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[karacopes]

Thanks so much for breaking these pregnancy topics down to be so easy to understand.
- Sincerely, A nursing student

[KenDBerryMD]

When maternal cells are already full of glucose, it is difficult for insulin to push more glucose into the cell. Limiting carbohydrate intake to <100 grams of carbohydrates per day reverses most cases of Gestational Diabetes.

[RyuKikilaIa]

Very nicely done, with the basic principles. Thank you. :D

btw screening is done at 26-28 weeks because that's when the diabetogenic hormones are at their peak levels. :)

[cmmanjunatha]

It explains the physiology so succinctly and with such a clarity- it was almost a revision for a paediatrician!!

[yolandaspencerrn]

Actually, the first test is the Glucose Challenge. Then if you fail that, its the Glucose Tolerance test. Done over a 3 hour period.

[kou]

Correction- without diabetes develop glucose intolerance with its onset during pregnancy usually around the 20-24th week (depending on your text book )or first detected in pregnancy.

[rogiemarehbaytec]

Thank you for this simple and informative explanation

[ericadani]

This was so very helpful; to receive the natural chemistry behind the female body's working system and pregnancy developments really aided in my understanding of the high probability of diabetes, esp. in women of color. Thank you for this visual breakdown and in-depth explanation of diabetes in pregnancy. #birthinglittlehumans

[blackness]

well done! but I'd be happier if you talked about the diagnostic ways and the management.

[hankgoldenshaft]

Awesome stuff. 3 hour lecture explained in less than 9 minutes!

[rachellesupermac]

ah thank you so much, very well explained!

[whitneya]

Wow, very simple breakdown and clear notes. Thank you! #BirthingLittleHumans

[huziafkhan]

Good explanation plz tell us what’s the diet plan for gestational diebetes? After delevery it’s 7th month but my gestational diabetes still present and am too much worry:(

[switchfootrz]

Correction: the OGTT is first a screening test of 50g of glucose and checked one hour later. IF it is over 140mg/dL, THEN they will do a diagnostic screening of 100g @ 3 hours or 75g @ 2 hours to diagnose. A result of at least two of the hour checks is diagnostic of GDM.

[jsbm-kich]

These videos are amazing thank you so much

[skt]

very very very helpful !! thank you so much

[ajab]

I have GD and 31 weeks pregnant. I am monitoring my blood suger using CGM, should I only consider one hour glucose and two hours and make sure that they are bellow 140 and 120?. My pick sometime is not within hour and it is 1.5hr after first bite. It even reaches to 170 but then drop to 120 in half an hour.

[DrAisha-dznb]

Easy way of explaining the topic👍 - a medical student

[MNMcnabb]

With type 1 the pancreas doesn’t make insulin. With type 2 it has become “over worked” and isn’t producing enough insulin. So with gestational is it safe to say it’s not a problem with the pancreas at all but just the placenta telling the body to be resistant to the accepting glucose? Is gestational diabetes different in the fact that it’s not an issue with the pancreas while type 1 and type 2 is?

[JamalHadi-cv]

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