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I can not believe that I am already 28 weeks pregnant! It won’t be too much longer until our little one arrives.
For today’s visit, I had to have testing to see if I have gestational diabetes. For this test, you will be asked to drink an incredibly sweet drink. You’ll have to wait an hour, [...]
Isn’t it a bummer? Sweets and sweets every where but not a piece to eat? There are many people out there with diabetes and have therefore special dietary requirements. Unfortunately, these include little children.
I have 2 young children who are fortunately not diabetic and tend towards moderation when it comes to sweets. Still, we do [...]
Once again we learn that our ultra-clean environments are not good for the kids. Researchers at Yale and the University of Chicago have found that common human bacteria protect against diabetes.
Many parents are familiar with the ‘hygiene hypothesis’. That is, reduced exposure to bacteria, viruses and parasites lowers our children’s immune systems. Therefore they are [...]
Sorry to bring some not-so-good news today.
In a previous post, I touched on the alarming increase in the incidence pregestational diabetes (not be confused with gestational diabetes) – pre-existing diabetes mellitus among women of childbearing age before pregnancy. This study I am reviewing here investigated the link between birth defects and pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) [...]
The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has significantly increased in the last seven years especially among teenagers. No, I am not referring to gestational or pregnancy diabetes. In this case, it`s the type 2 diabetes which is related to obesity that is most commonly observed.
Here are some statistics to think about:
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