New American Diabetes Association Guide Helps Mothers With Gestational, Type 1, and Type 2 Diabetes Deliver Healthy Babies

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Pregnancy is an exciting time of change and expectation. Now is the time to take charge of your health so you and your baby can have the healthiest, happiest lives possible. Diabetes & Pregnancy has the answers that you need to let you focus on becoming a mom.

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - July 21, 2011) -

Diabetes is increasingly common in the United States. As of 2011, nearly 26 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes -- nearly half are women age 20 years or older. For those women who are planning a pregnancy and already have diabetes, or for the 135,000 women each year who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, the risks to themselves and their babies are significant. The American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes & Pregnancy: A Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy for Women Who Have Type 1, Type 2, or Gestational Diabetes provides important insights to prevent diabetes complications by properly managing blood glucose levels, making lifestyle changes, and taking medications.

Gestational diabetes can develop during the second trimester of a pregnancy and usually goes away after delivery. Risks include miscarriages, preeclampsia, birth defects, and a larger baby with its own set of difficulties, to name a few. Expectant mothers who are 35 years or older, have a close family member with diabetes, are overweight or obese, or have had complications from a previous pregnancy are at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes. Women who are African American, Hispanic/Latina, Pacific Islander, Native American, or Asian are also at a higher risk.

For a woman who already has type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the time to begin preparing for pregnancy is before conception. Since almost half of all pregnancies are unplanned, those that manage their diabetes well before and during pregnancy can have a relatively normal pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby. Achieving a healthy body weight, improving diet and exercise habits, monitoring blood glucose levels, regular exercise, and most importantly, working with a health care team, are critical elements for anyone with diabetes and especially so for women planning to become pregnant.

Diabetes & Pregnancy contains all the information needed for a woman to plan, conceive, and deliver a healthy baby. Meal planning, exercise, insulin therapy, and monitoring are covered. Other subjects related to pregnancy are also discussed, such as the different stages of an unborn baby’s development, what tests to expect during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and birth control.

About the Editor
Dr. David A. Sacks is a certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist who for more than 30 years was Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Bellflower, California. A long-standing contributor to the medical community and many professional organizations, Dr. Sacks received the 2008 Norbert Freinkel Award from the Council on Pregnancy and Women’s Reproductive Health of the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Sacks and contributors to this book are all members of diabetes-in-pregnancy teams at their respective medical centers.

The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to stop diabetes and its deadly consequences and fighting for those affected by diabetes. The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. Founded in 1940, our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION DIABETES & PREGNANCY: A Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy for Women Who Have Type 1, Type 2, or Gestational Diabetes is available at www.Shopdiabetes.org, at bookstores nationwide, or by calling 1-800-ADA-6733 (1-800-232-6733).

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION®
Diabetes & Pregnancy
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Publication Date: May, 2011
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1580404372

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