7th April is world health day and this year the day has been committed to raising awareness about diabetes which is on the increase all over the world. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cBeat Diabetes\u201d
\nThe burden of diabetes on women is unique and hard because the disease can affect both mothers and their unborn children.<\/p>\n
Diabetes can cause difficulties during pregnancy such as a miscarriage or a baby born with birth defects. Women with diabetes are also more likely to have a heart attack, and at a younger age, than women without diabetes.<\/p>\n
During pregnancy \u2013 usually around the 24th week \u2013 many women develop gestational diabetes. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes doesn\u2019t mean that you had diabetes before you conceived, or that you will have diabetes after giving birth. But it\u2019s important to follow your doctor\u2019s advice regarding blood glucose the main sugar found in the blood and the body\u2019s main source of energy.<\/p>\n
Because gestational diabetes can hurt you and your baby, you need to start treatment quickly.<\/p>\n
Treatment for gestational diabetes aims to keep blood glucose. The food you eat gets digested and broken down into sugar your body\u2019s cells can use. This glucose is one of the simplest forms of sugar levels equal to those of pregnant women who don\u2019t have gestational diabetes.<\/p>\n
Treatment for gestational diabetes always includes special meal plans and scheduled physical activity. It may also include daily blood glucose the main sugar found in the blood and the body\u2019s main source of energy. When the body cannot make enough insulin, it is taken by injection or through the use of an insulin pump X injection.<\/p>\n
Sticking with your treatment for gestational diabetes will give you a healthy pregnancy and birth and may help your baby avoid future poor health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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