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Physical Exercise in Type I (or)
IDDM Pregnancy
Physical Exercise in Type I
(or) IDDM Pregnancy
Following guide lines would
be useful
 Relaxed walking
for 20 to 30 minutes daily is the best form of exercise during pregnancy
for IDDM patients
Avoid exercise
during peak of insulin action.
Post exercise
carbohydrate supplement for avoidance of hypoglycemia which may occur
several hours after completion of exercise.
Avoidance of
breath holding / anaerobic exercise.
Exercise should
be stopped if the person has abdominal or low back pain, bleeding P.V.
dizziness or faint, palpitation, breathlessness or
claudications.
Contra indications
for exercise would also include, multiple gestation, severe emotional
stress and obstetric causes like antecedent recurrent abortions, cervical
incompetence / hydramnios, and other risk factors for preterm labour.
Risk
Factors for GDM in Pregnant Women (Indications for doing Glucose Tolerance
Test GTT)
DIABETES, PREGNANCY BIRTH STUDY (1994)
Dietary Plan and Nutrition Recommendations in
Pregnant Women with Diabetes
Physical Exercise in Type II (or) NIDDM &
GDM Pregnancies
Future of GDM Mothers
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