Gestational diabetes

Explains why the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus is higher among First Nations than non-First Nations women and what the effects are on women and their children.

Provides a guide for women with gestational diabetes that explains the stages in the baby's development, types of prenatal testing she may receive, and what to expect during labour, delivery, and beyond.

Provides a guide to healthy eating in pregnancy for Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes.

Provides a guide to healthy eating in pregnancy for Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes, in Vietnamese.

Lists the risk factors for gestational diabetes and the health risks to the mother and baby. Discusses how to prevent and manage gestational diabetes through regular exercise, meal planning and controlled weight gain.

Covers research from a recent study on treatment of gestational diabetes. Provides commentary by one of the authors on the importance of this study to primary care clinicians.

Examines differences in gestational diabetes mellitus between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in the Saskatoon Health District.

Provides information on gestational diabetes.

Explains what gestational diabetes is, and outlines the effects of gestational diabetes on mother and baby.

Outlines steps in managing gestational diabetes (GDM), including blood glucose and ketone monitoring, weight management, and exercise. Lists the risks for developing GDM and the health risks to mothers and infants.