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Preparing For Pregnancy
Preparing Your Body for Baby
Pregnancy Tracker: 17 weeks
Size of the Baby: The size of a large avocado!
Biggest Obstacle: Making my insulin last until my new vials arrive tomorrow!
For a woman with preexisting diabetes, pregnancy requires a lot of planning. To have the healthiest and most joyful experience, special steps should be taken to get your diabetes in excellent control, and prepare yourself for the stresses of a diabetic pregnancy. Each woman will go through a personal process of preparation for pr...
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Expert & Community Posts
Prior to Conception: Questions for Your Doctor
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health ExpertPregnancy Tracker: 19 weeks Size of the Baby: Weighs just over ½ pound Biggest Obstacle:... Read more »
Do You Need A Hysterectomy?
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert...tissue is what builds up each month in preparation for pregnancy, and is sloughed off during... Read more »
The Seriousness of Type 1 Diabetes
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert...what a serious disease type 1 diabetes is. Between preparing for pregnancy, conceiving, and... Read more »
Diabetes Awareness: "No, it won't go away once the baby is born..."
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health ExpertPregnancy Tracker: 30 weeks! Size of the Baby: Almost 3 pounds. Biggest Obstacle: There are... Read more »
Starting the Pregnancy Journey Again
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert... I'm beginning another journey through diabetic pregnancy and I'm very excited! As I've... Read more »
Health Guide
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
What is gestational diabetes mellitus?Pregnancy has typically been viewed as a statement of health, as it should be. In the midst of morning sickness, heartburn, exhaustion, and the excitement of... Read more »Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Diabetes is when your blood glucose level is too high. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, between three... Read more »What do I need to know about diabetes?"
...95% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes, also known as diabetes of pregnancy - This type of diabetes strikes pregnant women. Gestational diabetes usually resolves... Read more »Pregnancy and Exercise
Years ago, exercising during pregnancy was considered dangerous to both the mother and the child. In the 1950’s doctor’s accepted women who were pregnant walking one mile per day, and it was... Read more »Pregnancy Myths
...women can become pregnant even if they engage in sexual intercourse during their period. Myth #2 – Pregnancy can be avoided if your partner “pulls out” before ejaculation. This myth is... Read more »Images
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...(possibly fatal) harm to an unborn baby if used during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to... Read more »
...(possibly fatal) harm to an unborn baby if used during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to... Read more »
...(possibly fatal) harm to an unborn baby if used during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to... Read more »
Related News
Type 2 Diabetes Often Follows Gestational Diabetes
August 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who experience diabetes while they're pregnant are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes following the... Read summary »
Weight Gain During Pregnancy
November 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may be harder on your baby than you think. A new report from the Kaiser Permanente... Read summary »
How Gestational Diabetes Develops
May 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We may finally know why five-percent of women develop diabetes while they are pregnant. New research from the Stanford... Read summary »
Healthy Gums Equal Healthy Babies
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? One step to a healthier newborn might be a new toothbrush and some better dental hygiene. The reason: gum disease is linked to a... Read summary »
Diabetes Before Pregnancy Doubles in Women, Teens
May 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »
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