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Gestational diabetes occurs in pregnant women who are [...]
You think you have nothing to worry about because your glucose level is not high enough to be considered diabetic. Well, think again. Even if your glucose is below gestational diabetic levels, it may still affect your baby. “Slightly” high level of blood glucose in pregnant women may result in babies with higher birth weights [...]
Researchers have found that pregnant women with gum disease may have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes than those with healthy gums. A study showed that the 8 percent of women who developed gestational diabetes had higher levels of gum-disease-causing bacteria and inflammation.
While gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears once the baby [...]
The soon to be 33 year old actress Angelina Jolie who already has one biological child with actor Brad Pitt, is finding pregnancy the second time around a little more challenging. Jolie has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes according to online reports. The actress has been suffering from endema, a condition which causes swelling, [...]
Diabetes, gestational or not, is a disorder characterized by an elevated level of sugar in your blood, caused either because your body doesn’t produce enough insulin, or cannot properly use the insulin it does create. According to the March of Dimes, about 1% of women have diabetes before they become pregnant, and about 3-7% more [...]
You have probably heard rumors about the disgustingly sugary drink you’re forced to gulp at your doctor’s office around week 28. Perhaps I was just prepared for the worst, but I didn’t find it as horrendously appalling as the rumors made it out to be. It was an orange soda with what tasted like two [...]
