Criteria for diagnosing Gestational Diabetes
The Diabetes in Pregnancy Study group India (DIPSI) is reporting practice guidelines for GDM in the Indian environment. Due to high prevalence, screening is essential for all Indian pregnant women....
View ArticleHow Diabetes during pregnancy affects the baby
Diabetes can affect the developing fetus throughout the pregnancy. In early pregnancy, a mother’s diabetes can result in birth defects and an increased rate of miscarriage. Many of the birth defects...
View ArticleHealthy eating for Gestational Diabetes
Glucose is the primary source of energy for fetal growth. The aim of dietary advice is to prevent maternal hyperglycemia attenuating the Insulin Resistance of the pregnancy so as to prevent the onset...
View ArticleThe link between PCOS and Diabetes
Diabetes currently affects over 387 million people worldwide and over half of these people are women. Diabetes can be especially tough on women. The risk of heart disease, the most common complication...
View ArticleGestational Diabetes FAQs
Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood glucose (sugar) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes. According to a 2014 analysis by the Centers for...
View ArticleHow Diabetes affects pregnancy
GOT DIABETES? THINKING ABOUT PREGNANCY? If you have diabetes, the best time to control your blood glucose, is before you get pregnant. If you are a woman who has diabetes, it is a decision that...
View ArticleDiabetes during pregnancy may up the risk of autistic baby
Mothers who develop diabetes during the first 26 weeks of pregnancy may have a higher risk of having a baby who will develop autism, a study published in the American Medical Association’s JAMA...
View ArticleTreatment for Gestational Diabetes
It’s essential to monitor and control your blood sugar to keep your baby healthy and avoid complications during pregnancy and delivery. You’ll also want to keep a close eye on your future blood sugar...
View ArticleDeadly Diabetes: India home to 17% of world’s diabetics
Meerut’s Sharad Tripathi developed diabetes five years ago, at 33, “no thanks to the stressful life of a sales person that involves a lot of travel, eating out and irregular meal times, and no time for...
View ArticleDiabetes caused 1.1 million deaths in India in 2013: IDF Report
According to IDF Diabetes Atlas, by 2035, almost 600 million of us may be living with diabetes. 1 in 2 people do not know they have diabetes. World Diabetes Day, on 14th of November is a worldwide...
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