Diet controlled gestational diabetes

I was diagnosed with GD and started monitoring my sugars two weeks ago (I'm weeks). However, at a week scan, my baby was measuring weeks ( pounds). But I'm reading about people who are diet controlled GD who are getting 2x weekly NST's and are being induced at weeks. Why do I have to watch what I eat? How will I have to change my diet?

I've heard about good carbs and bad carbs. The normal plan of care for our ladies with diet controlled gestational diabetes is to stop blood sugar testing around weeks and treat the lady as normal - IOL . Has anyone got experience of having diet controlled gestational diabetes and not being induced? I have a consultant appointment at 39+to d. Hi was wondering if anyone had any experiences of diet controlled gd and labour.

My consultant mentioned induction early but didn't say how . Induction of labour may be advised for mothers diagnosed with gestational. Diet-controlled gestational diabetes mellitus does not influence the success rates . The first step in treating gestational diabetes is to modify your diet to help. Most women with well-controlled blood sugar deliver healthy babies without any .