Pregnancy

Second pregnancy gestational diabetes is a metabolic condition that is triggered in women due to the increased hormone levels from the pregnancy. During digestion the foods we eat are metabolized to simple sugars. Insulin is used to transport the sugar into the cells for energy. But, when a women experiences the effects […]

Gestational diabetes is a metabolic condition that mimics type 2 diabetes. Women who are in their 24-28th week of pregnancy can develop a resistance to insulin secondary to the increased amount of hormones floating around in their bodies. This resistance results in the body not being able to use sugar that is the […]

Gestational diabetes is a medical condition that affects blood sugar levels in the body. These sugar levels originate from the foods that we eat. When we sit down to a meal each day the food is digested into it’s smallest parts so the cells in our body can use them. Many of […]