Gestational Diabetes is a condition where the blood glucose becomes abnormal during pregnancy.
Diabetes and Wellness can assist you in making the lifestyle changes needed to manage gestational diabetes.
- Medication management
- Insulin pump therapy
- Continuous blood glucose monitoring
- On-going care of the whole person
- Laboratory monitoring
- Education
- Classes
- Carbohydrate counting
- Dietary support
- Preventative services
Resources - Gestational Diabetes
Building a Balanced Meal
This fully illustrated fact sheet shows patients how to use a plate to create a balanced meal and how to estimate portion sizes so that each meal is a healthy one.
Dining Out with Diabetes
This fact sheet explains how planning ahead and mkaing smart food choices allows patients with gestational diabetes to successfully enjoy dining out.
Know Your Numbers
This fact sheet lists the numbers that patients with gestational diabetes need to track and manage in order to achieve the best possible health.
Low Blood Sugar
This fact sheet will help you recognize the signs of hypoglycemia and provides information for managing the condition.
Making Healthy Fast Food Choices
Fast foods are not always healthy ones, but more and more people are eating them on a very regular basis. This fact sheet helps you understand how to make healthy choices in fast food restaurants.
Reading a Nutrition Facts Label
This fact sheet leads you through a Nutrition Facts label step by step, pointing out exactly what to look for so that you can choose foods that fit your meal plan.
Carb Counting and Meal Planning
Helps you understand everything from the basics of planning healthy meals to the specifics of counting carbohydrates and gauging portion sizes.
