Registered dietitian Leslee Flannery talks to us about the concerns with vegetarianism and veganism during pregnancy and gestational diabetes, and how to navigate the diet to remain diet controlled.
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Leslee's practice and closing the gap in gestational diabetic care

Food as a vegetarian today as compared to earlier days

Challenges as a vegetarian with gestational diabetes

Remaining diet controlled as a vegetarian or vegan gestational diabetic IS POSSIBLE!

Nutrients that may be lacking in vegetarianism and veganism during pregnancy

Nutritional Yeast - a nutrient powerhouse

Increased protein and iron requirements in pregnancy, and best food sources

Nutrient rich food recommendations for pregnancy

How to support a mom with gestational diabetes

Get evidence-based answers to the frequently asked questions about gestational diabetes, plus recipes and meal plans, expert interviews, and real birth stories.

With the rapidly growing rate of diabetes, developing gestational diabetes is more likely than ever. We want every mom (mom-to-be) to be educated with evidence-based research so you can be an informed and confident member of your prenatal healthcare team and have the pregnancy you want.

Whether you’re already diabetic, healthy as ever, eating low-carb, still in preconception, or whatever, you need to know how nutrition affects you, your pregnancy and your child. Join us to learn how to have the pregnancy and life you want through the food you eat.
 
We’ll answer your questions, give tips, laugh and cry with you, all in the hopes of making the journey a bit easier - from preconception to postpartum, to motherly intuition and advocating for yourself, to handling judgment and criticism and so much more - we tackle it all.