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Diabetes Program
Gestational Diabetes Program
Gestational Diabetes Program
We offer a specialized diabetes education program to teach self-management techniques to mothers-to-be in personalized, one-on-one sessions. Through the Holy Cross Gestational Diabetes Program, women with gestational diabetes are able to meet with a certified nurse diabetes educator and dietitian. Through the program, expectant moms learn:
- Why blood sugars may become abnormally high during pregnancy
- Steps for ensuring a healthy pregnancy
- Ways to test blood sugar (equipment loans are available)
- Meal planning
- The need for insulin
- What to expect after the baby is born
Following instruction, physicians will be notified of the patient’s progress. Patients will have follow-up contact when patients provide blood sugar results on a weekly basis to the nurse educator.
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For more information on the Holy Cross Gestational Diabetes Program, contact Nancy Wood, RN, diabetes educator, at 301.754.7449. |