Gestational diabetes
This is a temporary type of diabetes that normally develops late on in your pregnancy and is brought on when your body doesn't produce enough insulin to deal with increased blood sugar requirements during pregnancy.
Fluctuations in blood sugar, especially low blood sugar, can cause a number of symptoms including irritability, aggressive outbursts, depression, fatigue, dizziness, inability to concentrate, headaches and excessive hunger (especially when you are pregnant). Fluctuations in blood sugar happen when food is digested too quickly. This normally happens when refined foods are eaten (such as white bread). Fluctuations also occur when stimulants such as tea, coffee, alcohol or chocolate are consumed.
Your urine will be tested for traces of sugar throughout pregnancy, and high blood sugar can usually be detected between 24 and 28 weeks pregnant. If you control your blood sugar levels carefully, the condition should not harm you, or your baby, and the condition will usually go completely after the baby is born.
However, without addressing the underlying reasons for gestational diabetes, it can increase your chances of developing type II diabetes later in life.
Subclinical nutritional deficiencies
A number of nutrients can help prevent and alleviate gestational diabetes as they are important in blood sugar regulation. They include: Magnesium, Chromium, Vanadium, Vitamin E, Vitamin C Zinc, Selenium and other anti-oxidants.
With the urpregnancy nutritional and lifestyle programme we will look at your nutritional requirements and provide you with advice that can help prevent or control gestational diabetes and increase your chances of having a healthy baby and better health for the mother.
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UrPregnancy™ can be booked in our London Clinics in the Canary Wharf, Docklands and the City of London. To book UrBump™ today call 0845 1081238 or 07092 885562 or email info@UrBod.co.uk. UrBod Nutritionists are located in Canary Wharf, Docklands, E14 and the City of London, EC2.
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It is just as important to eat well during your pregnancy as it is in the months running up to conception. Optimising your diet and making the right lifestyle choices may help you have a problem free pregnancy, avoid miscarriages as well as preventing many post-natal problems, such as post-natal depression which affects at least 1 in 10 mothers and problems breastfeeding UrPregnancy™ can be booked in our London Clinics in the Canary Wharf, Docklands and the City of London
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"I was amazed by how effective my dietary programme was. When I got pregnant, I expected all sorts of challenging symptoms like heartburn, indigestion and constipation. In the end I didn’t get any, and am convinced that that your advice helped me to have an easy pregnancy. What’s more, I now have a beautiful baby girl." (LF, Putney)