| There are many concerns a woman will have
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| | pregnancy.
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| during her pregnancy, and one that can
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| | What Does Diabetes in Pregnancy Look
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| easily be put to rest with a simple test
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| | Like?
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| is gestational diabetes mellitus or more
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| | Often diabetes during pregnancy is
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| commonly known as diabetes during
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| | diagnosed before symptoms become obvious.
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| pregnancy. Gestational diabetes can arise
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| | Some of the symptoms that can show up are
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| during the second or third trimesters,
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| | an increase in hunger, thirst and
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| and can cause complications for the
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| | urination, recurrent vaginal infections
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| mother as well as the unborn child.
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| | and increased blood pressure. Many women
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| Diabetes during pregnancy occurs in a
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| | complain of fatigue, although this is not
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| relatively small percentage of expectant
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| | a good test, since fatigue is a common
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| mothers, and can often be controlled by
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| | symptom of pregnancy. Often sugar will
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| diet and exercise throughout the
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| | show up in urine during a routine test
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| pregnancy.
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| | and this will prompt the doctor to
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| Many doctors will routinely test for
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| | proceed with the glucose test.
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| diabetes in pregnancy between 24 and 28
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| | It is important to diagnose and treat
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| weeks of gestation, especially if a woman
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| | diabetes in pregnancy as quickly as
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| has risk factors that will increase her
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| | possible, since it can cause
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| odds of developing it. These risk factors
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| | complications during pregnancy. Risks to
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| include a history of high blood pressure,
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| | the mother include raised blood pressure
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| obesity, ethnicity and a family history
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| | which can lead to a dangerous condition
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| of diabetes. Women who have experienced
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| | known as ecclampsia. It can also increase
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| diabetes in pregnancy in the past have a
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| | the chances of a woman developing Type 2
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| greater chance of developing it again in
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| | diabetes later in life. The unborn child
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| subsequent pregnancies. Women who are
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| | can have problems with its heart or
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| pregnant at an older age also have a
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| | kidneys as a result of the mother's
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| greater risk of diabetes in pregnancy.
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| | diabetes during pregnancy.
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| The test will include fasting and then
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| | Diabetes during pregnancy is certainly an
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| drinking glucola, which is a mixture of
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| | unwanted complication, but fortunately it
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| concentrated sugar. Once the glucola is
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| | can be diagnosed easily and treated
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| ingested, a blood test is done to check
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| | effectively. The important thing to
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| blood sugar levels. If gestational
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| | remember is to stay on schedule with
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| diabetes is diagnosed, a program of diet
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| | prenatal visits to the doctor so that the
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| and exercise will be prescribed to try to
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| | doctor can stay on top of any potential
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| control the diabetes during the
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| | problems.
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