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Gestational Diabetes

By: Jared Ingram | 2012-03-08 | Health & Fitness
More popularly referred to as diabetes during pregnancy, gestational diabetes is the type of the chronic disease that targets women who have a child in their womb. Diabetes is out there to affect everyone, not sparing any case. A woman can have no history, at all and chances are, it's even worse for them. read more

Diabetic Symptoms - Gestational Diabetes

By: | 2010-04-14 | Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a temporary phase. In this type of diabetes a pregnant woman has the levels of blood sugar that are higher than normal. Till so far the exact cause of this type of diabetes is still not known. However many doctors are of the belief that these disturbed blood sugar levels are because of an increased stress on the body of the woman. Most women do not experience any obvious symptoms of gestational diabetes. read more

Gestational Diabetes - How To Treat Gestational Diabetes?

By: medicalzones | 2011-03-30 | Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is basically known as a temporary condition that develops during pregnancy. It generally occurs in the last stages of pregnancy once the baby''s body is formed but is still growin... read more

Gestational Diabetes Recipes

By: Angie McAdams | 2010-03-28 | Diabetes
Eating right with gestational diabetes is very important. You are not only caring for your health but also the health of your unborn child. There are some guidelines that you will want to follow when following a gestational diabetes diet. read more

Gestational Diabetes Diet

By: Angie McAdams | 2010-03-28 | Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is just as serious as other types of diabetes, even though you may only be "diabetic" for a short period of time; however, with gestational diabetes, you are not only concerned about the health of yourself but also the health of your unborn child. So, in actuality, gestational diabetes can be even more serious than other forms. read more

Gestational Diabetes Symptoms

By: Dan S Wilson | 2010-03-31 | Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that afflicts women during pregnancy. These women were not previously diagnosed with diabetes. Gestational diabetes, usually, subsides after giving birth, but it does leave the patient at increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes later in life. Having gestational diabetes does not mean the baby will be born with diabetes; however, if gestational diabetes goes untreated or unmonitored, there is high risk for health complications for both mother and infant. read more

Gestational Diabetes Symptoms

By: Inka Sembol | 2010-03-27 | Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes also known as GDM (gestational diabetes mellitus), is a type of diabetes where gestational means during pregnancy, and thus is only diagnosed in pregnant women as a degree of glucose intolerance and affects around 3-7% of pregnant women. It is not easy to look for symptoms as only few women present with symptoms identical to any diabetes symptoms: increased thirst and urination, fatigue and infection. read more

Signs of Gestational Diabetes

By: Singer Lucas | 2010-03-29 | Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes could be deadlier if the pregnant mother does not detect it early enough to commence treatment and proper management and control. A pregnant mother with possible gestational diabetes can be detected during routine antenatal visits. The presence of any of these signs in someone may call the attention of the doctor. read more

What Causes Gestational Diabetes?

By: Charlene Nuble | 2010-10-24 | Diseases and Conditions
There are three types of diabetes – type 1 (diabetes mellitus), type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Perhaps you're already familiar with the first two types, so now you need to familiarize yourself with the third type which is the gestational diabetes. read more

Understanding Gestational Diabetes

By: Jessica Jones | 2012-09-21 | Diabetes
Pregnant women may develop diabetes mellitus during their pregnancy, a condition referred to as gestational diabetes. The American Diabetes Association reported that non-diabetic women are prone from developing diabetes during their pregnancy. There is no clear evidence that has yet been reported what causes gestational diabetes but clinical researchers are getting a better idea how this may occur read more

Effects of Gestational Diabetes

By: Cross Mantyali | 2010-03-29 | Diabetes
The effects of gestational diabetes on the baby start at late pregnancy; around the second half of pregnancy when the baby's body has been formed. This is quite unlike babies of already known diabetic mothers. Therefore, birth defects as seen in the babies of known uncontrolled diabetic mothers are very rare in babies of mothers with gestational diabetes. However, the baby can have the following problems. read more

Gestational Diabetes Diet Discussed

By: John Kegan | 2011-11-24 | Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes mellitus commonly known as GDM occurs when a woman who has not been previously diagnosed with diabetes indicates high blood sugar level at the time of her pregnancy. read more

Information on Gestational Diabetes

By: priya singh | 2012-05-07 | Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a health condition occurring during pregnancy, caused due to alleviated blood glucose levels. The condition is identified during pregnancy term as blood level crosses the normal level. read more

Gestational diabetes treatment

By: rinkirawat | 2012-02-16 | Diabetes
When the blood sugar level is high it is called diabetes. During digestion, the foods we eat get broken down into simple sugar which is absorbed into the cells of the body with the help of insulin. Insulin is produced in the pancreas. read more

Pregnancy and gestational diabetes

By: rinkirawat | 2012-02-04 | Diabetes
Diabetes happens when the blood sugar level is excessive high. The food items which we eat are broken down into sugar. This sugar gets absorbed by the cells with the help of the hormone- insulin which is formed in the pancreas. read more