Informative Speech On Type 2 Diabetes
Congratulations you’re pregnant... BUT have you ever considered the possibility of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?
Pregnancy is something special and finding out you have type 2 diabetes is like missing a heartbeat its scary especially when you find out that it can cause your baby and yourself harm. Having type 2 diabetes can affect the health of the baby and the chance the baby growing up with type 2 diabetes is pretty high as well. Should having diabetes stop you from having a baby? in my essay i’m going to write about the science behind it, the prevention we could take and the issues it may cause. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reports that as of 2013 there were more than 382 million people living with diabetes. It is …show more content…
To keep blood glucose in the target range, persons with diabetes need a treatment plan that balances a nutritious diet with insulin and exercise. The plan will change as you change with pregnancy and your blood glucose levels vary.
You will need to check your blood glucose often and keep a record of your results. With your blood glucose in the target range and good medical care, your chances of a troublefree pregnancy and a healthy baby are almost as good as they are for a woman without diabetes.
However, babies born to women with diabetes, especially those with poor diabetes control, are still at greater risk for birth defects. High blood glucose levels and ketones (substances that in large amounts are poisonous to the body) pass through the placenta to the baby, increasing the chance of problems.
Being pregnant and being told you have diabetes, Gestational diabetes well one of those women that was pregnant and had found out that she had GESTATIONAL diabetes was my mum.My mum found out that she had gestational diabetes after being admitted to the hospital several times feeling unwell, even the doctors were puzzled as to why she had headaches/dizzy spells, not having an appetite as well as having no
Pregnancy is something special and finding out you have type 2 diabetes is like missing a heartbeat its scary especially when you find out that it can cause your baby and yourself harm. Having type 2 diabetes can affect the health of the baby and the chance the baby growing up with type 2 diabetes is pretty high as well. Should having diabetes stop you from having a baby? in my essay i’m going to write about the science behind it, the prevention we could take and the issues it may cause. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reports that as of 2013 there were more than 382 million people living with diabetes. It is …show more content…
To keep blood glucose in the target range, persons with diabetes need a treatment plan that balances a nutritious diet with insulin and exercise. The plan will change as you change with pregnancy and your blood glucose levels vary.
You will need to check your blood glucose often and keep a record of your results. With your blood glucose in the target range and good medical care, your chances of a troublefree pregnancy and a healthy baby are almost as good as they are for a woman without diabetes.
However, babies born to women with diabetes, especially those with poor diabetes control, are still at greater risk for birth defects. High blood glucose levels and ketones (substances that in large amounts are poisonous to the body) pass through the placenta to the baby, increasing the chance of problems.
Being pregnant and being told you have diabetes, Gestational diabetes well one of those women that was pregnant and had found out that she had GESTATIONAL diabetes was my mum.My mum found out that she had gestational diabetes after being admitted to the hospital several times feeling unwell, even the doctors were puzzled as to why she had headaches/dizzy spells, not having an appetite as well as having no