MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cheryl alkon'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:34:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701674&cid=t_351204_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffor-moms-and-moms-to-be-with-diabetes%2F2010.06.26 For anyone who has been reading my blog since my engagement three years ago, you know that motherhood has been on my radar for a long time. Longer than marriage. That quest for a decent A1C, that desire for a “normal” pregnancy, and that hope for a happy and healthy baby. Part of the reason I wanted to write about my pregnancy here on SUM is because there wasn’t a lot of information out there about pre-existing diabetes and pregnancy. There was a LOT of information on gestational diabetes (obviously), and type 2 diabetes got some good press, but type 1 diabetes was sort of swept under the rug. Thankfully, there were a few diabetes bloggers who had chronicled their journeys, and I wanted to add my voice to that hopeful chorus.    But also thankfully, Cheryl Alkon had... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701674 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:00:49 +0100 3701674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691044&cid=t_351204_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FtPtAOv6h_n8%2Fexcerpt-balancing-pregnancy-with-pre-existing-diabetes.php This is an excerpt from Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby by Cheryl Alkon. You can also read our review.IntroductionYou Can Definitely Do This—And Do It WellSo you want to have a kid but you already have a nagging, never-ending, highly demanding thing in your life: your diabetes. Like a child, diabetes requires constant maintenance and vigilance to make sure everything’s running as smoothly as possible. Unlike a child, though, diabetes never really takes a nap or hangs out with the babysitter to give you a moment’s peace.But don’t let that stop you.Search medical journals or go online and Google “diabetes and pregnancy,” and what you’ll find will likely freak you out. Uncontrolled blood sugars can lead to complications. Early inductions. Prema... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691044 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:49:35 +0100 3691044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691046&cid=t_351204_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F9YrBJC46atU%2Freview-balancing-pregnancy-with-pre-existing-diabetes-healthy-mom-healthy-baby.php For a pregnant woman who has pre-existing diabetes, there isn't much but horror stories floating around the internet and a small (if any) section in a typical pregnancy book.  It's a scary time for anybody, but factor in a chronic disease like diabetes and your fear level can go through the roof.  I scoured the web when I was pregnant in search of any tidbit of information on a healthy pregnancy with type 1 diabetes. The results scared me more than having no information at all. When Cheryl Alkon first announced to the diabetes community that she was writing a book on pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes, I was ecstatic.  I had just given birth to a healthy baby girl.  During my early postpartum period, I shared with Cheryl what it was like for me to be pregnant with typ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691046 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:42:49 +0100 3691046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487307&cid=t_351204_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbalancing-pregnancy-with-diabetes-the-book-the-interview.html Cheryl Alkon, journalist and D-blogger at Managing the Sweetness Within (pictured right) has written the book that many a would-be-mom with diabetes has been waiting for: an ‘insider’s guide’ to having a baby with this illness. Titled Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes, it covers the whole pregnancy experience, from the months before you begin trying [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487307 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:15 +0100 3487307