Gestational Diabetes FAQ – Diabetes in pregnancy
Diabetes is the fastest spreading endemic in the world. It can affect any one at any age – from a newborn to even a septuagenarian- and any gender. Type 1 diabet [...]
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Overcoming the fear of Insulin – Type 1 diabetes & Insulin therapy
It is something that everyone as a child must have faced; the fear of needles and the fear of injections. While you can surely bribe a child with some candy for flu shots, it might be difficult to drive home the point that insulin injections are a permanent reality in [...]
What are the Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes?
What is gestational diabetes? Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance that begins or is first detected during pregnancy. The detection of [...]
Effects of Type 1 Diabetes on Pregnant women
For a woman the biggest joy is motherhood. Infertility is a common complication for women suffering from Type I diabetes. With proper blood sugar control and diabetes trea [...]
Challenges faced by parents of Type 1 diabetes
Learning about your child’s newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes can be incredibly stressful, overwhelming, and an emotional experience as a parent. But do understand that it is not your fault and there is absolutely nothing you could have done to prevent it. [...]
Understanding types of Diabetes Mellitus
There are three main types of diabetes mellitus: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, [...]
Prediabetes
There are a number of different types of diabetes, some of which are more prevalent than others. It is equally important to stay informed on all types of diabetes. Let’s learn about them one by one. What is prediabetes? Pre [...]
Type 2 Diabetes
What is type 2 diabetes? In a human body, all the cells get energy required for their processes through glucose. The food we eat, as it gets digested, is broken down to nutrients and most importantly, glucose and released into blood. When [...]
Risk of Fetus for Gestational Diabetes – Apollo Sugar
What are the risks of fetus for gestational diabetes? It can be very disturbing for a mother-to-be to know that she might actually be responsible for the baby being born abnormal. Though this might sound scary, it is true that many women with a higher BMI [...]
Gestational Diabetes
The prevalence of GDM in India varied from 3.8 to 21% in different parts of the country, depending on the geographical locations and diagnostic methods used. GDM has been found to be more prevalent in urban areas than in rural areas. What is Gestati [...]
Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition where the sugar or glucose levels in the blood rise very high, but this glucose cannot move into body cells. For every cell in the human body, energy is required for all its processes and glucose or sugar is the source of this energy. Normally, [...]
Diabetes Mellitus: Doing away with the Misconceptions
Diabetes Mellitus is caused by consuming high levels of sugar. You will develop type 2 diabetes if you are overweight or obese. If you are exercising while suffering from diabetes then your sugar levels are bound to go down – causing very low sugar. The more com [...]