Gestational diabetes occurs when a woman’s hormones alter the way your body breaks down sugars. It is brought upon when a woman’s blood glucose level spikes. Increased levels of hormones made for the baby in the placenta is what causes the breakage point where the body no longer has the ability to have insulin manage […]
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Gestational Diabetes Diet – Recommended Foods
You should know that there isn’t one standard gestational diabetes diet available. Each dietitian will have their own meal plan that may be slightly different from someone else’s. Many women receive their GD diet like a tablet with the Ten Commandments on it, only to find out afterward that there are many differences between each […]
Gestational Diabetes Diet
Gestational diabetes is a condition that affects pregnant women. This type of diabetes differs from the other types, Type I and Type II diabetes, in that it only affects women that are pregnant and often subsides after the baby is born. It is the direct result of hormonal changes in the body of a pregnant […]