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@shibani I've been following my usual diet but making the necessary swaps to reduce sugar and carbs. My main meals were pretty diabetes friendly so far but it's the snacks which I'm struggling with when it comes to the evening. My biggest craving is chocolate which I hated prior to pregnancy and the lack of it come evening time is when I'm starting to feel unwell.
I love chocolate too, I felt for me the readings were in range when I make the snack at home . You can use unsweetened hersheys coco , banana / peanut butter, almond flour and make chocolate bread or even cookies . I noticed it doesn’t spike readings as much also make sure u have snack at bedtime too .. so you are not going beyond 10 hours of fasting overnight Between meals also you can go 2-3 hours without eating but beyond that will actually lower level and liver might release more which again will lead to spike. So snacks are also important Hope this helps!
There are chocolates out there that are doable. Dark chocolate tends to be better, although you do have to check the carbs cause some of them have sneaky sugar. So look for a dark chocolate with low added sugars/carbs and try it.
They don’t expect you to eat less than you would , it’s to eat more healthy . Generally adding lots of protein and fiber to my meal helps me, please try that and do portion control on carbs (30-45g per meal ). I also felt terrible first few days because my body was deprived of usual way of eating , but started feeling more energetic due to balanced meals . It’s not easy but eventually u will feel like you are setting yourself for long term great health Also once u get your monitor you will learn what spikes your levels , so you can eat accordingly