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Carrying a life inside the womb for nine months is probably the most wonderful experience any woman could ever have. In this stage called "pregnancy," it is very important for an expectant mother to pay attention to good nutrition because this is very vital for her and her baby's health. Pregnancy for regular women is complicated as it is, how much more for women who are suffering from a chronic illness such as diabetes? During the course of the pregnancy, the mother and the baby need all the energy and nutrients they can get. Pregnancy is indeed not the time to lose weight or go on a diet because having a nutritionally sound diet can increase the chances for the baby to have a normal birth weight, proper brain development, and reduce the risk of certain birth defects. All these and more should be of topmost consideration for pregnant women who have diabetes.
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Diagnosis of gestational diabetes for
Achieving Healthy Pregnancy
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes for
Achieving Healthy Pregnancy
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes for
Achieving Healthy Pregnancy
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes for
Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Among diabetic pregnant women, the most common
problem when it comes to their baby's health is the
condition called "macrosomia" or having a baby with
large body. This is because the blood of the mother
with diabetes is interchanged with that of the babywith diabetes is interchanged with that of the baby
inside the womb. As a result, the baby will produce
insulin to be able to glucose and this will lead to fat
deposits, which causes the baby to grown larger
compared to the regular ones.
1. Pregnant women should pay attention to
what they eat and their eating patterns in
general. This is very important because this
stage—pregnancy itself—requires strict control
of blood glucose levels in order to ensure that
both the mother and baby are getting the right
amount of key nutrients needed. In coming upamount of key nutrients needed. In coming up
with the right diet plan, In your meal plan, take
note of calorie, carbohydrates and protein
requirements every day because these will help
you maintain normal blood glucose levels.
2. Regular Self-Monitoring of Blood
Glucose or SMBG. Experts say that the only
way to tell if the woman is successful in
controlling her blood glucose is by monitor
their levels by themselves regularly. Since
being pregnant is a sensitive condition,being pregnant is a sensitive condition,
soon to be mothers should monitor their
blood glucose levels more frequently.
Ideally, SMBG should be monitored four to
10 times a day.
3. Knowledge in administering insulin injections
and adjusting the doses based on the results of
SMBG. Sufficient supply of insulin is very crucial
for pregnant women so they must know how to
administer insulin injections by themselves in
case no one is around when they need it. Theycase no one is around when they need it. They
should also ask from their physician how to
adjust the doses of insulin after they are
through with the SBMG. Knowing how to adjust
the doses of insulin needed is very important to
ensure that the body's supply of insulin is stable.
4. Treating or controlling hypoglycemia.
Pregnant women who are diabetics are
more prone to hypoglycemia because of
the hormonal changes in their body.
Although studies show that there are no
know effects of hypoglycemia in the baby,know effects of hypoglycemia in the baby,
it is best to control or treat it as soon as
possible so the soon to be mom won't be
having troubles during the course of
conception.
5. Maintaining regular set of exercise or physical
activities. This is also very important for
pregnant women with diabetes because through
this they can reduce the risk of hypoglycemia as
well as being overweight. Since it is hard forwell as being overweight. Since it is hard for
pregnant women to do strenuous workouts, it is
best to maintain the hobby of having light
exercises that will keep the body moving.
The majority of gestational diabetes patients can
control their diabetes with exercise and diet.
Between 10% to 20% of them will need to take some
kind of blood-glucose-controlling medications.
Undiagnosed or uncontrolled gestational diabetes
can raise the risk of complications during childbirth.
The baby may be bigger than he/she should be.The baby may be bigger than he/she should be.
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