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Gestational Diabetes: Assignment

   

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GESTATIONAL DIABETES/DIABETESIN PREGNANCY

TABLE OF CONTENTSPROPOSAL.....................................................................................................................................1Background of the study.............................................................................................................1Aim and objectives......................................................................................................................4Research specifications...............................................................................................................5Literature review.........................................................................................................................6Rationale.....................................................................................................................................7Significance.................................................................................................................................7Research plan..............................................................................................................................8

PROPOSALBackground of the study Gestational diabetes occurs to pregnant women. This is a disease which women can haveat the time of their pregnancy. In this disease, at the time of pregnancy, the sugar level of glucoserises in women and takes the form of gestational diabetes (What is gestational diabetes, 2016).Around 9850 pregnant women will be screened for GD. This is a condition in which womenwithout diabetes develops a high blood sugar at the time of pregnancy. This causes due to nothaving enough insulin due to insulin resistance. This is a problem where there is way too muchsugar in blood. This generally arises in third trimester (after 28 weeks) and goes after the baby isborn. Therefore, pregnant women develop type 2 diabetic issues later in life. Its symptoms arevery mild such as blurred vision, fatigue, often occurrence of infection in wound area, skin andvagina. Therefore, it also includes weight problems, genealogy of diabetes, extreme level ofamniotic liquid, hypertension etc. Many communicate about ways to confront gestationaldiabetes mellitus to assure that they can have a healthy and balanced pregnancy as well asparturition, yet basically gestational diabetic issues can occur. According to the analysis by theresearch centres, it has been found that every second woman suffer from gestational diabetes(Alfadhli, 2015). The root cause behind this is still unknown. Some clues were founded by doctors andgynaecologists. Baby is supported by placenta as it grows, where hormones from the placentahelps in the overall development. But sometimes, these hormones restrict the action of insulin inmother's body. And this problem is known as insulin resistance. This problem starts when the body is not able to make and use insulin, which is requiredduring pregnancy. Without enough insulin, glucose cannot enter the blood system and convertedinto energy. This is usually diagnosed during late pregnancy. If one is diagnosed with diabetesearlier in pregnancy, then it may have diabetes before pregnancy only (Spaight and et.al., 2016).Treatment of gestational diabetes can help both mother and son in staying healthy. Chances of getting Gestational Diabetes are very high. It is caused due toOverweight,hereditary issue, takes place if any family member in blood relation is suffering from type 2 orany other kind or if any one suffering from pre-diabetes. Therefore, if mother gives birth to ababy who is more than 9 pounds, then there are also chances of an increment in gestationaldiabetes level. Women with hormonal disorder faces problem and it definitely influence the1

baby’s overall growth with few risks to considered at delivery time. Doctors with the help ofblood test diagnosed this disease (Koivusalo and et. al., 2015). Gestational diabetes has some ethnic groups at a higher risk in developing this type ofdiabetes including Afro-American, Asian American, Hispanics, native Americans, pacificislanders. The best way to cure this disease is lowering the risk factors of gestational diabetes tobe healthy and prepare the body for pregnancy. Intake of fruits and green vegetables helps toovercome gestational diabetes in women (DeSisto, Kim and Sharma, 2014). The symptoms ofgestational diabetes include fatigue, excessive thirst, increase of urinary urgency and frequency,snoring, over weight etc. If one is suffering from gestational diabetes, they must avoid the intakeof carbohydrates, alcohol, processed foods and food containing starch. There are some activitieswhich should be performed during pregnancy to avoid gestational diabetes such as Pilates, yoga,walking, swimming, running, weight training etc. Doctors takes blood sample from women body and send it laboratory for testing. This testmust be done during starting months of pregnancy. After collecting sample, screening forglucose challenge test should be conducted. In this test, women should drink sugary beveragesand have blood sugar level checked an hour later (Krejčí, 2016). If results are not normal, thenwomen should go for oral glucose tolerance test. In this test women should have to do fast for atleast hours before the test. This provide inverse effects on baby. As if mother has gestational diabetes and is notunder control then the child also has chances of high blood glucose in the body. This will resulton baby’s pancreas to make extra insulin to control high blood glucose (Leng and et.al., 2015).This extra insulin turns into excess fat. If gestational diabetes does not get properly treated, itmight cause problems to baby, such a larger body than normal, and this condition is called asMacrosomnia. It is a disease in which baby starts growing faster and hence results into a largersize than the normal one, which also makes delivery difficult and cause danger to baby. Rightafter birth, baby can suffer with low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia). Further, child could faceproblems like respiratory distress syndrome, breathing problems and sometimes can cause deathsoon after birth.Gestational diabetes goes away once mother gives birth. Doctors will recommend to havecheck-up for 6-12 weeks. If gestational diabetes has gone, then it may be possible that it willgive birth to type 2 diabetes (Pantham, Aye and Powell, 2015). 2

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