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Healthy eating for gestational diabetes mellitus

The Glycaemic Index (GI) is a tool used in working out how carbohydrate foods affect blood glucose levels (BGLs). High GI carbohydrates are broken down quickly and cause a high rise in BGLs. Medium GI carbohydrates cause a moderate rise in BGLs. Low GI carbohydrates are broken down slowly causing a low rise in BGLs. Fast (High GI)

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