Diabetes Basics
Insulin Resistance And Pregnancy Loss
There is a link between insulin resistance and
pregnancy loss. Anyone who has suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth,
worries about the risk of having subsequent losses. Pregnant women who
have had diabetes prior to getting pregnant have special health
concerns. In addition to the new demands of pregnancy, women with
diabetes must also carefully monitor and control their blood sugar
levels, and manage their diabetes medication. To know more about
diabetes health, diabetes cure, and diabetes diets, you can see the site
of American Diabetes Association. For more details, read What
Causes Diabeties?
For you and your baby to
stay healthy, you should follow the different careful steps because
there is a link between elevated blood sugar/diabetes and stillbirth.
The analogy to miscarriage may be more closely connected with insulin,
but it makes sense to gauge both glucose and insulin levels. This is a
relatively new thing to look into, but insulin resistance comes before
adult onset diabetes and there is a clear link between elevated insulin
levels and miscarriage. Often, insulin resistance is found in women with
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome) is a hormonal imbalance linked to the way the body processes
insulin after it has been produced by the pancreas to regulate blood
sugar (glucose).
The underlying cause of PCOS, Insulin
Resistance, has many factors that render its presence in the body. In
essence, our environment and lifestyles have been evolving too rapidly
for our bodies to keep pace with them. We are still genetically “wired”
to thrive on the entrenched habits of our ancestors, who consumed
different, nutrient-rich foods, a diet low in carbohydrates and who
sustained greater levels of movement and exercise. Some people may also
have a genetic predisposition to insulin resistance, while others may
develop the condition through high stress and unhealthy lifestyles. To
know more about insulin resistance and pregnancy, you may get more
diabetes education through various associations concerned with diabetes.