vegetables.
Doctor : Hope you are following ?
User : ok
User : yes
Doctor : Now,For Breakfast : Doctor : 1. Have Sprouts - one whole bowl.
Doctor : 2. Grated carrot, Leafy vegtables, Cucumber, Tomato.
Doctor : 3. One orange/Mosambi.
User : ok
Doctor : After Two hours Have a Pomegranate.
Doctor : After one hour have Karela juice with some rock salt and some tulsi leaves in it.
User : i am really sorry i did not tell you that my blood pressure is also fluctuating
User : 3 days back it was 150-90
User : 7 days back it was 130-80
Doctor : That was the reason that I advised you rock salt as in most gestational diabetes cases we have Blood Pressure variatons.
User : alright
Doctor : And please abstain from Common Table salt totally.
User : ok
Doctor : For lunch : have 50 gms of Unpolished / Brown Rice or One Phulka with two-three cups of palak/any other dal , Any gourd curry - like Ribbed , Bitter , etc.
User : fine
Doctor : Sorry Ridge.
Doctor : Or Snake, Little Gourd.
Doctor : Have a nice platter of salads again at lunch.
User : ok
Doctor : After 3 hrs. Have nice soup of Coriander or Tomato Rasam or Tomato Soup or Vegetable stew without salt, use rock salt.
User : ok
Doctor : In the evening have butter milk or skimmed milk as per your taste and have a fruit - non carb.
Doctor : At dinner have fruits - mostly oranges, mosambi, Pine apple. And mostly one phulka with lots of sabzi, do add muli and onion to the salads. Have lots of Beet roots.
User : ok
Doctor : You can have small fish as they are rich in proteins and have less carb .
User : alright
Doctor : Do add different dals to your diet like chnna, kabuli chnna, soya , beans, green peas, etc. at every meal one different pulse.
Doctor : Finally get your sugar levels checked every week till 36th week and every 3 days after that to ensure they are in the right parameters and if not you have to be on medication.
Doctor : Please discuss every time your sugar levels get checked either with your Gynecologist or With Any qualified Medical Practiotioner.
Doctor : Hope I was helpful to you.
Doctor : The most important advise would be to calm down, Take some Breathing exercises And Pranayama .
Doctor : Please do spend time with your Baby, Studies in the west have proved that Babies listen to what their mothers speak from 20th week.
Doctor : Hope you have followed.
User : :)
User : thank u so much doctor
Doctor : Thank you for consulting me.
Doctor : Take care, Wish you a happy motherhood.
User : all the information is really helpfull for me
User : thank u once again
User : take care
Doctor : Bye for now.All the best.
Doctor : You will have a wonderful baby.
User : thank u
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