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How Un-stabilized Blood Sugar Can Affect Your Pregnancy

June 10, 2016 by Mathea Ford Leave a Comment

gestational diabetes risksGenerally, just the words “gestational diabetes” strike fear into the hearts of pregnant women everywhere. Most women are afraid and extremely cautious about their diets, to the point where they may even miss out on some of the joys of pregnancy. There are also those, however, that take the opposite stance. While gestational diabetes may not be anything to worry about terribly, it is a condition that requires thought and proper treatment.

Uncontrolled blood sugar can be very dangerous to both mother and baby. A gestational diabetic that ignores her condition and continues to eat a poor diet can put herself and her pregnancy at risk. [Read more…]

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Gestational Diabetes and Future Pregnancies

November 6, 2015 by Mathea Ford Leave a Comment

recurrent gestational diabetesThere are many after effects of gestational diabetes that many women do not know or consider. One of these is the increased risk of having gestational diabetes again for future pregnancies. Each gestational diabetes pregnancy increases the likelihood that you will have it again in subsequent pregnancies. The risk of having gestational diabetes again in a future pregnancy is roughly 50-65%.

Of course, other risk factors can increase this risk. Those risk factors include age, race, weight, the weight of your baby at birth, and how well your insulin levels were controlled. Just like the first time, much of the risk in having gestational diabetes is unavoidable, and gestational diabetes is never your fault. [Read more…]

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