Update on Gestational Diabetes: the Metabolic Environment in Mother and Child (May 03 ,2023-May 31,2024)
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Update on Gestational Diabetes: the Metabolic Environment in Mother and Child is organized by Dietitian Central.
Live Event Date: May 03, 2023
Expiration Date: May 31, 2024
Description
Gestational diabetes (GDM) has become one of the major medical complications among pregnant women and has doubled in the last decade.
As GDM is a complex endocrinology disorder caused by multiple factors, this webinar will focus on the causes and consequences of gestational diabetes and what healthcare professionals can do to help this specific population.
This webinar will help to answer these questions:
- What is the GDM Diet?
- What are the guidelines for checking blood glucose levels and numbers to achieve?
- What are the needs for carbohydrates, protein, and fat?
- What are hints for exercise, supplements, and lifestyle management for GDM?
- What are medications used for GDM?
- What about the Ketone police?
Upon successful completion of this two-hour course, the participant will have a better understanding of:
- The pathophysiology of GDM.
- New findings on the consequences of GDM.
- The specifics of the GDM diet.
- Recent recommendations on carbohydrates: high or low.
- The value of checking blood glucose levels.
- Lifestyle factor changes needed for GDM - exercise, sleep, supplements, etc..
- Specific medications used and how can be used to help balance blood glucose values.