Kristen Cook is now my friend, but before that, she was my patient. We met when she was pregnant with her third child, Hannah. Kristen had prenatal testing for chromosomal abnormalities, which are more common in moms over the age of 35. When Kristin found out that her baby had Trisomy 18, otherwise …
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5 Tips To Manage Gestational Diabetes With Food | Gestational Diabetes Meal Plan
https://youtu.be/DhCG1s7hbEs I'm not going to sugarcoat it (forgive the pun). What, when, and how you eat is essential to managing diabetes. The trouble is, there are a lot of conflicting opinions about the right way to eat. As it turns out, traditional recommendations (remember the Food …
How To Measure Your Blood Sugar
https://youtu.be/jFm8spL3Jn0 In the last post, I talked about the 5 Ms of managing gestational diabetes – measure, meals, move, medication, and monitoring. Now let’s break it down. Today’s post is about the first M, measuring glucoses. Measuring your glucoses In our Maternal-Fetal Medicine …
Gestational Diabetes | The 5 M’s of Successful Management
https://youtu.be/64Bh997yEcw Gestational diabetes affects 8-10% of pregnant women, and the incidence is increasing every year. The rise in diabetes may be related to factors like increasing obesity rates, eating more processed foods, and not exercising, but family history and ethnic background …