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Preventing Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes

11th November 201618th February 2019 Jo Paterson 2822 Viewsannual testing, diabetes after GD, diabetes after gestational diabetes, diabetes following gestational diabetes, Obesity, PHC, PHCUK, post birth testing, preventing Type 2 diabetes, Public Health Collaboration, Type 2 diabetes

Time to think about preventing Type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes? You may have risk factors which contributed to you being

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Breakfast cereal – GD kryptonite!

31st October 201623rd May 2021 Jo Paterson 3454 Viewsall bran, bran flakes, breakfast, cereal, corn flakes, GD kryptonite, granola, muesli, oats, porridge, Rice Krispies, Shredded Wheat, Shreddies, Special K, Weetabix

Breakfast cereal AKA ‘GD kryptonite‘! The majority of dietitians and hospital dietary info. will suggest a suitable diabetic breakfast being breakfast

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32 – 36 weeks, the toughest time for most

31st October 20169th January 2021 Jo Paterson 15875 Views32-36 weeks, high blood sugar levels, high readings, insulin resistance worsening, toughest time

32 – 36 weeks the toughest time… My levels have gone crazy?! Between 32 – 36 weeks are what we know

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Gestational diabetes diagnosis

16th April 20168th November 2020 Jo Paterson 6287 Viewsearly GD diagnosis, FAQs, GTT, what to eat

Just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes? If you’ve just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes you may be feeling shocked, upset,

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Medication for gestational diabetes

13th March 201618th February 2019 Jo Paterson 1634 Viewshigh blood sugar levels, high readings, induction, insulin, medication, metformin

Medication for gestational diabetes… “But I wanted to stay diet controlled” The words, “but I wanted…” or “was hoping to

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Diagnosing gestational diabetes

13th February 201623rd May 2021 Jo Paterson 3959 Viewsgestational diabetes risk factors, GTT, HSE Guidelines, NICE Guidelines, SIGN Guidelines, stillbirth

Diagnosing gestational diabetes In this post I share risk factors and methods of diagnosing gestational diabetes in the United Kingdom

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Sugar Free Sweets, Biscuits and Chocolates

24th September 20159th March 2020 Jo Paterson 4003 Viewsdiabetic foods, sugar free biscuits, sugar free chocolate, sugar free sweets

Sugar free, no added sugar and diabetic specialist foods Sugar free sweets, no added sugar biscuits and chocolate Wooohoooo! When

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Clinic appointments

30th August 201516th February 2019 Jo Paterson 2074 ViewsFAQs, Questions to ask

Clinic appointments Following a positive diagnosis of gestational diabetes you will usually be asked to attend hospital for a diabetes

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Hospital bag list

30th August 20159th January 2021 Jo Paterson 8389 Viewsfood for labour

Hospital bag list for a GD mother Do we need a special hospital bag list with gestational diabetes? Well when

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Testing blood sugar levels – a guide on testing

29th August 20151st June 2020 Jo Paterson 3712 Viewsblood glucose monitoring, testing blood glucose levels, testing blood sugar levels

Why are we testing and monitoring blood sugar levels? Anyone diagnosed with gestational diabetes should regularly test their blood sugar

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Sliding scale (variable-rate intravenous insulin infusion) What is an insulin ‘sliding scale’? A sliding scale (or the real name: variable-rate

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