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According to a study by the University of New York in the United States published in the Journal of Dental Research, pregnant women with periodontal disease, tienene an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, even if they smoke or drink.

The discovery underscores the importance of pregnant women, even those without other risk factors, maintain good oral health.

The study, led by Ananda P. Dasanayake, eliminating smoking and alcohol consumption among a group of 190 pregnant women in Sri Lanka, where a combination of cultural taboos and poverty, preventing women from smoking and drinking.

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Gestational Diabetes is diagnosed by a glucose screening test of 50 grams. If the test shows a level of blood glucose greater than 140 mg / dL, ordered another tolerance test glucose three hours after a few days during which they will follow a special diet. If this second test results are abnormal, Gestational Diabetes is diagnosed.

Treatment for Gestational Diabetes
Treatment for gestational diabetes aims to keep levels of blood glucose in the normal range and ensure that the fetus is healthy. The medical treatment will be determined based on factors such as age of the patient, overall health and medical history, tolerance for specific medications, therapies or procedures, the disease progression, etc. ..

Treatment may include: exercise, a special diet, insulin injections, daily monitoring of blood glucose.

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You can control the amount of carbohydrates you eat carbohydrate counting practice. This involves keeping track of the total number of grams of carbohydrates you need to eat at meals or snacks, depending on the medication and exercise. Generally, this method involves the use of a book to count carbohydrates, you can buy in a supermarket or bookstore.

People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of heart problems, so most doctors make a recommendation to limit fat below 30% of total daily calorie intake – this tends to make eating less fat in general and stay away from saturated fat. You should also pay attention to cholesterol levels by eating smaller amounts of meat, and sticking to lean meats like chicken and fish.

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If you have type 2 diabetes, is also very important to maintain a healthy weight. With type 2 diabetes, the level of body fat actually makes it harder for your body to produce and use insulin. Trim at least 10 or 20 pounds has the potential to significantly improve their blood sugar.

Smokers are advised to stop smoking as soon as possible, since smoking can aggravate diabetes and make it more difficult to cope with the disease. Because diabetics often experience poor circulation in the legs and feet, smoking is a dangerous habit to continue – which decreases blood flow further. Smoking also increases LDL cholesterol and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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There are two types of diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, which usually starts in childhood, the pancreas stops producing insulin altogether. It is also called insulin-dependent diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, which begins in adulthood (and in some teenagers) the body still produces some insulin.

But do not make enough insulin or the body can not use it properly. It is also known as noninsulin-dependent diabetes.

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Diabetes is detected by measuring the amount of glucose in the blood after a person has fasted (abstained from food) for about eight hours. In some cases, doctors diagnose diabetes by administering a test of oral glucose tolerance test, which measures glucose levels before and after a certain amount of sugar has been ingested.

Another test being developed for type 1 diabetes are looking for specific antibodies (immune system proteins that attack foreign substances) present only in people with diabetes. This test can detect the type 1 diabetes at an early stage, reducing the risk of complications of the disease.

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Nursing Andalusian begin this month the second phase of nurse prescribing, as it will allow them to collaborate in the process of indication and monitoring of drug therapies for diabetes and chronic wound care, in what is called collaborative prescribing.

The Minister of Health, María Jesús Montero, who today opened the IX Congress of the Andalusian Society of Community Nursing (ASANEC) being held in Seville, was referring to the second development phase of the decree so far given to this group Professional 96 indicate the possibility of non-prescription drugs and medical devices such as catheters, sterile dressings, absorbent urinary incontinence, and test strips to measure blood glucose among others.

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Hyperglycemia was defined as the increase in blood glucose levels. The most common causes are receive less insulin than needed, having consumed more carbohydrates than normal, submitting an infectious disease.

The most common symptoms are intense thirst, need for frequent urination and fatigue. Also headache or abdominal pain, vomiting or cramps in the legs.

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People with diabetes are at high risk of developing a common type of arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation, which increases the more severe the disease.

This circumstance increases as lengthening the treatment period, whereas the poorly controlled blood sugar also exacerbates the problem, the team concluded Dr. Sascha Dublin, Institute of Health Research Group in Seattle.

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In Mexico, 14 of every 100 people between 20 and 60 have diabetes, a health problem that appears to be excessive accumulation of glucose in the blood due to a deterioration in the secretion and / or action of the hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas and responsible for maintaining normal blood sugar levels.

Approximately 25 to 35 percent of diabetes patients follow a control on his problem, which means that a large majority of patients do not, at least in the right way.

In order to raise awareness about the importance of diabetes patient education and that it deals with the problem of health holistically, in Mexico City took place on 26 May, the first International Summit for Patient Education Diabetes. The meeting was organized by the Mexican National Association of Diabetes Educators (ANMED), and was attended by representatives of similar organizations in England, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

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