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Diabetes During Pregnancy

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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Studies have shown that during pregnancy the fetus may acquire certain patterns of behavior related to eating.
This is why it is essential during pregnancy to keep a healthy lifestyle so that the child may grow well. Scientists talk of fetal programming or prenatal imprinting.

During pregnancy the fetus is attached to the body of the mother through the umbilical cord and placenta, through this reach the fetus not only nutrients and supplements needed for growth of the fetus, also came to the hormones, waste products of metabolism.

Many women suffer during pregnancy gestational diabetes diagnosed. Due to hormonal changes in pregnancy the action of insulin is restricted, the blood sugar rises. (more…)

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