Gestational diabetes involves a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is 70% for women who ahave been to gestational diabetes, Professor Mimouni Safia, diabetologist at CHU Mustapha Pasha (Algiers),said on Thursday in Algiers indicating that the risk involved is 10 years after pregnancy, APS reports
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Speaking at a forum on diabetes, organized to mark the National Day of diabetics, Dr. Memon said that gestational diabetes is a "common" problem for pregnant women, adding that if it is not treated "as required", this condition can cause health problems for mother and the foetus.
"Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes were five times more likely to develop diabetes before adulthood," the speaker noted, adding that the risk of obesity is, itself, multiplied by 3.
The specialist explained that the intra uterine environment "determines" the child who may, she advised, develop diabetes or hypertension.
According to the speaker, the predisposition to gestational diabetes in women can be summarized as being overweight, age over 35 years, an abnormal glucose recorded in the past, family history and a first child born with a weight greater than 4 kg.
Ensuring that self blood glucose monitoring "optimizes" the treatment, Dr. Memon said, moreover, that physical activity, a proper lifestyle, diet and hormonal contraception should be taken into account when any prevention work.
Taking as starting point the assumption that maternal health during pregnancy is able to affect the newborn, Dr. Memon said that the interest for a more "expanded" to this component many chronic diseases can be prevented with the corollary she noted, a decrease in support thereof.
While indicating that overweight and high blood pressure are signs "indicative" of type 2 diabetes, Dr. Samia Zekri, the internal medicine department of the hospital Birtraria (Algiers), for its part, asserted that it was urgent to "manage" the risk factors associated with this pathology.
Professor Zekri said that without therapeutic education, "any success is considered in the management of diabetes," calling, following, a "partnership" between patient and physician Arguing that there is no "perfect food," the specialist said that the approach of doctors has changed since, she said, the doctor tells the patient what he "can eat" and it "must absolutely leave ".
"Few patients are likely to consume raw vegetables although they, thanks to the fiber content, are excellent antioxidants, besides the fact that they fight against cancer," she also observed.
About physical activity practiced by the patient, the specialist called for supervision of the latter by the doctor, adding that diabetes should not constitute a "disability".
Dr. Kamel Kadri, the same health facility, noted that "self monitoring" and "self" by delaying the patient complications, for responding to emergencies, such as hypoglycemia.
The president of the National Federation of Associations of diabetes, Nouredine Boucetta said that the number of patients with diabetes is 3 million in Algeria.
Highlighting the fact that diabetes complications are many, he said, in this context that 200,000 diabetics are at risk of amputation, arguing for more action in the care of patients.for pregnant women, adding that had it not is not supported "as required", it is not excluded that this condition is causing health problems for mother and fetus.
"Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes were five times more likely to develop diabetes before adulthood," the speaker noted, adding that the risk of obesity is, itself, multiplied by 3.
The specialist explained that the intrauterine environment "determines" the child, it may, she advised, developing diabetes or hypertension.
According to the speaker, the predisposition to gestational diabetes in women can be summarized as being overweight, age over 35 years, an abnormal glucose recorded in the past, family history and a first child born with a weight greater than 4 kg.
Ensuring that self blood glucose monitoring "optimizes" the treatment, Dr. Memon said, moreover, that physical activity, a proper lifestyle, diet and hormonal contraception should be taken into account during any prevention work.
Taking as starting point the assumption that maternal health during pregnancy is able to affect the newborn, Dr. Memon said that the interest for a more "expanded" to this component many chronic diseases can be prevented with the corollary she noted, a decrease in support thereof.
While indicating that overweight and high blood pressure are signs "indicative" of type 2 diabetes, Dr. Samia Zekri, the internal medicine department of the hospital Birtraria (Algiers), for its part, asserted that it was urgent to "manage" the risk factors associated with this pathology.
Professor Zekri said that without therapeutic education, "any success is considered in the management of diabetes," calling, following, a "partnership" between patient and physician Arguing that there N no "perfect food," the specialist said that the approach of doctors has changed since, she said, the doctor tells the patient what he "can eat" and it "must absolutely leave ".
"Few patients are likely to consume raw vegetables although they, thanks to the fiber content, are excellent antioxidants, besides the fact that they fight against cancer," she also observed.
About physical activity practiced by the patient, the specialist called for supervision of the latter by the doctor, adding that diabetes should not constitute a "disability".
Dr. Kamel Kadri, the same health facility, noted that "self monitoring" and "self" by delaying the patient complications, for responding to emergencies, such as hypoglycemia.
The president of the National Federation of Associations of diabetes, Nouredine Boucetta said, meanwhile, the number of patients with diabetes is 3 million to Algeria.
Highlighting the fact that diabetes complications are many, he said, in this context that 200,000 diabetics are at risk of amputation, arguing for more action in the care of patients.
"Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes were five times more likely to develop diabetes before adulthood," the speaker noted, adding that the risk of obesity is, itself, multiplied by 3.
The specialist explained that the intra uterine environment "determines" the child who may, she advised, develop diabetes or hypertension.
According to the speaker, the predisposition to gestational diabetes in women can be summarized as being overweight, age over 35 years, an abnormal glucose recorded in the past, family history and a first child born with a weight greater than 4 kg.
Ensuring that self blood glucose monitoring "optimizes" the treatment, Dr. Memon said, moreover, that physical activity, a proper lifestyle, diet and hormonal contraception should be taken into account when any prevention work.
Taking as starting point the assumption that maternal health during pregnancy is able to affect the newborn, Dr. Memon said that the interest for a more "expanded" to this component many chronic diseases can be prevented with the corollary she noted, a decrease in support thereof.
While indicating that overweight and high blood pressure are signs "indicative" of type 2 diabetes, Dr. Samia Zekri, the internal medicine department of the hospital Birtraria (Algiers), for its part, asserted that it was urgent to "manage" the risk factors associated with this pathology.
Professor Zekri said that without therapeutic education, "any success is considered in the management of diabetes," calling, following, a "partnership" between patient and physician Arguing that there is no "perfect food," the specialist said that the approach of doctors has changed since, she said, the doctor tells the patient what he "can eat" and it "must absolutely leave ".
"Few patients are likely to consume raw vegetables although they, thanks to the fiber content, are excellent antioxidants, besides the fact that they fight against cancer," she also observed.
About physical activity practiced by the patient, the specialist called for supervision of the latter by the doctor, adding that diabetes should not constitute a "disability".
Dr. Kamel Kadri, the same health facility, noted that "self monitoring" and "self" by delaying the patient complications, for responding to emergencies, such as hypoglycemia.
The president of the National Federation of Associations of diabetes, Nouredine Boucetta said that the number of patients with diabetes is 3 million in Algeria.
Highlighting the fact that diabetes complications are many, he said, in this context that 200,000 diabetics are at risk of amputation, arguing for more action in the care of patients.for pregnant women, adding that had it not is not supported "as required", it is not excluded that this condition is causing health problems for mother and fetus.
"Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes were five times more likely to develop diabetes before adulthood," the speaker noted, adding that the risk of obesity is, itself, multiplied by 3.
The specialist explained that the intrauterine environment "determines" the child, it may, she advised, developing diabetes or hypertension.
According to the speaker, the predisposition to gestational diabetes in women can be summarized as being overweight, age over 35 years, an abnormal glucose recorded in the past, family history and a first child born with a weight greater than 4 kg.
Ensuring that self blood glucose monitoring "optimizes" the treatment, Dr. Memon said, moreover, that physical activity, a proper lifestyle, diet and hormonal contraception should be taken into account during any prevention work.
Taking as starting point the assumption that maternal health during pregnancy is able to affect the newborn, Dr. Memon said that the interest for a more "expanded" to this component many chronic diseases can be prevented with the corollary she noted, a decrease in support thereof.
While indicating that overweight and high blood pressure are signs "indicative" of type 2 diabetes, Dr. Samia Zekri, the internal medicine department of the hospital Birtraria (Algiers), for its part, asserted that it was urgent to "manage" the risk factors associated with this pathology.
Professor Zekri said that without therapeutic education, "any success is considered in the management of diabetes," calling, following, a "partnership" between patient and physician Arguing that there N no "perfect food," the specialist said that the approach of doctors has changed since, she said, the doctor tells the patient what he "can eat" and it "must absolutely leave ".
"Few patients are likely to consume raw vegetables although they, thanks to the fiber content, are excellent antioxidants, besides the fact that they fight against cancer," she also observed.
About physical activity practiced by the patient, the specialist called for supervision of the latter by the doctor, adding that diabetes should not constitute a "disability".
Dr. Kamel Kadri, the same health facility, noted that "self monitoring" and "self" by delaying the patient complications, for responding to emergencies, such as hypoglycemia.
The president of the National Federation of Associations of diabetes, Nouredine Boucetta said, meanwhile, the number of patients with diabetes is 3 million to Algeria.
Highlighting the fact that diabetes complications are many, he said, in this context that 200,000 diabetics are at risk of amputation, arguing for more action in the care of patients.
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