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Make a difference: Steps you can take to protect mothers and children
Woman who have had gestational diabetes (GDM) are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Only 25% of woman who have had GDM receive postpartum screening.
Undue delay in establishing a diagnosis of diabetes can have devastating consequences for a child. As many as 39% of children who present to the ER in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) have seen a physician in the preceding week.
Protecting Mothers
Gestational diabetes and postpartum screening
Diabète gestationnel et dépistage postpartum
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Gestational diabetes and postpartum screening reminder tear pad
Bloc-notes : « Rappel pour le diabète gestationnel et le dépistage postpartum»
Give this tool to your patients.
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Protecting Children
Prevention of DKA in children and youth
Prévention de l’acidocétose diabétique chez les enfants et les adolescents
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Know the diabetes warning signs tear pad
Bloc-notes : « Reconnaissez les signes précoces du diabète »
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Related Resources:
Gestational diabetes fact sheet
Le diabète gestationnel
Guide for a healthy lifestyle after gestational diabetes
Guide pour un mode de vie sain après le diabète gestationnel (DG)
Type 1 diabetes: The basics
L’essentiel sur le diabète de type 1
Type 2 Diabetes: The basics
L’essentiel sur le diabète de type 2
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