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@keepswimmingdory The conclusion of this study, again, is that plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of GDM. That is not a causal relationship. There are many non-causal factors that can explain a co-incidental relationship. This study also says absolutely nothing about treating...

@keepswimmingdory This is just flat-out wrong. This is not how type 1 or type 2 diabetes works, and especially not how gestational diabetes (an entirely distinct and different disorder) works. Of course these vegan activist organizations gain things from cherry-picking studies. It may not be...

@keepswimmingdory “Animal products cause GDM” is a wildly inaccurate conclusion to draw from this study. An association is not a causal relationship. There are environmental and lifestyle reasons that a person who eats a diet high in “animal fats and cholesterol” (which fwiw includes non-animal...

@kitteh It’s abundantly clear from fasting numbers when someone doesn’t have GD. If OP gets a false positive, it will end up being very clear to her doctor. If she does have GD, she’ll (hopefully) receive care that minimizes the disorder’s attendant risks. That includes not going beyond 40...

@kitteh A false positive is possible with the initial test but it’s impossible to sustain a false positive with all the ongoing (multiple times a day) testing once someone is diagnosed. It’s very clear when someone’s blood sugar is or isn’t being affected by placental hormones. Please stop...

@plope132 Your emotions and worries are valid, but I think you might not understand what exactly goes into managing GD. It’s not like T1 where you’re put on insulin immediately or T2 where you’re given GLP-1 agonists etc. 99% of dealing with GD is … maintaining a low-carb diet. That’s it...