Watch this video to learn how gestational diabetes affects your pregnancy, including how hormones produced during your pregnancy affect your blood glucose levels, and the testing for gestational diabetes.
Watch this video to learn why choosing healthy carbohydrates and other healthy foods, while managing portion sizes, is important in controlling your blood glucose level and in providing enough nutrients to you and your growing baby.
Watch this video for a demonstration of how to test your blood glucose levels at home.
Watch this video to learn how to safely choose an injection site to take insulin when you have gestational diabetes.
Watch this video to learn the correct technique for injecting insulin with a syringe, the recommended places on your body to inject, and how to properly dispose of your used syringe.
Watch this video to learn how to recognize the symptoms of hypoglycemia, how to treat it if it happens, and the importance of discussing it with your healthcare provider.
Watch this video to learn the possible complications and risks to both you and your baby after delivery, and tips to help lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
