Gestational Diabetes on a Budget

Pregnancy is expensive. There is no way around that. Even when you try to be thrifty, there are a lot of things that you need to spend money on. Add Gestational Diabetes and it just adds even more costs into your budget. Today I'm writing about what I do to keep our budget in check even with the additional costs and the new diet. For the most part there are a lot of fixed costs that you can not change with gestational diabetes. You cannot control the cost of the appointments or the medical supplies that you need. It does help to shop around at various pharmacies and see if your supplies are cheaper at some places than others. The easiest cost to control is going to be your food. A lot of recommendations for controlling your blood glucose levels involve eating specialty foods. Something that helps save a lot of money is to remember that you are the only one who needs to follow a special diet. If your household members continue to eat the cheaper bread, while you consume