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Diabetes mellitus is a disease well known. This disease is caused due to the presence of excess glucose in the blood due to the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin. The two most famous of known diabetes mellitus are type 1 diabetes mellitus, which is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus , which is also known as noninsulin-dependent diabetes. However, there are other types of diabetes caused by other reasons.

In this post we will clarify the lesser known forms of diabetes mellitus. The list below is actually a list of the conditions of diabetes mellitus that occur at different stages of the body. His symptoms and even methods of treatment may be the same, but differ in their causes.

Gestational Diabetes
The gestational diabetes occurs in pregnant women. It is caused by hormonal changes that occur in the bodies of women due to prenatal conditions. The insulin secreted by the pancreas is also a hormone. An increase in other hormones can cause a decrease in insulin production, which can lead to gestational diabetes.

Gestational diabetes is mostly temporary. It occurs when the woman is in her second half of pregnancy, especially in the third quarter and continued until delivery. Once the birth has taken place, gestational diabetes symptoms are reduced, and the disease is cured automatically. Read the rest of this entry »

Food is the most important tool for treating gestational diabetes, and currently the most effective way to treat this disorder that develops during pregnancy.

It is essential to control this problem to avoid possible negative effects on the health of the mother and the unborn child, and is therefore very important that pregnant women adapt their diet to their particular circumstances.

Through proper diet if you suffer from gestational diabetes can control blood glucose levels, thereby ensuring adequate child growth and welfare.

The diet when you have gestational diabetes

The diet consists of bringing a varied and balanced diet, rich in fiber and low-dose intake of carbohydrate as eliminating carbohydrates, rapidly absorbed, and also control the intake of calories.

Carbohydrates are sugars found in foods, some of them spend the bloodstream quickly raise blood glucose levels sharply, and the others go more slowly and with a more complex metabolic process.

Should be removed from the diet rapid carbohydrate absorption, which are sugar, chocolates, candies, sweets, desserts, quince, cream, ice cream, honey, jams, pastries, etc.. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you pregnant and snore at night? Beware! Several studies have concluded that gestational diabetes is more likely among women snorers, whether suffering or not overweight.

Gestational diabetes is diabetes that is diagnosed during pregnancy. As in any type of diabetes, the body has difficulty managing glucose levels, but this condition usually ends when the woman gives birth.

According to recent research from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, snoring significantly increases the risk of gestational diabetes. Among 1200 women, 24% of snorers developed gestational diabetes, compared with 17% of nonsmokers. In the case of snorers are overweight, the percentage rose to 34%.

Therefore, if you snore, maybe you should discuss this with your gynecologist as a sign of alarm. Although gestational diabetes is usually easy to control, may increase the risk of complications during pregnancy and fetal distress and need for caesarean section, and give birth to babies with hypoglycemia. Read the rest of this entry »

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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Gestational diabetes is a specific disorder that occurs during pregnancy, which is distinguished by an increase in blood glucose, among other conditions, but that after birth the baby and usually disappears during the postpartum period.

This is because during pregnancy the placenta produces hormones such as estrogen, cortisol and lactogen, which can block the work of insulin, which is responsible for regulating blood glucose. When gestational diabetes is not treated, can cause severe consequences on the health of the pregnant woman and baby, one of the most common infections are usually in the urinary tract.

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