The Frustration of Planning Your Meals When You Have Diabetes
've painted a picture of a nearly "perfect"
diabetic pregnancy on this blog. Thus far, my pregnancy with type 1
diabetes has been very healthy and satisfying and for the most part, I feel a great sense...'d like." We scan the
menu outside of the café. Our discussion continues regarding whether we want...crap
Planning a Pregnancy with Diabetes
, for those of you who might be interested, here's what the update says:
If a young woman with
diabetes (or previous
gestational diabetes...
I recently answered a question here at My
DiabetesCentral.com about the use of insulin... and
diabetes team:
1. Tighten up your targets. Blood sugar values should be as close to normal as possible...crap
Diabetes Overview
gestational diabetes
Type 1
Diabetes
Type 1
diabetes is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease... history of
gestational diabetes, physical inactivity, and certain ethnicities. About 80 percent of people... have no symptoms.
Gestational Diabetes
Some women develop
gestational diabetes late in pregnancy...crap
Ask Gretchen II
.
Q: Every single
sample menu for people with
diabetes includes a turkey sandwich on whole-grain bread...: I was just diagnosed with
diabetes, and the doctor said, "You should never eat sugar." Is that correct?
A...'t like being called "Sugar" or "Honey" or "Cupcake." None of those things are good for your
diabetes.
Q...crap
Pregnancy and HIV Disease
, other medical conditions like
diabetes or high blood pressure, whether you smoke, among others. Talking... through the mother's abdomen and into her uterus.
CVS (chorionic villus
sampling) tests for genetic abnormalities... a small
sample from the forming placenta.
Cordocentesis or fetal blood
sampling (FBS) -- also known...crap
Oh the Joys: A full anatomy scan shows a healthy, active baby!
Obstacle: The suspense of not knowing the baby's gender!
A
diabetic pregnancy is not all blood sugars, insulin doses, urine
samples, and doctor's visits -- there are days of pure joy... is that the baby's heart looks perfect. When
diabetes is poorly controlled during the first trimester, the heart...crap
Diabetes Humor: Calling Technical Support
."
You press 1.
"Please listen carefully, as our
menu options have changed. If you know your party... of the glucose meter companies start telling the truth. For example:
"Please listen carefully. Our
menu... cafeteria
sampling different types of espresso. He might return your call, probably just as you're walking...crap
The Ultimate Meter
from a number of choices in a
menu) or impossible. The Jazz uses predictive mealtime tagging. For example... Blasberg, who developed the Smart Pix for Roche
Diabetes Care in Mannheim, Germany, surprised..., take a very small blood
sample and do it quickly. They take just 0.5 microliters of blood and return the result...crap
Postpartum Wrap-up
it electronically to my mail order pharmacy and the nurse gave me a couple
samples. Very convenient!
As my Certified
Diabetes Educator arrived, Sienna woke up and started crying, demanding to be feed...crap
Positive Pregnancy
, such as hypertensive disorders, ectopic pregnancy,
gestational diabetes, psychiatric illness, preterm delivery... blood
sampling, and internal fetal monitoring, can cause small tears in the baby's skin and increase... can be performed within a few days after delivery and looks for HIV itself in a blood
sample collected...crap