Friday, August 1, 2008
Diabetes and Pregnancy

As is typical, the National Institutes of Health have released more wellness related research and I'm going to brief you.

Pregnancy in women who have diabetes is automatically considered high-risk. Though I am blessed not to have diabetes I did have a high risk pregnancy. Basically it means you go through more visits, ultrasounds and tests which can cause higher anxiety during what should be a precious and exciting time.

So to make things easier to handle there is a new booklet available titled "For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy." The introduction to the booklet is as follows: "You have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and you are pregnant or hoping to get pregnant soon. You can learn what to do to have a healthy baby. You can also learn how to take care of yourself and your diabetes before, during, and after your pregnancy."

You can order a free copy at this link. If you would like to read it online you can view each section here.

More information is available at Diabetes Educator.org.

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