Managing gestational diabetes by dr. jennifer denning
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A partner at Northlake OB/GYN in Frisco, Texas, Dr. Jennifer Denning offers her patients thorough and conscientious care, including annual exams, infertility evaluation and treatment, and obstetric services. Dr. Jennifer Denning attends to numerous conditions that may occur during pregnancy, including gestational diabetes.
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- 1. Managing Gestational Diabetes By Dr. Jennifer Denning
- 2. Managing Gestational Diabetes A partner at Northlake OB/GYN in Frisco, Texas, Dr. Jennifer Denning offers her patients thorough and conscientious care, including annual exams, infertility evaluation and treatment, and obstetric services. Dr. Jennifer Denning attends to numerous conditions that may occur during pregnancy, including gestational diabetes.
- 3. Managing Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes develops when pregnancy hormones prevent insulin from functioning properly, which leads to elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels. There are several risk factors for gestational diabetes, including a personal history of other types of diabetes, genetic predisposition, high blood pressure, excess weight, and a maternal age over 25. Gestational diabetes often produces mild or no symptoms. Women may experience blurry vision and fatigue as well as increased thirst and urination. Gestational diabetes is usually diagnosed between the 24th week of pregnancy and the 28th week. A health care provider will administer an oral glucose tolerance test to check for the condition.
- 4. Managing Gestational Diabetes To avoid gestational diabetes, expectant mothers should exercise regularly and maintain a healthy diet. They should reduce their intake of soda, fruit juice, desserts, and sweets and consume more vegetables, whole-grain carbohydrates, and lean proteins. Occasionally, lifestyle changes will not be enough to control blood sugar and women will need diabetes medication or insulin therapy. After delivery, glucose levels usually return to normal. But many women who have had gestational diabetes may eventually develop prediabetes or diabetes and should be screened annually.