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Gabriel focuses on blood sugar control through diet and lifestyle (most effective), avoids medications when possible through aggressive nutritional intervention, uses continuous glucose monitoring to guide diet, addresses insulin resistance comprehensively, supplements to support insulin sensitivity, moderate exercise, and monitors closely for fetal growth and maternal complications.
Gabriel focuses on blood sugar control through diet and lifestyle (most effective), avoids medications when possible through aggressive nutritional intervention, uses continuous glucose monitoring to guide diet, addresses insulin resistance comprehensively, supplements to support insulin sensitivity, moderate exercise, and monitors closely for fetal growth and maternal complications. Emphasizes gestational diabetes is reversible after delivery but indicates high risk for type 2 diabetes later (requires lifelong metabolic optimization). Preconception metabolic optimization in high-risk women prevents GDM.
Standard Treatment
Dietary modification (carb counting, low glycemic), blood sugar monitoring 4x/day, moderate exercise, insulin if diet-controlled insufficient (glyburide or metformin sometimes used), fetal monitoring in third trimester, delivery typically 39-40 weeks, postpartum glucose tolerance test 6-12 weeks (ensure resolution).
The Problem
Dietary recommendations often insufficient (too high carb), doesn't emphasize post-meal walking (very effective), limited use of continuous glucose monitoring (game-changer), doesn't address pre-pregnancy metabolic health, inadequate supplementation (inositol proven effective but rarely recommended), doesn't emphasize lifelong diabetes risk and need for continued metabolic optimization postpartum, many women not followed postpartum to ensure resolution and prevent progression.
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What's Included
Available through Fullscript
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What's Included
Whole food supplements by Standard Process
What's Included
Standard Process + Matter peptides
Low-glycemic diet critical (avoid refined carbs, sugars, white bread, white rice, pastries), adequate protein at each meal (slows glucose absorption), healthy fats (avocado, nuts, olive oil, fatty fish), high fiber (vegetables, legumes, whole grains in moderation), small frequent meals (5-6 per day), pair carbs with protein and fat, count carbohydrates (typically 30-45g per meal, 15g per snack), emphasize non-starchy vegetables, limit fruit (1-2 servings, pair with protein/fat), avoid juice and sweetened beverages, adequate hydration, test blood sugar 4x/day (fasting and 1-2 hours post-meal), individualize based on glucose response (some tolerate oatmeal, others don't).
Regular moderate exercise (walking after meals very effective, swimming, prenatal yoga), 20-30 minute walk after each meal (dramatically improves post-meal glucose), maintain healthy weight gain (15-25 lbs if normal BMI, less if overweight), monitor blood sugar 4x/day, keep food and glucose log, stress management (stress raises blood sugar), adequate sleep (poor sleep worsens insulin resistance), work with dietitian specialized in GDM, insulin or metformin if diet/exercise insufficient (for fetal safety), close fetal monitoring in third trimester, delivery typically by 39-40 weeks.
Mind, Body & Spirit
True healing requires addressing all dimensions of health. These evidence-based practices complement physical treatment protocols.
Stress hormones raise blood sugar; relaxation techniques important.
Specialized dietitian support for meal planning and carb counting.
20-30 minute walk after meals dramatically improves glucose control.
Improves insulin sensitivity and reduces stress.
Low-impact exercise safe in pregnancy, improves glucose control.
Poor sleep worsens insulin resistance.
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