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- Stress diet and exercise in pregnant diabetic patients to control glucose levels.
- Continue foot care in women with pregestational diabetes.
- Recommend smoking cessation in all women with diabetic pregnancies.
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Stress diet and exercise in pregnant diabetic patients to control glucose levels.  |
- Consider recommending to pregnant diabetic patients:
- A calorie restriction of 30% to 33% in pregnant women with diabetes and a body mass index >30
- Limiting carbohydrate intake to 35% to 40% of calories
- A program of moderate exercise
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Continue foot care in women with pregestational diabetes.  |
- Stress the importance of continuing daily foot inspection, proper foot coverings, and toenail care in women with pregestational diabetes.
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Recommend smoking cessation in all women with diabetic pregnancies. |
- Stress smoking cessation at each visit in diabetic women who are pregnant, or planning pregnancies.
- See module Smoking Cessation.
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| Elisha L. Brownfield, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott. |
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Diabetes in Pregnancy
