When your Blood Sugar is Too Low

In a perfect diabetic world, you take your insulin, eat your meals and exercise and your
blood glucose levels remain stable. But things happen, you take your insulin late, you eat
a light meal and then spend a

When you get Sick and have Gestational Diabetes

Aside from the morning sickness that many women suffer from in the first 12 weeks of
pregnancy, you may catch a cold or the flu before your baby is born. In of itself, this
isn?t a fun experienc

What is Gestational Diabetes?

When a woman develops insulin resistant during pregnancy it is referred to as gestational diabetes. The disease acts in the same manner as when a person who is not pregnant has diabetes. In most cases, after the bab

What Causes Gestational Diabetes?

The exact cause or causes of what causes gestational diabetes are not known. But there
are risk factors that can increase the chances of getting it. As with any disease, risk
factors are not a guarantee that

Treatment Options for Gestational Diabetes

Once you have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes you will see an
endocrinologist and develop a treatment plan. You may also see a nutritionist
or dietician to help you develop a food plan that

The Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Future Pregnancies

If you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes in pregnancy the chances are very high you
will also get the disease in future pregnancies. There have been cases where this hasn?t
happened

Testing your Blood Sugar

When you have gestational diabetes your doctor is going to run tests at the beginning but then it is going to be up to you to monitor your own blood sugar on a daily basis. You will still get the support that you will nee

Testing for Ketones

When you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes it is going to be very important to
monitor your blood sugar levels several times per day. You want to ensure you are
remaining within your target range given to you by your

Support for Women with Gestational Diabetes

A pregnant woman who has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes is going to receive
a lot of medical support in the form of frequent doctor appointments and nutritional
counseling. But she may als

Snack Ideas for Women with Gestational Diabetes

An outsider?s perception of a pregnant woman is that she can eat whatever she wants,
whenever she wants. And for some pregnant women this is the case but not for the one
that has diabetes in pre