by Courtney Weick | Sep 4, 2023 | Healthy Pregnancies
Last week we discussed gestational diabetes, what it is, risks for developing and will it affect you and baby long term. We briefly discussed how to manage GDM and how it should be managed with diet modifications, exercise/physical activity, fetal health monitoring...
by Courtney Weick | Aug 29, 2023 | Healthy Pregnancies
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy and affects 5-10 percent of pregnant women (Diabetes Australia 2023). During pregnancy your placenta produces hormones to help the baby grow. These hormones can block the action of insulin...