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Diabetes & Pregnancy: What to Expect.
Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy and a Happy Healthy Baby
The American Diabetes Association.

Back Cover: A comprehensive guide for the woman with type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes who is pregnant or is thinking about having a baby. This book explains the important elements of proper diabetes care during pregnancy, including meal planning, exercise, insulin therapy, and monitoring. Other subjects related to pregnancy are also discussed, such as the different stages of an unborn baby's development, the tests to expect during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and birth control. In a nutshell, this book is designed to provide the information a woman with type I diabetes needs to have a successful pregnancy - one that ends with a happy, healthy baby.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, July 2004

This was my very first book about diabetes and pregnancy. I purchased it in my first trimester. Although I had been a diabetic for about 10 years, I unfortunately did not know very much about diabetes, so this book was a lifesaver for me.

It is a small book, about 75 pages, and is laid out very simply. The language and writing is also very understandable. Each section is very brief and gives a general overview of the subjects addressed.

Although this book is aimed at type I, I think it would still be handy for any pregnant diabetic on insulin regardless of type. However, please note there is a similar book like this just for gestational diabetes.

Here is the Table of Contents:

Section 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1 - Diabetes, Pregnancy, and You

Section 2 - How Your Baby Develops
Chapter 2 - What to expect in the Nine Months

Section 3 - Diabetes and Pregnancy
Chapter 3 - Insulin Therapy
Chapter 4- Nutrition, Diabetes, and Pregnancy
Chapter 5 - Exercise, Diabetes, and Pregnancy
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Your Diabetes
Chapter 7 - Problems Associated with Diabetes

Section 4 - More About Pregnancy
Chapter 8 - Tests to Expect During Your Pregnancy
Chapter 9 - Labor and Delivery

Section 5 - Birth Control
Chapter 10 - Making the Choice
Glossary
Index

Because I was starting my pregnancy with admittedly little real knowledge of diabetes, let alone diabetes in pregnancy, this book was like a cool drink on a sweltering day. Upon finding out I was pregnant, I was buried under a mountain of information in the form of sheets, pamphlets, booklets, notes, etc. I was also hearing small lectures and being sent for diabetes education, and I was a little confused and overwhelmed. This book helped me to see the big picture and make sense of it all.

I would highly recommend it for others in the same situation. However, if you already have some knowledge and are looking for something heftier, you might think this book is too simplistic. I have noticed that the reviews on Amazon.com reflect that thought - that it's more of a primer.

If you are looking for a "meatier" book, look at this one: Medical Management of Pregnancy Complicated by Diabetes.

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