Gestational Diabetes

Pregnant After 35: Gestational diabetes test and vaccines – KVLY

By George ⋅ December 1, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Valley News Live Pregnant After 35: Gestational diabetes test and vaccines – KVLYValley News LiveAs a pregnancy gets farther along, health risks can increase for a woman and her baby. In our series, Pregnant After 35, we take you along on a seven-month …Pregnant Em Rusciano raves over 3D ultrasound image of her …Daily Mailall 2 […]

Avera Medical Minute: Managing Gestational Diabetes for healthy pregnancy

By George ⋅ November 21, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

KSFY Avera Medical Minute: Managing Gestational Diabetes for healthy pregnancyKSFYThis Avera Medical Minute features a Sioux Falls woman, diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, who is now going through all the motions to ensure both mom and baby are as healthy as possible. “After almost 10 years of wanting this, it's like 'OK, it's time!'

Providing Care for Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes: What’s Your Role?

By George ⋅ November 11, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (press release) (blog) Providing Care for Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes: What's Your Role?National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (press release) (blog)Boyd E. Metzger, MD, is a co-author (with Dr. Thomas A. Buchanan) of the “Gestational Diabetes” chapter in […]

Late-pregnancy dysglycemia in obese pregnancies after negative testing for gestational diabetes and risk of future …

By George ⋅ October 31, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

PLoS Blogs (blog) Late-pregnancy dysglycemia in obese pregnancies after negative testing for gestational diabetes and risk of future …PLoS Blogs (blog)Obese pregnant women can develop impairments in glucose metabolism in late pregnancy despite prior negative testing for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Yet, to date, guidelines on obesity in pregnancy and GDM have focused only on […]

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Improved Gestational Diabetes Outcomes, Study

By George ⋅ October 21, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

dLife.com Mediterranean Diet Linked to Improved Gestational Diabetes Outcomes, StudydLife.comWomen with gestational diabetes on the Mediterranean diet for 3 months had improved glycemic levels, that were comparable to pregnant women with normal glucose levels, a new study from Madrid, Spain shows. The objective of the study was to assess …

Blood test promising for detecting gestational diabetes

By George ⋅ October 11, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Contemporary Obgyn (press release) (blog) Blood test promising for detecting gestational diabetesContemporary Obgyn (press release) (blog)“We wanted to identify women at high risk for gestational diabetes early in pregnancy so that it leaves more time to intervene to prevent the condition,” said senior author Cuilin Zhang MD, PhD, a senior investigator in the Epidemiology Branch […]

One-Step Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis of Little Benefit

By George ⋅ October 1, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Medscape One-Step Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis of Little BenefitMedscapeGestational diabetes diagnoses shot up 41% after a healthcare system switched from recommending a two-step to a one-step screening method — but without clinically identifiable benefits to mothers or newborns —finds a new study published in the …

Gestational Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk for Postpartum Depression

By George ⋅ September 21, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Psychiatry Advisor Gestational Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk for Postpartum DepressionPsychiatry AdvisorStudy data published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggest an association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and an increased risk for postpartum depressive symptomatology (PPDS). Researchers recruited women currently enrolled in the …

Gestational diabetes may increase post birth depression risk

By George ⋅ September 11, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Nursing Times Gestational diabetes may increase post birth depression riskNursing TimesThey also highlighted that previous research evidence was scarce regarding the possible effects of gestational diabetes on postpartum depression symptoms. Their newly published study used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to assess depression …and more »

Blood test may identify gestational diabetes risk in first trimester

By George ⋅ August 30, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

CNBC Blood test may identify gestational diabetes risk in first trimesterNational Institutes of Health (press release)In the current study, researchers evaluated whether the HbA1c test (also called the A1C test), commonly used to diagnose type 2 diabetes, could identify signs of gestational diabetes in the first trimester of pregnancy. The test approximates the …Blood test […]

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