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.

Toast with with fried egg, avocado, red radish, tomato and cress

Gestational Diabetes Foods to Avoid

Published Oct,29 2018 | By Stacey Phillips

Gestational diabetes occurs in 14 percent to 25 percent of all pregnancies. Obesity, maternal age, ethnicity and a diabetic family history are all factors that contribute to risk of gestational diabetes. An oral glucose test is performed between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy to test for this condition.