Pharmacie Kennedy Mulhouse

After gestational diabetes: why arrange follow-up after birth?

Normal blood glucose does not end follow-up. Confirm your next screening test and who will review the results.

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General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.

After gestational diabetes, normal glucose does not remove the later risk of type 2 diabetes. Keep this history in your records.

Before discharge, clarify monitoring and treatment instructions. Do not change prescribed insulin yourself.

Postnatal screening uses fasting glucose or an oral glucose tolerance test. Ask which test is planned and how to prepare.

Arrange postnatal follow-up, the three-month check and regular later checks. Confirm who will receive and explain each result.

Discuss this history before another pregnancy. Balanced meals and suitable activity support long-term prevention.

Contraception also depends on your health. Discuss choices with your doctor; Mon bilan prévention does not replace postnatal care.

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