Grow with Malama

A visual guide to the glycemic index of common foods and the diabetes plate method.

Breakfast recipes and meal ideas to help manage blood sugar during pregnancy.

Savory and sweet snack ideas from Malama’s registered dietitians.

Real moms with gestational diabetes share their bedtime snack picks.

Brenda shares the food choices, reminders and daily habits that helped her manage gestational diabetes.

Jessica shares her experience with fasting blood sugar, insulin and consistent logging during pregnancy.

Mika shares how she managed post-meal blood sugar during pregnancy with consistent logging, food choices and movement.

Understand why follow-up glucose testing matters after gestational diabetes, and how ongoing care can support your long-term health.

Explore how breastfeeding can support infant health and maternal glucose metabolism, including potential benefits after a pregnancy with gestational diabetes.

Learn how your care team plans delivery and monitors blood sugar during labor, plus ways to prepare for birth and newborn care.

Stress can affect blood sugar during pregnancy. Find simple ways to unwind and get support from loved ones and your care team.

Needing medication is not a personal failure. Understand why insulin may be added to your plan and how your care team guides treatment.