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Pregnancy
When you have gestational diabetes, insulin may become part of your management plan. And as with many medications, insulin may cause certain side effects. One of the most common side effects of insulin is hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose. Insulin...
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Baby
Neonatal hypoglycemia occurs when a newborn has low blood sugar levels in the first few days after birth. It occurs in about 1-3 out of every 1,000 births. A normal blood sugar level, also known as glucose, is crucial for a baby’s energy and brain...
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Pregnancy
Change tends to be gradual over a pregnancy—you’re gaining weight steadily and slowly, but it’s not like everything happens all at once. Then one day, maybe right around Week 19, you stand sideways in front of the mirror and wow! You’re looking...
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Pregnancy
If healthy food choices and physical activity do not keep your blood glucose in a healthy range when you have gestational diabetes, your healthcare provider may prescribe insulin to help manage gestational diabetes. It may help you to understand...
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Pregnancy
When you have gestational diabetes, keeping your blood glucose in a healthy range is the best thing you can do for your baby and yourself. Exercise is one way to help you reach your blood glucose goals. Increasing the amount of physical activity...
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Pregnancy
You’ve just given birth to a beautiful baby. But when your pregnancy is complicated by gestational diabetes, you may be concerned about the health of your baby as well as your own. To check for possible complications, your baby may be taken out of...