Health topic
Gestational diabetes is associated with both increased insulin resistance and impaired function of the beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. There are many causes of diabetes during pregnancy.
Almost half a billion patients have been reported to have diabetes as of 2019, representing as many as 9.3% of the world's population. Diabetes has three most common varieties: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes (in pregnancy). In this article, we will consider type 2 diabetes in more detail - causes, symptoms, treatment, lifestyle.
I have a loving partner by my own and we feel ready for the most responsible step - to create a child. But what do I have to do before I get pregnant?
Spring is coming and for some of us, it brings about some tedious experiences, instead of joy and vitality from observing nature being reborn. Hay fever, or also called allergic rhinitis, is annoying and exhausting. We have no choice: we are once again looking for effective treatment as we try to find out what is causing it.
For better or worse, in Europe, the number of children born by caesarean section (c-section) is very high. This makes the issue of breastfeeding after a c-section particularly relevant since reportedly in many cases, breast milk is not let down as easy as in natural birth. In this article, we will try to give a few useful tips on the topic of breastfeeding after a c-section, and some of them are common, regardless of the way of birth.