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… Gestational Diabetes On this page: Health Tools Cause … go back to normal after the baby is born. What causes it? Insulin is a hormone that helps your body use and store … the placenta makes other hormones that make it hard for insulin to control blood sugar. Gestational diabetes …
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… Gestational Diabetes: Giving Yourself Insulin Shots Actionset Overview If you have gestational … shot in the arm . Follow the steps for giving an insulin injection into the belly with a insulin pen . Or use the … How to prepare a mixed dose of insulin Insulin injection areas for gestational diabetes How to give an insulin …
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… Screening for Gestational Diabetes On this page: Overview … 24 and 28 weeks. footnote 1 After delivery Even though your gestational diabetes will probably go away after your baby …
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… Gestational Diabetes: Counting Carbs Actionset Overview Carbohydrate … you can review the food record. If you take mealtime insulin, you might be taught to adjust the amount of insulin you need to cover the amount of carbohydrate you …
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… Diabetes: Living With an Insulin Pump Actionset Overview Some people with diabetes use an insulin pump instead of daily shots to manage their disease. …
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… Diabetes: Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot Actionset Overview Insulin is used for people … the dose. You may need someone to prepare your insulin injections ahead of time . Get help if you have poor … How to prepare a mixed dose of insulin Insulin injection areas How to give an insulin injection into the arm Giving …
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… Diabetes: Should I Get an Insulin Pump? Decision Point You … facts Your options Get an insulin pump. Keep doing insulin injections. Key points to remember An insulin pump can free …
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… Diabetes, Type 2: Should I Take Insulin? Decision Point You … How is insulin used? Most people use insulin as an injection, or shot. It is given into the fatty tissue just …
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… Gestational Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar Actionset Overview … But you are at risk for low blood sugar if you take insulin shots or some diabetes medicines. Low blood sugar … or don't eat enough Exercise more than usual Take too much insulin Take too much diabetes medicine in one day Be sure …
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… Gestational Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar Actionset Overview … record other information in the log or notebook, such as insulin doses, your exercise, and foods you have eaten. You … record other information in the log or notebook, such as insulin doses, your exercise, and foods you have eaten. You …
