Diabetes and Pregnancy

Follow the links below to find information on gestational diabetes, as well as pre-existing diabetic conditions that may have an effect on pregnancy.

Reviewed July 2009

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Title:   Diabetes and getting pregnant - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Your questions answered about how to ensure you have a safe pregnancy if you have diabetes.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Gestational diabetes: Q and A - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Gestational diabetes is a temporary form of diabetes that happens during pregnancy.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Diabetes - gestational
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy. Symptoms may include excessive thirst, urination, fatigue or thrush infections. However symptoms are often not obvious in gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is diagnosed using a glucose challenge test, followed by an oral glucose tolerance test.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Gestational diabetes
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
Description:   Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Although this type of diabetes usually disappears after the baby is born, women who've had GDM have a 10 times greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Diabetes in pregnancy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Most of the information in this topic is about gestational diabetes, which is diabetes that develops during pregnancy.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Diabetes in pregnancy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Most of the information in this topic is about gestational diabetes, which is diabetes that develops during pregnancy.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia, 2005-06
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This is the first national report on the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus among Australian women. The report uses data from the National Diabetes Services Scheme and the National Hospital Morbidity Database to determine the number of cases of GDM among Australian women of child-bearing age.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Treatments for gestational diabetes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The best way of identifying and treating women with abnormal blood glucose tests in pregnancy is not known. Raised blood glucose levels during pregnancy is known as gestational diabetes. This abnormality may be associated with bigger babies, more diffic...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Gestational diabetes
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Gestational diabetes, along with type 2 diabetes, is on the rise in the western world - a direct result of lifestyle, diet and the modern technology designed to make life easier and more 'convenient'.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diabetes mellitus is associated with abnormal glucose metabolism, with raised blood sugar and sugar in the urine. When this arises in pregnancy and disappears after birth, it is called 'gestational diabetes mellitus' or GDM. Between 1% and 14% of women...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Metformin in pregnancy and lactation
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Metformin improves insulin sensitivity and reduces hepatic glucose output in patients with diabetes.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Diabetes during pregnancy (Comments for Consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Some women may need treatment for diabetes during pregnancy. If they have too much sugar (glucose) in their blood it can affect the growth of their unborn baby.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injections of insulin for pregnant women with diabetes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Insufficient evidence on different ways of administering insulin for pregnant women with diabetes....
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Gestational diabetes
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Gestational diabetes is defined as diabetes which first occurs or is first identified during pregnancy. It affects between 3-6% of all pregnancies.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Exercise for diabetic pregnant women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Insufficient information available to recommend or advise against diabetic pregnant women enrolling on exercise programs....
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Cultural Meal Guide for Vietnamese Gestational Diabetic Women
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Genuine Vietnamese recipes that will help women suffering from gestational diabetes to follow their diet plan based on a variety of traditional Vietnamese dishes.
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Diabetes in pregnancy - gestational diabetes
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   What pregnant women need to know about gestational diabetes and how it can affect their pregnancy and future health.
Date:   Jul 2000
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