Gestational Diabetes: Your Survival Guide To Diabetes In Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes, or diabetes during pregnancy, is an increasingly common medical condition. A diagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy can be stressful and overwhelming and there are often more questions than answers, from `why me?' to `what's safe to eat?' to `what's going to happen to my baby?' This book, written by a leading consultant diabetologist, provides a practical, no nonsense approach to understanding the condition, reducing risks and achieving the balance of blood sugar that is crucial to a healthy outcome. Topics include:
- What gestational diabetes is
- Coming to terms with the diagnosis
- Antenatal care and support
- Diet and lifestyle
- Exercise
- Medication to help protect you and your baby
- Getting ready for delivery
- Your baby's birth and afterwards
- Diet plans and recipes
Dr Paul Grant is a consultant diabetologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He trained at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London. He has a background in medical writing and publishing. Previously the editor of Clinical Medicine, he is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Diabetes.
Author: Paul Grant
Format: Paperback, 128 pages, 134mm x 214mm, 140 g
Published: 2016, John Murray Press, United Kingdom
Genre: Pregnancy & Parenting
Gestational diabetes, or diabetes during pregnancy, is an increasingly common medical condition. A diagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy can be stressful and overwhelming and there are often more questions than answers, from `why me?' to `what's safe to eat?' to `what's going to happen to my baby?' This book, written by a leading consultant diabetologist, provides a practical, no nonsense approach to understanding the condition, reducing risks and achieving the balance of blood sugar that is crucial to a healthy outcome. Topics include:
- What gestational diabetes is
- Coming to terms with the diagnosis
- Antenatal care and support
- Diet and lifestyle
- Exercise
- Medication to help protect you and your baby
- Getting ready for delivery
- Your baby's birth and afterwards
- Diet plans and recipes
Dr Paul Grant is a consultant diabetologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He trained at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London. He has a background in medical writing and publishing. Previously the editor of Clinical Medicine, he is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Diabetes.