Monday, July 20, 2009
Medical news of the obvious
Poor sleep after childbirth increases the risk of postpartum depression, Norwegian scientists reported in Sleep. They suggested having a spouse or other family member let new mothers catch up on their shut-eye. The gravid and their spouses don't need What to Expect When You're Expecting to tell us this.
Once children grow up, they become teens. And where there's teens, there texting. Teen Texting Tendonitis afflicted this girl who'd sent 8,000 messages a month and wound up in her doctor's office for an obvious diagnosis.
Labels: depression, medical news of the obvious, pregnancy, sleep
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Booklet for pregnant patients with diabetes
On the heels of a study that found pre-pregnancy diabetes increases the risk for birth defects, the NIDDK is giving away a patient guide: "For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy".
It's a 44-page booklet with info about checking and controlling blood glucose, maintaining a healthy diet, staying active and taking tests and diabetes medications during pregnancy. It also includes logs for recording daily blood glucose and ketone levels, food intake and physical activity.
The new booklet is available online in English, with a Spanish version coming soon.
You can also order a print copy via this site or by calling 1-800-860-8747.
Labels: Diabetes, patient education, pregnancy
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