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Gestational Diabetes

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Additional Resources

HIVE Mind Lecture Slides

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), a talk for the Hive Mind by Molly Dutton-Kenny, May 2023

Online Resources

Websites

Screening for Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy: Standardizing the Breakfast Challenge : Melissa Agro and Heidi Fillmore, CPM in Midwifery Matters Magazine Issue 1 (access it in the NMI Virtual Library)
Glucola Testing in Pregnancy: Should it be Routine? : Aviva Romm
Gestational Diabetes: Beyond The Label : Midwife Thinking
Gestational Diabetes: The Diagnosis Debate : Michelle Williams
Gestational Diabetes and the Glucola Test : Evidence Based Birth
Disparities in the risk of gestational diabetes by race-ethnicity and country of birth
Trends in the Prevalence of Preexisting Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Population of Pregnant Women, 1999-2005
Gestational Diabetes Basics, how to treat gestational diabetes : American Diabetes Association
Disparities in the risk of gestational diabetes by race-ethnicity and country of birth : World Journal of Diabetes
Plasma Glucose Meters and Whole Blood Meters : Joslin Diabetes Center

Podcasts

Lily Nichols, 78 Podcast Episodes on OwlTail. Search for Gestational Diabetes podcast titles. (Lily Nichols, RDN is the author of Author of “Real Food for Gestational Diabetes” and “Real Food For Pregnancy.”)

Videos

Diabetes in Pregnancy | Reproductive System Physiology

Khan Academy Medicine

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