Gestational diabetes is a medical condition that affects blood sugar levels in the body. These sugar levels originate from the foods that we eat.  When we sit down to a meal each day the food is digested into it’s smallest parts so the cells in our body can use them.  Many of the foods we… [Continue Reading]

Second pregnancy gestational diabetes is a metabolic condition that is triggered in women due to the increased hormone levels from the pregnancy. During digestion the foods we eat are metabolized to simple sugars.  Insulin is used to transport the sugar into the cells for energy.  But, when a women experiences the effects of gestational diabetes… [Continue Reading]

Very simply put gestational diabetes is a medical condition that makes your blood sugar go too high when you are pregnant. This condition begins between 24 and 28 weeks of the pregnancy and appears to be quite a bit like type 2 diabetes or what was once called adult-onset diabetes. Often gestational diabetes goes away… [Continue Reading]

Gestational diabetes is a medical condition in which the woman’s body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin on the transportation of sugar into the cells. Insulin is responsible for transporting blood glucose, or sugar, into the cells so they can use the sugar as energy.  This energy is important to the development and work… [Continue Reading]

Gestational diabetes is the medical term used to describe diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy that disappears after the baby has been born. Approximately 4% of women who are pregnant will develop gestational diabetes, which requires very specialized care for the remainder of the pregnancy. This specialized care includes health teachings for gestational diabetes to help the… [Continue Reading]