Gestational Diabetes Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options Explained. Diabetes During Pregnancy
What is gestational diabetes? Let’s unveil gestational diabetes symptoms, causes and treatment options. Why do some women have a form of diabetes during pregnancy. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToSHT Chapters: 0:00 – Overview 0:40 – What is Gestational Diabetes 1:31 – Gestational Diabetes Symptoms 2:24 - Gestational Diabetes Causes 2:38 – Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes 3:20 – Gestational Diabetes Complications 5:11 – How to Prevent Gestational Diabetes 6:19 – Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis 7:16 – Gestational Diabetes Treatment Options The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between two and 10 percent of all pregnant women in the United States experience Gestational Diabetes. That is quite a number, considering how rarely the condition is talked about. But what exactly is Gestational Diabetes, you may ask? What are the causes, symptoms and treatment options? Sit back, and I'll tell you all you need to know. Have you ever experienced increased blood sugar during pregnancy or know someone who has? Well, the good thing is, it is not an indicator that you had diabetes before the pregnancy or that you will have diabetes afterwards. It is called gestational diabetes for a reason. The bad news? If untreated, it can cause serious harm to your health and that of your baby. Like with other types, this form of diabetes affects your cell's use of glucose, which can lead to a spike in your blood sugar. There is another danger. Gestational diabetes can be a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. However, if you can keep it under check, control your blood sugar and the condition, through eating the right foods, exercising regularly and even taking medications, you can go on to have a healthy baby through an easy delivery. Gestational diabetes has next to zero observable symptoms. Most pregnant women simply do not show any sign of the condition. However, you may notice a few mild symptoms including; Increased thirst. Frequent urination. Blurred vision, and Fatigue. Gestational Diabetes Symptoms Causes and Treatment Options Explained. Diabetes During Pregnancy. #GestationalDiabetes #HighBloodSugar #Diabetes In this series of videos, we will cover the pathophysiology of many common as well as little known diseases affecting your blood sugar levels. These include type 1 diabetes, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. So be sure to check out the full playlist on blood sugar for information on how to improve your overall health and avoid low blood sugar and high blood sugar. Please subscribe to Simplified Health Tips for many more videos on this and other topics of health and wellness. Make us your number one place for health information similar to Medgeeks, Mayo Clinic and Webmd. This presentation contains images that were used under a Creative Commons License. Click here to see the full list of images and attributions: https://link.attribute.to/cc/1467804 About Us: Welcome to Simplified Health Tips. Your source for credible information for achieving & maintain optimal health & nutrition. Please subscribe for well researched facts & expert opinion on health and wellness. From proven natural cures to new medical research we cover women's health, men's health and public health. We got you covered whether you're into medical terminology & common ailments such as high blood pressure or if you're interested in natural remedies, holistic healing, organic beauty & alternate medicine such as Ayurveda. We aim to improve global health & health literacy so we bring you that much needed natural cure, holistic health tips, ideas like homesteading as well as simple versions of complex medical information from sites such as webmd and mayo clinic. Great if you're studying for the USMLE step 1. DISCLAIMER: The information on this channel is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. Please CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR / family medicine practitioner before applying the tips in our videos.
