Any upsides?

First of all, you need to understand that its not you, its the pregnancy hormones going crazy and making you insulin resistant. Secondly it is always better to be diagnosed so that you can be careful. You and baby will be fine. Just a bit more caution. Best of luck girl, you got this 💪

I’ve always struggled with being consistent with diet/exercise, and now that I have reached the final stage of pregnancy I feel very proud of myself for how far I’ve come. Of course that I do have one treat here or there, but it’s like once a week or even less for me now, when before I’d do it daily. Also, I haven’t gained much weight throughout this pregnancy so I’m hoping to have a smoother journey once I’m not pregnant anymore. I know it is a bit “vain” for some people, but I don’t want to look myself in the mirror and hate what is there until I can finally “bounce back”.
That said, I suppose the after pregnancy can be harder because we have been in such a strict diet that it can come and bite back. So I’m gonna try to keep the good work after the baby is here, I do want to permit myself eat what I absolutely miss, but I want to keep the treats for a weekly rather than daily basis, and just be on top of my health.

A really shallow benefit of the diagnosis for me has been my face is much less bloated from not eating refined sugar! I’ve also only put on the same weight as the baby is estimated to be. Appreciate that these are really shallow, but I was also super bummed so any little positives I’m taking! X