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Another author notes, "African-American women are at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, experts say. Much like other forms of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects the way your body uses blood sugar (glucose). In the case of gestational diabetes, your blood-sugar level is too high" ("Exercise & pregnancy," 2006). Women suffering from gestational diabetes are also more prone to suffer from toxemia, as well. Another writer states, "Compared with women who don't have diabetes, women with diabetes are up to five times more likely to develop toxemia, a disorder marked by hypertension, protein in the urine, swelling, headache, and visual disturbances" (Meadows, 2001, p. 7). Exercise has proven to help remove the risk of gestational diabetes in some women, especially those who are overweight when they become pregnant.
Fortunately, for the women who find themselves suffering from gestational diabetes, there are ways to control or manage the disease. Gestational diabetes almost always disappears after birth, but during pregnancy, there are ways to manage and treat the disease. First, a balanced, healthful diet can help manage the disease, and as shown, exercise helps, as well. Mothers may have to monitor their blood sugar...
The good news is that gestational diabetes can be controlled during pregnancy to help minimize the affects to both mother and child during and after pregnancy. The bad news is that many mothers may not know they are suffering from the disease, and many will not seek treatment, which means their babies may suffer permanent health problems later in life as a result. Diabetes is becoming much more prevalent in America, and so gestational diabetes must be more understood to help women understand and recognize this disease before they pass it on to their babies.
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Meadows, M. (2001, November/December). Encouraging women to take charge of diabetes: About 8.1 million women in the United States have diabetes, and one-third of them don't know it. FDA Consumer, 35, 7.
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