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Gestational Diabetes
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Lee Nevitt
Gestational Diabetes Finding out you have gestational diabetes can be very frightening. Not only do you have to deal with all the emotions (the ups and the downs) and the ques ...
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Gestational Diabetes
by
Lee Nevitt
Gestational Diabetes Finding out you have gestational diabetes can be very frightening. Not only do you have to deal with all the emotions (the ups and the downs) and the ques ...
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Explaining Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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Sharon LaMothe
With my first 3 pregnancies (including a set of twins) I had no problem with Gestational Diabetes but with my 4th and last pregnancy ...another set of twins, I had GD but it was controlled with diet. I was not over weight but I do have a grandmother ...
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What is gestational diabetes?
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Moganti S.
... eep a healthy weight. In some cases, though, gestational diabetes can affect the pregnancy and baby. Some potential risks include:The baby’s body is larger than normal—called macrosomia. A large baby may need to be delivered by a surgical procedure called cesarean section, instead of naturally through the vagina. The baby’s blood sugar is too low—c ...
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Gestational Diabetes Update
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Lian
I did the BSP test (Blood Sugar Profile) on Tuesday. They poked my finger 4 times that day to record 4 readings. Once at 8am, 12 pm, 4pm and 9pm. For the first reading, I had to fast 10 hours before. Subsequent readings required me to fast 2 hours before. So, what was my result (in mmol/L)? 5.1, 3.8, 4.8 and 3.7 I believe a normal reading for bl ...
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Mothers-to-Be Getting More Gestational Diabetes
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Connie Bennett
See this important New York Times article about how more and more women who are developing what's called "gestational diabetes" -- in other words, they become diabetic while they are pregnant.This disorder appears to be growing fast, journalist N.R. Kleinfeld reports, and in New Y ...
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Ask Jamie: Gestational Diabetes
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Jamie W.
Jill asks:I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with a singleton and just found out I have gestational diabetes. Can you tell me more about your experience? What are some good foods and snacks for keeping my sugar level in check?Gestational Diabetes can be pretty s ...
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