Comments on: If you get gestational diabetes do you have to take insulin or can it be monitored with pills and diet? http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/if-you-get-gestational-diabetes-do-you-have-to-take-insulin-or-can-it-be-monitored-with-pills-and-diet Great Information on Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:24:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: EmmaBella http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/if-you-get-gestational-diabetes-do-you-have-to-take-insulin-or-can-it-be-monitored-with-pills-and-diet/comment-page-1#comment-1661 EmmaBella Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:44:59 +0000 http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/if-you-get-gestational-diabetes-do-you-have-to-take-insulin-or-can-it-be-monitored-with-pills-and-diet#comment-1661 Your practitioner will monitor you closely and you'll most likely be able to keep your blood sugar levels under control with diet and exercise, and by getting insulin shots if you need them. If you're unable to keep your blood sugar under control or it's high enough that you need insulin, or if you have any other risk factors, you'll probably begin to have fetal heart monitoring (nonstress tests) or periodic ultrasounds around 32 weeks to check on your baby's well-being. (This kind of ultrasound is called a biophysical profile.) If you can keep your diabetes well under control without insulin and you have no other problems, you might not begin these tests until your last few weeks or until your due date. Your practitioner may also order an ultrasound around 29 to 33 weeks to measure your baby and estimate his weight. At that point, if your baby is already getting too big, you might be started on insulin. She may order another one closer to labor if she suspects your baby is large, but ultrasound is not usually very accurate at determining a baby's size late in pregnancy. Depending on your circumstances, you might be induced before your due date, or your practitioner may recommend delivering by c-section.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/2058.html What kind of diet to follow: http://www.babycenter.com/expert/pregnancy/pregnancynutrition/3128.html Your practitioner will monitor you closely and you’ll most likely be able to keep your blood sugar levels under control with diet and exercise, and by getting insulin shots if you need them.

If you’re unable to keep your blood sugar under control or it’s high enough that you need insulin, or if you have any other risk factors, you’ll probably begin to have fetal heart monitoring (nonstress tests) or periodic ultrasounds around 32 weeks to check on your baby’s well-being. (This kind of ultrasound is called a biophysical profile.) If you can keep your diabetes well under control without insulin and you have no other problems, you might not begin these tests until your last few weeks or until your due date.

Your practitioner may also order an ultrasound around 29 to 33 weeks to measure your baby and estimate his weight. At that point, if your baby is already getting too big, you might be started on insulin. She may order another one closer to labor if she suspects your baby is large, but ultrasound is not usually very accurate at determining a baby’s size late in pregnancy. Depending on your circumstances, you might be induced before your due date, or your practitioner may recommend delivering by c-section.
References :
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/2058.html
What kind of diet to follow: http://www.babycenter.com/expert/pregnancy/pregnancynutrition/3128.html

]]> By: cremedelacreme04 http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/if-you-get-gestational-diabetes-do-you-have-to-take-insulin-or-can-it-be-monitored-with-pills-and-diet/comment-page-1#comment-1660 cremedelacreme04 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:59 +0000 http://gestationaldiabetessymptoms.org/gestational-diabetes-diet/if-you-get-gestational-diabetes-do-you-have-to-take-insulin-or-can-it-be-monitored-with-pills-and-diet#comment-1660 At first, it is treated with diet and exercise. This regime may also stop the disease reoccuring in future pregnancies and type 2 diabetes later in life. The disease occurs in about 4% of pregnancies. If that doesn't work in keeping blood sugar levels normally in the mother and baby, insulin is used as well as daily glucose blood testing. The aim of treatment is to ensure the health of both.<br><b>References : </b><br>Wikipedia Gestational Diabetes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestational_diabetes) Yahoo Health Gestational Diabetes (http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw197466) Diabetes Org Gestational Diabetes (http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp) At first, it is treated with diet and exercise. This regime may also stop the disease reoccuring in future pregnancies and type 2 diabetes later in life. The disease occurs in about 4% of pregnancies.

If that doesn’t work in keeping blood sugar levels normally in the mother and baby, insulin is used as well as daily glucose blood testing. The aim of treatment is to ensure the health of both.
References :
Wikipedia Gestational Diabetes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestational_diabetes)
Yahoo Health Gestational Diabetes (http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw197466)
Diabetes Org Gestational Diabetes (http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp)

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