There have been a lot of research and studies that have advanced the effective diagnosis and treatment of diabetes over the years. One of the more complicated situations where one with diabetes has to carefully take extra care of the disease is pregnancy. Diabetes involves the body not being able to convert glucose into energy [...]
Women with gestational diabetes, a form of the disease that occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears afterward, risk having babies who are born oversized, with excess insulin, low blood sugar and possibly breathing problems. But the risks to their babies may start to rise earlier than previously realized, even when the mother’s blood sugar levels [...]
Vision problems can occur during pregnancy, and women should talk to their doctor if they do notice any vision changes, say experts at Prevent Blindness America. April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month, according to the volunteer eye health and safety organization. Discomfort with contact lenses, refractive changes, dry eyes, puffy eyelids that [...]
Exposure to agricultural pesticides in the first-trimester increases a woman’s risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy, research shows. Previous studies have examined the relationship between pesticides and diabetes, the authors explain, but none have focused on pregnancy-related or “gestational” diabetes. Dr. Tina M. Saldana from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, [...]
Babies whose mothers had diabetes during pregnancy may be less able to form early memories than children whose mothers had normal pregnancies, a US researcher said on Friday. The study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, suggests that babies deprived of oxygen and iron [...]
Stem cells could be harvested to treat child Cells passed from mother to child during pregnancy could be used to treat insulin-dependent diabetes, new research suggests. Scientists found they can develop into functioning islet beta cells which produce insulin in the pancreas. They think in some cases the maternal cells may protect against the kind [...]
The vast majority of all medical complications during pregnancy fall into one of the following three categories: hypertension, diabetes, and premature labor. Let’s take a closer look at each one of these. 1. Gestational Hypertension: When Normal Is Too HighEven as you progress well into your pregnancy, every obstetrical visit will still include a measure [...]
