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Abstract: . . . normal range. However, there are a very small percentage of people for whom this is not true. You should have another blood test six weeks after the baby is born to be sure that your blood sugars are normal. It is important to remember that women who develop diabetes in one pregnancy, have a 90% chance of developing it in following pregnancies. 6 You should discuss this with your doctor at each pregnancy. What happens to my diabetes after I deliver my baby? 6 Philopson EH, Super DM: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Does It Recur In Subsequent Pregnancy? AM J Obst Gynecol 160:1324-31, 1989 7 Coustan DR, Carpenter MW, O'Sullivan PS, Carr,SR: Gestational diabetes melliuts: predictors of subsequent disordered glucose metabolism. Amercian J Obstet Gynecol 168:1139-45, 1993 Page 10 Type of Insulin and Dose Time of Day Treatment Plan For Health Care Team: Doctor: Phone #: Nurse Educator: Phone #: Nutrition Educator: Phone #: Fax #: Target Blood Glucose Range: Fasting: One hour after meals: Two hours after meals: Bedtime: Blood Glucose Monitoring: Check your blood sugars at the following times: Fasting (Before Breakfast): One hour after meals Breakfast Lunch Dinner Two hours after meals Breakfast . . . . . . However, there are a very small percentage of people for whom this is not true. You should have another blood test six weeks after the baby is born to be sure that your blood sugars are normal. It is important to remember that women who develop diabetes in one pregnancy, have a 90% chance of developing it in following pregnancies. 6 You should discuss this with your doctor at each pregnancy. What happens to my diabetes after I deliver my baby? 6 Philopson EH, Super DM: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Does It Recur In Subsequent Pregnancy? AM J Obst Gynecol 160:1324-31, 1989 7 Coustan DR, Carpenter MW, O'Sullivan PS, Carr,SR: Gestational diabetes melliuts: predictors of subsequent disordered glucose metabolism. Amercian J Obstet Gynecol 168:1139-45, 1993 Page 10 Type of Insulin and Dose Time of Day Treatment Plan For Health Care Team: Doctor: Phone #: Nurse Educator: Phone #: Nutrition Educator: Phone #: Fax #: Target Blood Glucose Range: Fasting: One hour after meals: Two hours after meals: Bedtime: Blood Glucose Monitoring: Check your blood sugars at the following times: Fasting (Before Breakfast): One hour after meals Breakfast Lunch Dinner Two hours after meals Breakfast Lunch . . . --3000,2,750,3171,39821
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