Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that begins in late pregnancy as baby is still developing. The condition strikes approximately 7 to 9-percent of expecting women with elevated blood glucose (or sugar) levels who have never had other forms of diabetes (type 1 and type 2 diabetes). Here are eight facts to help pregnant women understand pregnancy-related diabetes.
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Here’s some good news for people with diabetes: a new, so-called “bionic pancreas” could help them monitor blood glucose levels without ever having to give annoying (and sometimes painful) blood samples. The bionic pancreas was developed by researchers from Boston University and Massachusetts General Hospital. It involves hardwiring a smartphone to a glucose monitor and […]
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Here’s some good news for coffee fans: a new report finds that regularly consuming coffee can actually reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. That finding comes from Dr. Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju and a research team at the Harvard School of Public Health. Recently, the team gathered together data from three research projects spanning […]
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A new report says that more and more women are developing diabetes during their pregnancies, thereby increasing the risk that newborns will have serious birth defects. The report comes from Dr. Denice Feig and a team of Mount Sinai Hospital researchers. Feig and her team examined gestational and pre-gestational diabetes rates over a fourteen-year period, […]
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We already know that a Mediterranean diet — which involves the consumption of fish, nuts, vegetables, and fruits — is good for the heart. Now, research suggests the diet can also help reduce the risk of diabetes. A new report from the Harokopio University in Athens, Greece, says adhering to the Mediterranean diet can actually […]
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A new report from the American Heart Association suggests that gestational diabetes — or high blood sugar levels noticed during a pregnancy — can lead to heart disease. The good news: doctors say the condition can be managed through diet and exercise. The term ‘gestational diabetes’ applies to women who have never had diabetes before […]
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