Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects up to 14% of women annually. Abnormal glucose tolerance leads to fetal hyperinsulinaemia and macrosomia, thus increasing perinatal morbidity. Randomized controlled trials have shown that intervention in women with GDM is effective in reducing birth weight and...
The impact of gestational diabetes mellitus on pregnancy outcome comparing different cut-off criteria for abnormal glucose tolerance. Objective. To examine pregnancy outcomes in relation to different categories of glucose tolerance during pregnancy. Design. Prospective observational cohor... E Anderberg,Karin...
While inositol seems to be safe during pregnancy, and is sometimes taken tomitigate gestational diabetes, talk to your doctor before taking it while pregnant. And since inositol canlower blood sugar levels, anyone taking diabetes medications should monitor their blood sugar levels carefully when adding...
Gestational diabetes mellitus is a disorder that causes high blood sugar in pregnant women. Gestational diabetes, like all other types of diabetes, affects the use of sugar by your cells. This increase in blood sugar can be harmful to the baby's health....
I checked my glucose pretty much after every meal since I was at risk for gestational diabetes, but I haven’t been as disciplined about that since. But if I know I just had a lot of sugar, or if I am feeling weak due to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), then I will check when nec...
"When you eat unhealthy foods at dinnertime, I get upset and feel like you don't appreciate how much effort I am putting into trying to manage my diabetes." Assert yourself by asking for what you want or saying no clearly. Do not assume that others wil...
alone, 20.8 million people have diabetes -- and about a third don't even know it. Find out some information you just may need. Publications International, Ltd. Odds are that you know someone with diabetes mellitus, possibly even someone who has to take insulin each day to manage the ...
OpEdNewsTaking Control of Your Blood SugarOpEdNews, PADiabetes occurs when the body cannot produce insulin or cannot adequately utilize insulin. There are four types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes otherwise known as juvenile-onset diabetes,gestational diabetesor pregnancy induced diabetes, pre-diabetes ...
Manage your weight Being overweight is a significant risk factor for type 2 diabetes. This is a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or above for Caucasian individuals and 32.5 kg/m2 for South Asian indivisuals. The more optimal your weight, the lower your risk. 17% of our health assessment clients in 2020...
Aims/IntroductionGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees of severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy, and is associated with increased fetal and maternal risks. The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of GDM...