Gestational Diabetes
If the value on your one-hour glucose challenge
test was high, then you will take the three-hour
glucose tolerance test. If two of the four blood
sugar levels on this test are high, you have gestational
diabetes. The majority of women who have gestational
diabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes later in life,
so it is important to use the dietary and activity
adjustments you are taught at this time to optimize
your health for life.
We will send you to Tidewater Perinatal Center
(TPC), Virginia Beach, or Maternal Fetal Medicine
(MFM), Norfolk for diabetes education class. At
this class, you will learn about appropriate types,
quantities and times of meals and snacks, and
how to test and record your blood sugar values.
You will be advised to call or e-mail these numbers
to your diabetic educator or nurse at TPC or MFM.
Please be sure to bring your record book with
you to each visit at our office as we will transfer
your values into your permanent chart, monitor
your progress and help you get in touch with your
diabetic educator as needed. Most gestational
diabetics can control their blood sugars well
with diet alone. Occasionally, oral medication
is needed and rarely insulin is indicated. As
long as you are well-controlled on your regimen,
we do not need to transfer you out of our practice,
although we will continue to collaborate with
MFM (of which TPC is a division) for your particular
plan of care.
For more information, explore the links below.
Tidewater Perinatal Center
1080 First Colonial Road, Suite 305
Virginia Beach, VA
(757) 395-8900
Please
click here for directions
EVMS, Department of OB/GYN Division of Maternal-Fetal
Medicine
Hofheimer Hall,
825 Fairfax Ave., Suite 310
Norfolk, VA 23507
Please
click here for directions |
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