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How Long Does It Take For Metformin To Work?
Metformin, also known as Glucophage, is a medication that is used to regulate the levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Metformin accomplishes its task through three methods. First, it caus...
Pregnancy:Complaints:Morning Sickness
How to Ease the Queasies
..."Morning sickness affects approximately fifty percent of all pregnant women. Although experts haven't pinpointed the exact cause, many believe it occurs when pregnancy hormones rise and/or when the blood glucose level drops. Usually morning sickness develops during the first three to four months, but it may linger throughout the entire pregnancy. The nausea and vomiting may occur during the morning only. Or like a surprise attack, it may invade anytime throughout the day. Currently no cure exists. But women can tame it."...
Pregnancy:Testing:Glucose
Prenatal Test - Glucose Tolerance Test
An article on what the prenatal Glucose tolerance test is and how it is done.
What is a glucose screening and how is it done?
A look at glucose screening.
A Jelly Bean Glucose Test
A glucose test usually is given between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, to screen for gestational diabetes. This condition, triggered by hormonal changes during pregnancy, affects about two to three percent of pregnant women. Most cases disappear on their own after pregnancy, but the disorder needs to be treated during pregnancy nonetheless. Left untreated, it greatly increases the chance of serious complications for both mother and baby. With treatment such risks are greatly reduced
Glucose Screening Test
Question and answers about glucose screening. Topics addressed include how the test is done, the causes of gestational diabetes, and how to cope if you have gestational diabetes.
