Articles about "glucose" 6
Gestational diabetes
Prenatal
testing includes routine testing of your urine. This is necessary to detect the
presence of sugar that may indicate diabetes. If
your system is working normally, sugar is turned into . . .
How often will I see my midwife?
Your midwife will be one of the most important people you see during your pregnancy, at your labour and for a short period, postnatally. She will usually be your first port of call for information as . . .
Reye’s syndrome
Reye’s syndrome is a very rare childhood illness that can follow on from viral infections such as flu or chicken pox.
It’s also linked with giving aspirin. Usually the symptoms inclu . . .
Hypoglycaemia in newborns
Hypoglycemia occurs when blood
glucose dips below normal and around two in every 1,000 newborn babies develop it, most commonly premature babies, low-birthweight babies and babies born to moms . . .
Coping with early pregnancy
Finding out you're pregnant is an incredibly exciting time. You may have been attempting to conceive for a while and suddenly your wish of having a baby has come true.
Pregnancy acronyms explained
Trying for a baby or pregnant and perplexed by all those pesky acronyms you find in chatrooms? Just what exactly is a BFP? And would you rather have one of those than a COW?