Having a baby? - International Diabetes Federation
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Having a baby? - International Diabetes Federation
HAVING A BABY? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes WINGS WOMEN IN INDIA with GDM STRATEGY Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes An International Diabetes Federation Programme 1 The WINGS programme has been developed through a partnership between the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation [MDRF] in Chennai, India, and the Abbott Fund, the philanthropic foundation of the global healthcare company Abbott. The content in this brochure has been developed by IDF in collaboration with MDRF. Advisory Board Ms. Anne Belton, Chair Dr. V. Mohan Prof. Adel El-Sayad Dr. Uma Ram Dr. Usha Sririam Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan Dr. RM Anjana Ms. Rutu Dave Ms. S Mahalakshmi IDF Dr. Belma Malanda Dr. A Kayal 2 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Eating patterns and food intake Weight gain during pregnancy Healthy eating General guidelines Your plate How many calories can I have? Sample meal plans Vegetarian meal plan Non-vegetarian meal plan Physical activity Keeping track of your activities Monitoring your blood sugar Insulin If you need insulin Preparing a single dose of insulin Injecting insulin Where to inject? Two kinds of insulin in one syringe Hypoglycemia During pregnancy After the baby is born The future Appointments Notes Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 38 3 Introduction Many women develop diabetes when they are pregnant. For most women diabetes would not show up until the second half of the pregnancy. This is called gestational diabetes mellitus. Your doctor ordered a simple blood test to see if you have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). How does the doctor know you have diabetes? The bloodtest you had is higher than it should be. Your test was It should have been lower than 140 mg/dl Why do you need to know if you have diabetes? • Diabetes is too much sugar in your blood. This can harm you and your baby. • Too much sugar in your blood may cause you baby to be too big. • There are things you can do to reduce the sugar in your blood. What can you do to keep your sugar level safe? There are several things you can do; • Eat a healthy diet. • Be physically active. • Keep your appointments with your doctor and health team. In the next pages we will find out more about you and what you can do to have a healthy baby. 4 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Eating patterns and food intake Let’s talk about your eating patterns first. You can find out more about what you should eat and how much you should gain on pages 6 and 12-17. TYPE OF FOOD AMOUNT For breakfast at: I eat: Mid morning at: I eat: At lunch at: I eat: Mid afternoon at: I eat: For dinner at: I eat: Before going to bed at: I eat: Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 5 Weight gain during pregnancy Almost all women should gain some weight during pregnancy but it is important not to gain too much weight. Step A: The amount of weight you should gain is calculated from your weight before you got pregnant and is expressed as your BMI. Write your weight in kilogram here Write your height in meter here (Divide height in cms by 100) To calculate your BMI: Weight (kg) = BMI Height in meters2 = = BMI x 6 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Circle the category you are in. 18.0 22.9 23.0 normal weight 24.9 25.0 overweight and more obese Step B: In the table below circle the amount of weight you should gain in your pregnancy. If your BMI is Your recommended weight gain is Less than 18.5 12.5 – 18 kg 18.5 - 24.9 11.5 - 16kg 25 - 29.8 7 - 11.5 kg Over 30 5 - 9 kg Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 7 Healthy Eating What kinds of food should you eat to keep you and your baby healthy? In order to get all the nutrition, vitamins and minerals you and your baby need, you should try to eat food from different sources every day. That means you should eat: • Grains and starches, such as wheat, rice, ragi • Vegetables and fruits, such as vegetables and fruits excluding banana, mango, custard apple, jackfruit, chickp and grapes • Vegetable protein such as lentils, pulses, tofu and nuts • Animal proteins such as egg white, chicken and fish • Milk and milk sources such as yogurt, paneer Try to eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. By spreading the food out over the day you will be better able to keep your blood sugar in the target range and you will not be hungry. 8 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes General guidelines • Include 4-5 servings of greens, yellow and green vegetables in the • • • • • • • • • daily diet Include iron rich foods like ragi, red rice flakes, brown rice, wheat germ, agathi, drumstick leaves, sundakai Include fresh wholesome foods – whole fruits instead of fruit juices, whole grains/ multigrain flours instead of refined flours Include adequate intake of fluids—2 litres/day unless your health team has advised lower quantities Include minimum of 650ml of milk allowances to meet the calcium needs Include lean meats instead of red meats Eat less junk food, bakery products, fried foods, salted foods Eat less oil intake, fried snacks Avoid direct sugars, avoid artificial sweeteners Avoid alcohol and tobacco in all forms Do you need extra vitamins? Most women will take folic acid 0.4—1.0 mg, prior to and during pregnancy. You may also be asked to take iron and calcium supplements. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 9 your plate One way to decide how much to eat is to divide your plate like the one below. Half the plate should contain vegetables, one quarter of the plate should be starch or grains and one quarter should be protein. Milk and fruit should be added to every meal. Fruit Protein Milk / Yoghurt Vegetable Vegetable Fruit Milk / Yoghurt Starch / Cereal Protein Vegetable Vegetable Starch / Cereal 10 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes How much should i eat? If you are able to see a dietitian she will give you an exact calorie level to follow. If you do not have access to a dietitian we have provided 2 sample meal plans. At about the 4th month of the pregnancy you could add about 350 calories a day to the meal plans. This would mean you are eating about 19002000 calories a day. If you were overweight (BMI 23 and over) before you became pregnant you should not increase as much. If you were underweight (BMI less than 18) before you got pregnant you could eat even more. Be sure to weigh yourself during the pregnancy to see if you are gaining as on page 7. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 11 Sample Meal plans On the following pages are 2 sample meal plans. The first on pages 14 and 15 is a vegetarian meal plan. The one on pages 16 and 17 is a non-vegetarian meal plan. Both meal plans provide 1600 calories/day. If you need more calories you need to add more food. See the list below for calorie amounts of commonly eaten foods. (1 Katori = 150 ml) 12 Food item Amount Calories Idly/ brown rice 1 65 Dosa/brown rice dosa 1 110 Chapathi (25 gms flour) 1 65 Ragi dosa (25 gms flour) 1 110 Oats (30 gms) 1 Katori 110 Idiyappam 1 65 Pongal/ brown rice pongal 1 Katori 145 Wheat rava upma/brown rice kitchdi 1 Katori 145 Vegetable adai (30 gms dhal, 20 gms veg) 1 102 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Food item Bajra roti (30 gms) Amount 1 Calories 65 Wheat bread 1 65 Brown rice (cooked) 100 gms 110 Vegetable pulav 1 Katori 180 Fish curry 1 Katori 145 Chicken curry 1 Katori 145 Red rice flakes (cooked) 1 Katori 110 Channa/Rajma/cow pea/green gram (boiled) 1 Katori 120 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 13 1600 Calorie Vegetarian Meal Plan- for GDM (SOUTH INDIAN PATTERN) Morning 6.00-7.00 am Breakfast 8.00-9.00 am 10.00 – 10.30 am Mid Morning 11.00 –11.30 am Lunch 1.00-2.00 pm Tea Time 3.00-4.00 am 14 Skimmed milk / Coffee / Tea - 1 cup Iddlies- 3 / Chappathi - 3 / Dosai – 2 Chutney (vegetable based), Sambar Skimmed milk – 1 cup (without sugar) Lime / tomato juice (without sugar) (or) Buttermilk / vegetable salad / vegetable soup Rice - 1 Katori (preferably brown rice) (raw weight 50 gms, cooked weight - 150 gms) Sambar - 1 cup, rasam - 1 cup vegetables (salad, green leafy, other vegetables) Skimmed curd - 11/2 cup Buttermilk - 1 glass Whole grams - 1 Katori / day (Bengal gram / green gram, cow pea / rajmah) whole wheat bread - 1 slice (with gram / dhal / vegetable filling) (or) Wheat rava kitchidi- ½ Katori (or) Rice flakes uppuma – ½ Katori (or) Any dhal / gram preparation – ½ Katori Coffee / tea / skimmed milk - 1 cup (without sugar) Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Mid Evening 5.00-6.00 pm Dinner 8.00-9.00 pm Bed time Apple - 1 (small size) / orange - 1 (medium size/150 g) Watermelon 300 g / muskmelon - 1/2 (medium size) / Sweet lime - 1 (medium size 300 g) same as lunch (or) chappathi - 3 Dhal, Vegetables (salad, green leafy, other vegetable) Skimmed curds - 11/2 cup / buttermilk 1 cup of skimmed milk (without sugar) oil for cooking Ground nut oil (or) gingelly oil (or) sunflower oil –10 gms / day (i.e.2 tsp) Skimmed milk allowance – 680 ml/ day 1 cup - 120 ml 1 Katori - 150 ml Carbohydrate: 225gms, protein – 65gms, fat – 40gms. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 15 1600 Calorie nonVegetarian Meal Plan- for GDM (SOUTH INDIAN PATTERN) Morning 6.00-7.00 am Breakfast 8.00-9.00 am 10.00 – 10.30 am Mid Morning 11.00 –11.30 am Lunch 1.00-2.00 pm 16 Skimmed milk / Coffee / Tea - 1 cup without sugar Iddlies- 3 / Chappathi - 3 / Dosai – 2 Chutney (vegetable based), Sambar Skimmed milk – 1 cup (without sugar) Lime / tomato juice (without sugar) (or) Buttermilk / vegetable salad / vegetable soup Rice - 11/2 Katori (preferably brown rice) (raw weight 50 gms, cooked weight - 150 gms) Sambar - 1 cup, rasam - 1 cup vegetables (salad, green leafy, other vegetables) Skimmed curd - 11/2 cup Buttermilk -1 glass Whole grams - 1 Katori / day (Bengal gram / green gram, cow pea / rajmah) OR Fish/chicken (without skin) - 100 gms twice weekly) OR Mutton - 100 gms once weekly Whole egg 1 daily Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Tea Time 3.00-4.00 pm Mid Evening 5.00-6.00 pm Dinner 8.00-9.00 pm Bed time Whole wheat bread - 1 slice (with gram / dhal / vegetable filling) (or) Wheat rava kitchidi- ½ Katori (or) Rice flakes uppuma – ½ Katori (or) Any dhal / gram preparation – ½ Katori Coffee / tea / skimmed milk - 1 cup (without sugar) Apple- 1 (small size) / orange- 1 (medium size/150 gms) Watermelon 300 g / muskmelon -1/2 (medium size)/ Sweet lime-1 (medium size 300 gms) Same as lunch (or) chappathi - 3 Dhal, Vegetables (salad, green leafy, other vegetable) Skimmed curds - 1 1/2 cup/buttermilk 1 cup of skimmed milk (without sugar) oil for cooking Ground nut oil (or) gingelly oil (or) sunflower oil –10 gms / day (i.e.2 tsp) Skimmed milk allowance – 620 ml/ day 1 cup - 120 ml 1 Katori - 150 ml Carbohydrate: 220 gms, protein – 67gms, fat – 40 gms. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 17 Physical Activity How does exercise help your blood sugar? Exercise means being active. It helps to lower blood sugar. When you have gestational diabetes being active every day can help lower your blood sugar. What is exercise? Walking is good exercise. What else might you do to stay active? Before starting exercise discuss with your healthcare team. Start with light to moderate exercise, i.e. 10 minute walk after meals, upper body exercises while seated. 30 minutes a day is recommended. Caution... • • • • 18 Do not do any exercises while lying flat on your back. Stop exercising if you feel contractions. Stop exercising if your heart rate goes over 140 beats per minute. If you are taking insulin and feel you are having a low blood glucose, stop exercising and treat it. See page 31 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes What activity do you usually do during the day? Around the house sweeping or cleaning inside sweeping or cleaning outside gardening standing while washing or cooking At work walk to work? How far? pedal bike to work sitting all day standing all day walking around all day lifting Leisure activity play with children go for a walk, for how long? other activity? Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 19 Keeping track of activity One way to keep track of your activity is to wear a pedometer. This small device is worn at your waist and counts every step you take all day long. Record how many steps you are taking in the chart below. It is recommended that people who are not pregnant take as many as 10,000 steps a day. Write in the number of steps you take in a day and gradually increase your number. Mon. 20 Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes EXERCISES TO IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY Do these exercises once a day. Try to do each one six times. Do them slowly and stop if you experience pain or discomfort. Cat strech Upper-back strech Heel cord and hamstring strech Pelvic tilt done standing beginning with the 4th month of pregnancy Pelvic tilt done on your back up to the 4th month of pregnancy Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 21 monitoring your blood sugar Your blood sugar will need to be checked several times during your pregnancy. You might do this at home if you have a blood glucose meter, or you might need to go to the clinic to have the test done. You should be tested at least 1 time a week until your numbers are ok, then once a month until about 26 weeks and then once every 2 weeks. Your numbers should be: Before eating 1 hour after a meal 2 hours after a meal less than 90 mg/dl. less than 140 mg/dl. less than 120 mg/dl. Record your results in the table on the next page 22 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Record of blood sugar results Day Before breakfast 1 hour after a meal Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 2 hours after a meal 23 insulin Why do some women take insulin? Some women do not make enough of their own insulin as the baby grows. Also their insulin may not work well. Wise food choices + being active + a healthy body weight all help to lower blood sugar. If this is not enough, taking insulin helps get your blood sugar to a healthy level. Is insulin recommended for you? Yes No (If no, go to page 32) How will you take insulin? Insulin is injected using a syringe and a needle. Some people use an insulin pen. Be sure that your syringe matches the strength of the insulin you take. Insulin strengths are U40 or U100. What will I need to inject insulin? Syringes, needles - Insulin may come in a bottle (vial) or in a cartridge that fits in the pen. 24 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes If you need insulin What kind of insulin will I take? Date Name of insulin Amount (dose) Time Action What should my insulin look like? NPH insulin or premix 70/30 insulin is cloudy. Detemir and regular or rapid acting insulin is clear. Name of insulin What it looks like? Where can I keep my insulin? • Keep it in the fridge but not in an area where it might freeze. • Mark the date you start using the insulin on the vial. After one month start a new vial. • Keep insulin out of sunlight. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 25 Preparing a single type of insulin injection How to prepare insulin using a syringe? First you need to get the insulin into the syringe. Here is how you do it: 1. Wash your hands. 2. Get a syringe with a needle and your insulin. 3. Make sure you have the right insulin. Check the name on the 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 26 bottle. Circle the strength U40 or U100. If the insulin is cloudy roll the bottle upside down between your hands to mix. Do not shake it. Take the cap off the needle. Pull the plunger back to draw in air equal to the amount of insulin you take. Put the needle through the rubber top. Inject the air into the bottle and leave the needle in the bottle. Turn the bottle upside down. Keep the tip of the needle in the insulin. Pull back on the plunger until you have the right amount of insulin in the syringe. If there are bubbles, tap the syringe with your finger. The bubbles should go the top. Push them back into the bottle. Recheck that you have the right dose of insulin. Pull the needle out of the bottle and lay the syringe carefully on a table. Do not let the needle touch anything. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Injecting insulin How to inject insulin 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Wash you hands. Prepare the syringe. Choose the spot where you will give yourself insulin. Push the needle through the skin quickly. You can inject straight in or at a 45° angle. Push the plunger all the way down. Count to 5 to make sure all the insulin has gone in. Pull the needle out and a little pressure on the spot. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 27 Where to inject? Change spots where you inject. You might inject into your upper arms in the day and into your upper leg in the evening. Move 2 inches from the spot you injected into the last time. The small squares in the diagram below show the spots where you can inject your insulin. You may not want to use your abdomen during pregnancy, arms and legs are preferred. Common insulin injection sites 28 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Two kinds of insulin in one syringe Do you need to mix NPH and regular insulin in one syringe? Yes No (If no, go to page 32) If you mix NPH and regular insulin in one syringe, here is what to do: 1. Wash your hands. 2. Get the syringe with a needle and both bottles of insulin. 3. Be sure you have the right kinds of insulin. Check the names on the bottles. 4. Roll the cloudy insulin bottle upside down between your hands to 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. mix. Do not shake it. Write down the name of the insulin you take and the strength: U40 or U100 Clear insulin: Name ______________ Dose __________ Cloudy insulin: Name ______________ Dose __________ Total insulin: _________________________________ Take the cap off the needle. Turn the bottle of clear insulin upside down. Pull the plunger back to draw in air equal to the amount of clear insulin you take. Put the needle through the rubber top. Inject the air into the clear insulin bottle and pull out the needle. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 29 11. Pull the plunger back to draw in air equal to the amount of cloudy insulin you take. 12. Put the needle through the rubber top. 13. Inject the air into the cloudy insulin bottle and leave the needle in the bottle. 14. Turn the bottle upside down. 15. Keep the tip of the needle in the insulin. 16. Pull back on the plunger until you have the right amount of cloudy insulin in the syringe. 17. If there are bubbles, tap the syringe with your finger. The bubbles should go the top. Push them back into the bottle. 18. Recheck that you have the right dose of insulin. 19. Pull the syringe out of the bottle and put the needle into the bottle with the clear insulin. 20. Turn the bottle upside down. 21. Keep the tip of the needle in the insulin. 22. Pull back on the plunger until you have the total amount of insulin needed. 23. If you mix some of the cloudy insulin in with the clear insulin throw out the bottle of clear insulin . Use a new bottle for the next injection. 30 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Hypoglycemia When you take insulin it is possible that your blood glucose might drop too low. If this happens you might feel: • Shaky • Sweating • Heart pounding • Hungry • Dizzy If you feel any of these you need to eat something sweet right away, such as: • 3 teaspoons of sugar • 1/2 glass of juice • 1/2 can of regular soft drink • 4-6 hard candies, chewed • 1 cup milk with 2 tsp sugar If you have a low before a meal, treat the low then eat the meal. If your next meal is more than 1 hour away, have a snack. You can prevent your blood sugar from dropping too low by eating your meals on time and eating a little extra if you are going to be very active. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 31 During Pregnancy Your doctor will measure the size of your baby at every visit. By keeping your blood sugar at normal levels your baby will stay a normal size. If you blood sugars are too high during the pregnancy, • The baby may get bigger than normal • The baby may have trouble breathing after birth • The baby may have a low blood sugar immediately after birth AC in mm 450 405 360 315 270 225 180 135 90 45 0 32 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 GA in weeks Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes WEIGHT BPD AC in gms*10 450 405 360 315 270 225 180 135 90 45 0 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 33 36 39 42 GA in weeks 33 After the baby is born Your blood sugars will likely return to normal and you may not need insulin. You may have another blood test done a day after delivery just to make sure your level has returned to normal. Your baby will not have diabetes. Your baby may have slightly lower blood sugar levels than he should in the first hours after birth. This may require the baby be given some sugar water. You should breast feed your baby. Breastfeeding is healthy for the baby and for you. You should get back to a healthy weight by eating a healthy meals and getting some regular physical activity. Birth control: Your next pregnancy should be planned. Breast feeding offers some protection against getting pregnant but is not a guaranteed birth control method. Speak to your doctor about birth control until you are ready to get pregnant again. Very important: Between 6 – 12 weeks after your baby is born you need to return to the clinic for a blood test. Your blood will be tested before you eat and then again 1 and 2 hours after you have had a 75 gm glucose drink. This test will determine if you have developed pre-diabetes or diabetes. 34 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes The future Another pregnancy? Yes you can have another baby. Be sure to get your blood sugar checked before you get pregnant. Once you are pregnant go to see your doctor early in the pregnancy and be sure to tell the doctor you had gestational diabetes mellitus. Birth Control Any birth control is acceptable for women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus. Risk of type 2 diabetes Women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. You should have a blood test done every year to see if you have developed it. Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 35 My appointments Date 36 Time Where Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Date Time Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Where 37 notes 38 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes MY BABY Name of baby Date of birth Weight at birth Length of baby Amount of hair Colour of eyes HAVING A BABY? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes Paste a picture of your baby here: Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 39 HAVING A BABY? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes 40 Having a baby? Now is the time to learn about gestational diabetes