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Best Food for Your Baby
What is the best food for a baby? This is a question that has been constantly asked, debated and also written about. Milk from the mothers breast is recommended by many experts, while others suggest the advantages of other food, like formulas and solids. These have their own benefits, but …
Key goal of diabetes management
A key goal of diabetes treatment is to prevent and retard the complications because, over a period, diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves, even without the person being aware of the damage that is taking place. Other goals of diabetes treatment are:
10 Things to Do While on Pregnancy Bed Rest
While many women are able to move around and continue life while pregnant, some women aren’t that lucky. If you’ve been confined to bed for the benefit of the baby, you know it’s important, but it can be so boring! Here are 10 ways to keep yourself busy and productive:
1. …
7 Tips to Ease Morning Sickness
Pregnancy might be a joyous time in your life, particularly if you have been waiting to have a baby for a while, but morning sickness can put a damper on the excitement. While the nausea and vomiting usually only lasts the first trimester, some women are unlucky enough to be …
Best Food for Your Baby
What is the best food for a baby? This is a question that has been constantly asked, debated and also written about. Milk from the mothers breast is recommended by many experts, while others suggest the advantages of other food, like formulas and solids. These have their own benefits, but …
How to Avoid Excessive Weight Gain When You Quit Smoking While You’re Pregnant
Most pregnant women worry about gaining too much weight. Most people that try to quit smoking have the same worry. Avoiding excessive weight gain while pregnant and trying to quit smoking has unique challenges. Follow these guidelines to see you through to the end of a healthy, smoke-free pregnancy.
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Gestational Diabetes: Diagnosis
This primary glucose test will not provide you with a diagnosis, it is simply a tool to determine if you may have a problem and should then go on to the next series of tests. The first test however, is simple. You arrive at the lab or doctors office and …
How is fasting glucose test done OGTT and test interpretation
How is the Fasting Blood Test Conducted?
* The subject should not consume any food or drink after midnight to the morning of the test (8 hours approximately).
* Water is permitted.
* Ask the treating doctor, whether regular morning medication can be avoided until the sample has been taken.
Interpretation: The fasting blood …
Key goal of diabetes management
A key goal of diabetes treatment is to prevent and retard the complications because, over a period, diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves, even without the person being aware of the damage that is taking place. Other goals of diabetes treatment are:
10 Things to Do While on Pregnancy Bed Rest
While many women are able to move around and continue life while pregnant, some women aren’t that lucky. If you’ve been confined to bed for the benefit of the baby, you know it’s important, but it can be so boring! Here are 10 ways to keep yourself busy and productive:
1. …
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