Pregnancy and Baby

Gestational diabetes is better understood by first understanding the body’s glucose metabolism. Glucose Metabolism: Glucose is the body’s fuel. Without glucose, or without being able to convert it into energy rapidly and efficiently, we cannot survive in good health. So it’s very important that our energy-metabolism system works efficiently. Here is a very simple explanation of how our body converts glucose into energy. When you eat food, Your digestive system breaks down most of the food into glucose. This glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream through the small intestine. In response to the rise in blood-glucose levels after a meal, β-cells in the pancreas releases insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose move from your bloodstream into your body’s cells, where it’s used as energy. This is how the food you eat gets converted into energy which lets you go by your daily activity. What happens during pregnancy: The placenta is an organ that connects the baby by the umbili...