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… Checking your blood sugar helps you manage your diabetes during pregnancy. It helps you treat low or high blood sugar before … depending on the thickness of the skin and where on the body you are getting the blood. Don't reuse lancets. Lancets …
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… longer for the pain to go away. You may start to feel pain during everyday activities, like lifting a jug of milk. How … to do a sport. Using the best equipment for your ability, body size, and body strength. Have a sports trainer or a … , stretching , and strengthening . Retraining and ergonomic changes at your work site. Learning new techniques for …
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… 2 At the first prenatal visit for all pregnant women. During the third trimester and again at delivery for … to their babies. All pregnant women should be tested during their first prenatal visit. If a pregnant woman is at … on sexually transmitted infections: Specific population—Pregnancy. Public Health Agency of Canada . …
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… gland. The gland makes hormones that control how your body makes and uses energy (metabolism). A doctor may take … as thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and hyperthyroidism. During your surgery, your doctor may take out a lump or … whether it has spread (metastasized) to other parts of the body. You may need follow-up treatment to help prevent the …
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… juice and alcohol. Some interactions can be dangerous. Harm during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If you are pregnant, trying to … juice and alcohol. Some interactions can be dangerous. Harm during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If you are pregnant, …
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… juice and alcohol. Some interactions can be dangerous. Harm during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If you are pregnant, trying to … juice and alcohol. Some interactions can be dangerous. Harm during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If you are pregnant, …
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… You have osteoporosis but are not willing to make lifestyle changes or take medicines to treat it. The test may be a … in the hip, spine, wrist, and other parts of your body. These fractures can be disabling and may make it hard … and it can help guide decisions about treatment. During the X-ray test, you are exposed to a very low dose of …
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… for a developing fetus if exposure to the illness occurs during pregnancy. But this isn't common. What causes it? Fifth … later, first on the face and later over the rest of the body. It may be itchy. The rash may last for 7 to 10 days. …
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… as quickly as possible if he or she is not acting hungry during a nighttime feeding. If your baby wakes up and … Muscle Relaxation Stress Management: Relaxing Your Mind and Body Citations Health Canada (2012). … Muscle Relaxation Stress Management: Relaxing Your Mind and Body Citations Health Canada (2012). …
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… syndrome (SIDS)? Sometimes a baby who seems healthy dies during sleep. If this happens to a healthy baby younger than … controls breathing, heart rate and rhythm, and temperature during the first few months of life. There are some factors that may increase the risk of SIDS. If during pregnancy, the mother: Is younger than 20 years old. Smokes …
