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"Sit in a Sitz Tincture Aid hile noting the potential severity of gestational diabetes, some naturopaths and nutritionists recommend supplementing your obstetrician's plan with regular, small sips of gentian (root) tincture before meals. Suggested dosage: One-half teaspoonful. Note: Gentian is considered to be one of the best-known bitter tonics in herbalism. Interestingly, bitter vegetables, such as endive and radicchio, are also recommended to gestational diabetes patients." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"With type 2 diabetes, the cells become increasingly resistant to insulin, brought on in many cases by a combination of genetic predisposition, obesity, and sendentary lifestyle. gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and usually resolves with the birth of the baby. While certain ethnic groups are at increased risk for diabetes, the following factors can raise anyone's risk: family history, being obese or significantly overweight, sedentary lifestyle, being over 45, having a history of gestational diabetes, or giving birth to a 9-pound or bigger baby." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"A third type of diabetes, gestational diabetes, develops only during pregnancy and occurs more often among African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, and women with a family history of diabetes. Women who have had gestational diabetes also have a 20% to 50% chance of developing type 2 diabetes within five to ten years. All forms of diabetes increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, eye disease, and kidney failure. Symptoms of elevated blood sugar include lightheadedness, confusion, weakness, and, if untreated, seizures, coma, and death." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes tend to be large, but serious problems can occur when excessive sugar is allowed to circulate in the mother's blood and enter the fetal circulation. Blood sugar abnormalities disappear after delivery in about 97% of women. While some women may need to take insulin, others may be able to control blood sugar levels through diet and exercise. Your diet should be planned by your doctor or a nutritionist. Women with gestational diabetes might benefit from a chromium supplement of 500 micrograms per day." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"There is also a third type of diabetes, called gestational diabetes because it occurs in pregnant women. gestational diabetes can be a temporary type of diabetes that tends to resolve itself after pregnancy. In the United States, it occurs in as much as 4 percent of pregnant women—some 100,000 expectant mothers a year. It can also lead to a condition in the newborn called macrosomia—which is a fancy term for "really chubby baby" as all the extra sugar in the mother's bloodstream makes its way across the placenta and feeds the fetus." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"One study showed that briskly walking five hours a week reduces the risk of gestational diabetes by 75 percent. Several years ago a group of German researchers decided to test whether exercise would have any impact on the painful process of labor. They brought a stationary bicycle into the labor suite. Somehow they found fifty women who agreed to pedal for periods of twenty minutes, rate their pain levels, and have their blood tested for endorphins right up until they gave birth." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Chromium has also been shown helpful in the treatment of gestational diabetes and may even be of some help in type 1 diabetes. In one study, even 200 meg of chromium given to people with type 1 diabetes allowed them to reduce their average insulin dosage by almost one-third. Dosing the Deficiency Remember that we don't absorb chromium very well and we don't get a lot of it in our diet (the main source is brewer's yeast, liver, and of course, beer—not the way you'd want to get it if you struggle with blood sugar and weight issues)." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Other types of diabetes include secondary diabetes, a form of diabetes that is secondary to certain conditions and syndromes such as pancreatic disease, hormone disturbances, and side effects of certain drugs, and gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. gestational diabetes affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women—about 135,000 cases in the United States each year." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"Gestational diabetes and nutritional recommendations. Curr. Diabetes Rep. 4, 377-386. 44. Lock, D. R., Bar-Eyal, A., Voet, H., and Madar, Z. (2000). Glycemic indices of various foods given to pregnant diabetic subjects. Obstet. Gynecol. 71, 180-183. 45. Scholl, T. O., Chen, X., Khoo, C. S., and Lenders, C. (2004). The dietary glycemic index during pregnancy: Influence on infant birth weight, fetal growth, and biomarkers of carbohydrate metabolism. Am. J. Epidemiol. 159, 467-474. 46. Franz, M. J. (2006). The argument against glycemic index: What are the other options? Nestle Nutr." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"A much less common form of diabetes, gestational diabetes, is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy, ending with delivery of the baby. It occurs during 2 to 4 percent of all pregnancies. Although gestational diabetes ends after delivery, 50 percent of the women who had gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes later in life. Their children also are at greater risk for type 2. Untreated, gestational diabetes can harm the fetus's heart and liver, and can result in serious birth defects or stillbirth if the mother's blood sugar is not controlled." - Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard, Defeating Diabetes (Get the book.)

"The study group also included other people known to be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes: those over 60, women with a history of gestational diabetes, and people with a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes. Participants who made lifestyle changes, including 30 minutes a day of exercise (usually walking or other moderate-intensity exercise) and a low-fat diet, cut their risk of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. For people age 60 and older, these lifestyle changes reduced the development of diabetes by a whopping 71 percent." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"There is also a third type of diabetes, called gestational diabetes because it occurs in pregnant women. gestational diabetes can be a temporary type of diabetes that tends to resolve itself after pregnancy. In the United States, it occurs in as much as 4 percent of pregnant women—some 100,000 expectant mothers a year. It can also lead to a condition in the newborn called macrosomia—which is a fancy term for "really chubby baby" as all the extra sugar in the mother's bloodstream makes its way across the placenta and feeds the fetus." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"While certain ethnic groups are at increased risk for diabetes, the following factors can raise anyone's risk: family history, being obese or significantly overweight, sedentary lifestyle, being over 45, having a history of gestational diabetes, or giving birth to a 9-pound or bigger baby. FOODS THAT FIGHT DIABETES In general, diabetes research has found that many of the basic elements of a healthy diet—whole grains, fruits and vegetables, beans and legumes, and low-fat dairy—may also have a significant impact on diabetes." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Outcomes of nutrition therapy in Mexican-American women with gestational diabetes. Overcoming Diabetes Health Disparities Conference Nashville, TN, November 2003. Abstract. 38. Jovanovic, L., and Nakai, Y. (2006). Successful pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes: From preconception through postpartum care. Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. 35, 79-97. 39. Romon, M., Nuttens, M. C, Vambergue, A., Verier-Mine, O., Biausque, S., Lemaire, C, Fontaine, P., Salomez, J. L., and Beuscart, R. (2001)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus nutrition practice guidelines implemented by registered dietitians on pregnancy outcome. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 106, 1426-1433. 30. Institute of Medicine. (1990). "Nutrition during Pregnancy. Part 1: Weight Gain. Part 2: Nutrient Supplements." National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. 31. Institute of Medicine. (1989). "Recommended Dietary Aliow-ances"(10th ed.). National Academies Press, Washington, DC. 32. Institute of Medicine. (2002). " - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Women who have had gestational diabetes also have a 20% to 50% chance of developing type 2 diabetes within five to ten years. All forms of diabetes increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, eye disease, and kidney failure. Symptoms of elevated blood sugar include lightheadedness, confusion, weakness, and, if untreated, seizures, coma, and death. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates uptake of glucose or sugar, the body's food, into cells. Unregulated glucose in the blood can lead to a hospital-room emergency." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"There is also evidence that women of childbearing age who use contraceptives that contain synthetic progestogens may be at increased risk for gestational diabetes. A recent study showed that the risk was greater among women who took a higher-dose progestin compared with those who took a lower dose. ANTIGLYCATION MEDICATIONS Since glycation is a major theme of this book, we'll take a brief look at several drugs that directly target glycation." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "The ADA main Web site also offers a link to various message boards that cover such topics as diet, exercise, diabetes in children, being newly diagnosed, and gestational diabetes. National Diabetes Education Program The National Diabetes Education Program is federally funded and is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health. Each state has its own programs, information about which you can access at www .cdc.gov/diabetes/states/index.htm." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"While I think it's great that women today are waiting longer to start their families, prospective mothers over age thirty-five need to take stock of the risks they face during pregnancy, like developing gestational diabetes or high blood pressure. They're also more likely to be overweight or have more preexisting medical conditions than younger mothers. According to the March of Dimes, older mothers also run a greater risk of having miscarriages, multiple births, or a baby with birth defects or genetic disorders." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes have higher rates of attention problems. School-age children born to diabetic mothers and to mothers with gestational diabetes exhibit a high rate of inattention and fine and gross motor impairment. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2001;14 Suppl 1:681-9. 25. This paper reviews the necessity of a good breakfast contributing to proper cognitive function at school. Bellisle F. Effects of diet on behaviour and cognition in children. BrJNutr. 2004 Oct;92 Suppl 2:S227-32. 26." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"Women with gestational diabetes might benefit from a chromium supplement of 500 micrograms per day. Chromium helps regulate insulin and prevent high blood pressure. Regular exercise can also help keep blood sugar levels normal. "Walking Epidurals" May Ease Pain and Distress Although many a painful birth has been eased by using an epidural anesthetic, the large needle inserted into the spine often has stirred as much fear as relief in the delivery room. Enter a new kind of birthing aid, the "walking epidural," which was tested and praised at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Androgenicity of progestins in hormonal contraceptives and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care 2007 May; 30(5):1062-68. Isley WL. Hepatotoxicity of thiazolidinediones. Expert Opin Drug Saf2003 Nov; 2(6):581-86. Joshi SR. Metformin: Old wine in new bottle—evolving technology and therapy in diabetes. / Assoc Physicians India 2005 Nov; 53:963-72. Kahn SE et al. Glycemic durability of rosiglitazone, metformin, or glyburide monotherapy. N Engl J Med 2006 Dec 7; 355(23):2427-43. Kapoor D et al." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Metabolic syndrome in childhood: association with birth weight, maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus. Pediatrics 2005 Mar; 115(3):e290-96. Chen Jiunn-Rong. Dilatation of common carotid artery is strongly associated with cerebral ischemic stroke with or without the presence of carotid atherosclerosis. Abstracts of the International Stroke Conference 2000 32:365-d. Chyi-Huey Bai et al. Relations between coagulation profiles, lipid profiles, and other risk factors with risk of first-ever ischemic stroke: A novel case-control study." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Interestingly, bitter vegetables, such as endive and radicchio, are also recommended to gestational diabetes patients. HEMORRHOIDS—PREGNANCY-SAFE REMEDIES See also Hemorrhoids in Chapter 2, page 159 Tea to the Rescue Ra raspberry leaf tea is a favorite herbal tonic for strengthening the uterus. But herbalists also recommend the brew for gentle hemorrhoid relief during pregnancy. Unfortunately, the treatment doesn't call for drinking the tea. ./V comforting sitz bath containing soothing herbs is a risk free hemorrhoidal treat-^^^¦H ment during pregnancy." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Women with gestational diabetes whose diets were supplemented with 4 meg of chromium per kilogram of body weight daily as chromium picolinate for eight weeks had decreased fasting blood glucose and insulin levels, compared with those who took a placebo.166,167 Dosage: Niacin-bound chromiurn is more bioavailable than chromium picolinate. A recent study at the University of California found that chromium polynicotinate was absorbed and retained up to 311 percent better than chromium picolinate and 672 percent better than chromium chloride." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The classification of diabetes mellitus is based primarily on its clinical description and comprises four major types: type 1, type 2, other specific types, and gestational diabetes mellitus. All differ in their etiology. For example, type 1 diabetes, which is prone to ketoacidosis, is due to autoimmune or idiopathic destruction of the P cells of the pancreas, destruction that results in a deficiency in insulin secretion; type 2 diabetes is due to metabolic abnormalities leading to a diminished response to the action of insulin, along with a defect in insulin secretion." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Dosage: With regard to gestational diabetes, a study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women taking 100 mg of B-6 reversed the condition in twelve of the fourteen women.96 VITAMIN B-12 Thirty-nine percent of meat eaters are deficient in B-12 and up to 80 percent of vegans and live-food eaters are deficient in B-12 after six years. So it is absolutely essential that we supplement with this nutrient. Research has found that vitamin B-12 is also very helpful in maintaining proper function of the nervous system in individuals with Type-2 diabetes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "With that in mind, we are going to take a look at the physiology of Type-1, Type-2, and gestational diabetes. Although different, there are significant overlaps. First, let us look at blood glucose levels and their impact on our health. Blood Glucose Levels What are conventionally considered "normal" glucose levels are actually unhealthy. It now appears that the optimal fasting blood sugar (FBS), which is one's blood glucose first thing in the morning, should be at 85. The normal range of healthy glucose is between 70 and 85." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Half of women who've had gestational diabetes eventually develop Type-2.129 It is associated with the metabolic changes that take place during a normal pregnancy. To conserve sugar for the baby, mom's placenta produces hormones that naturally increase insulin resistance, thus rerouting some of the sugar to her fetus that before pregnancy would have gone to her cells. Early in pregnancy maternal estrogen and progesterone increase and promote pancreatic beta cell hyperplasia and increased insulin release." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

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