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Diabetes During Pregnancy:;
Diabetes is a serious disease in which your body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin. Diabetes is the most common medical complication during pregnancy, no matter what type of diabetes you have, there are many steps you and your Dr's team can take in order to have a safe and healthy pregnancy.
Having diabetes mellitus in pregnancy is very painful because as an expecting mum who will have cravings for different verities of food cannot eat to her heart's content.
Few steps to follow for an easier less stressed diabetic pregnancy. I followed all these and more in all 3 pregnancies and delivered; healthy babies.
Most important is not to stress that your are diabetic and cry out, mums stress is harmful to the baby.
1. Along with visiting gynocologist diabetic mum have to visit physician too, as insulin monitoring is a must.
2. Testing sugars everyday and injecting insulin is really very important. Insulin or tablets prescribed for diabetes should never be missed.
3. Walking after every meal (short intake of food is adviced) as this helps in regulating; digestion and absorption of nutrients.
4. Having lots of fluids ( water, soups, buttermilk) is the best way to overcome increase of insulin injections, because diabetes causes dehydration and sugar increases.
5. A planned diet by consulting a dietician is the best as it gives us better options what to eat well and when.
6. Eating lots of fruits ( no furit juice sugar increases with it) and vegetables is a must, more protein intake than fat is appreciated.
7. But best is to use min 1 spoon of desi ghee in your meal as it helps for sugar control as well as baby growth.
Diabetic mom's usually bare a small baby because there will be a growth retardation as insulin is injected and we have to give good food nutrition to the little human inside by eating right food at the right time so that they can face the polluted air water and food once they are out.
Manjula Handa
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09 Feb 2018