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People with diabetes should avoid foods made from raw flour such as bread and noodles during the month of fasting, and should eat when breaking the fast in small amounts but more often.

According to nutrition experts, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Prof. Dr. H. Hardinsyah MS, type of food consumed with diabetes do not differ essentially when fasting or not fasting. It’s just that, eat only small amounts and more often.

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Temporary resistance to insulin during pregnancy. The so-called gestational diabetes occurring during pregnancy at a rate of 1% to 14% of patients, and almost always debut between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.

Sometimes it may persist after birth and is associated with increased maternal disorders (hypertension or high blood pressure, vaginal infections and urinary tract, premature delivery and caesarean) and serious harm to the baby (macrosomia fetal death, ie overgrowth of the product because it is exposed to more glucose than usual this is because it stimulates your pancreas secretes insulin abundance increases their development, which can lead to injury at the time of passing through the birth canal .)

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Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is common in the first half of pregnancy, especially in the first quarter. Fortunately, the fetus tolerates well hypoglycemia.

Diabetic ketoacidosis: is a real danger, contrary to what occurs with hypoglycemia, is fatal to the fetus

Retinopathy (damage to the retina) retinopathy is already present in many women in early pregnancy, and may progress as it moves. Regular ophthalmoscopy is therefore important. Paradoxically, the progression of retinopathy may be related to the initiation of a strict metabolic control. When neovascularization occurs, can be controlled with photocoagulation, and it is therefore an indication for abortion.

Nephropathy (kidney damage): diabetic nephropathy in pregnant women is defined as the presence during the first half of pregnancy, proteinuria (protein in urine), persistent over 400 mg in 24 hours, in the absence of infection.

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A great support for anyone with diabetes, the blood glucose self-regulation. It allows the patients on a personal security because they are always informed about the level of their current value and can respond quickly if needed. The patient can then have full control his illness and thus optimize treatment outcomes. For Type-1 diabetes, the blood glucose self-regulation already considered standard therapy, while in type-2 diabetes, most commonly used with insulin treatment. The application for type-2 diabetes without insulin treatment is controversial, especially in recent times.

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Diabetes is the interplay of genetic and environmental factors causing the disease because of insufficient insulin secretion in absolute or relative lack of objective and reduce cell sensitivity to insulin, leading to elevated blood glucose levels, which in the body metabolic disorder. Typical symptoms for a little more than three, that is, more drinks, more food, more urine and weight loss. Long-term illness can be complicated by heart, brain, kidneys, eyes and nervous system and other diseases.

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