Gestational Diabetes Diet: Meal Plans & Foods to Avoid

Gestational diabetes requires a careful diet plan to manage high blood sugar during pregnancy. Focus on specific foods that stabilize glucose while avoiding triggers to ensure the health of both mother and baby.

Pregnant wife making salad with her husband

Sample Diet Plans for Gestational Diabetes

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Jill Corleone, RDN, LD

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that only occurs during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes increases your risk of having a more complicated pregnancy; giving birth to a large baby that may require a cesarean section or giving birth to a baby with respiratory problems.