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gestational diabetes

I am 31 weeks pregnant and have gestational diabetes. My concern is after being on strick diet and insulin morning 10 units and night 8 units, my postprandial sugar level is in the range of 135-160. what should i do now?

gestational age of pregnancy

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diabetes and thyroid problem

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diabetes in the family

if my father's brother has diabetes, and my mother had it does it mean i will also have it?

Diabetes in kids

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Impaired Glucose Tolerance Test

Impaired glucose tolerance is a pre diabetic state of dysglycemia which is associated with insulin resistance and there is increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It may precede type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Indications of ultrasound in pregnancy

Ultrasound scan is an important investigation done in the pregnancy. It is done to see if there is fetal, maternal or abnormalities in the uterus, placenta. It also used to diagnose pregnancy as early as 6 weeks.

Complications and management of diabetes mellitus

Good control on blood glucose levels will prevent micro vascular complications, but to a lesser extent the macro vascular complications. Microvascular complications include retinopathy and nephropathy. Macrovascular complications include coronary heart disease, stroke, and hyerlipidemia.

Ligament tears

A ligament is a short band of tough flexible fibrous connective tissue linking bones together providing stability to the surrounding structures like joints during the movements. Sprain is a common expression used to describe a ligament injury. A ligament injury can be either due to stretching or tearing of the ligament.

Achalasia Cardia

Achalasia Cardia is primarily a disease of esophagus in which lower end of esophagus (Lower Esophageal Sphincter-LES) does not relax properly in response to food intake and there is inappropriate and ineffective motility (Peristalsis) of the body of esophagus. This leads to impaired emptying of esophagus and gradual dilatation of this tubular structure. There is thickening of lower end along with increase in fibrous tissue in muscular layer of esophagus.

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