Archive for November, 2008
Gestational Diabetes Diet - Dinner Ideas for Women with Gestational Diabetes
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Gestational Diabetes Diet Dinner Ideas for Women with Gestational Diabetes
Dinner is the meal of the day when people like the most variety. You don’t want to eat the same thing each night (pregnant or not). Here is the time to be creative. But a cookbook or borrow one from the library to stock up […]
Blood Sugar Guidelines for Gestational Diabetes
Saturday, November 29th, 2008Blood Sugar Guidelines for Gestational Diabetes
In order to diagnose you with gestational diabetes, your healthcare provider will order a test from the lab. There are two levels of the test that can be taken – the one hour glucose tolerance test and the three hour glucose tolerance test.
The one hour test involves taking […]
What is Type 1 Diabetes
Saturday, November 29th, 2008What is Type 1 Diabetes
In type 1 diabetes a person’s pancreas is not able to make enough insulin for the body to function properly. Type 1 diabetes is considered an autoimmune disease – the body’s cells attack the cells in the pancreas that produces insulin either destroying them entirely or enough of them that […]
Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Friday, November 28th, 2008Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes develops because the cells in the pancreas are not producing enough or any insulin to process the food in the body into energy. The only way to fix this is to inject insulin into the body to replace the insulin the body should be producing on its […]
Breakfast Ideas for Women with Gestational Diabetes
Thursday, November 27th, 2008Breakfast Ideas for Women with Gestational Diabetes
Depending on when you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes during your pregnancy (most likely between weeks 24 and 28) you are going to have many weeks of watching what you eat ahead of you. If you find a meal that you like and works well with your blood […]
The Effects of Smoking with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008The Effects of Smoking with Type 1 Diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes
Smoking on its own is associated with many different diseases and can be a risk factor for multiple types of cancer. But in a person with diabetes or a pre-diabetic there are specific risks that arise. There are some differences between type 1 […]
