Health Tip: Breast-feeding With Diabetes – Yahoo! News
(HealthDay News) — Following pregnancy, diabetic women need to
continue careful monitoring of their blood glucose levels as their bodies
adjust to postpartum hormonal changes, disturbed sleep and other changes
in the daily routine.
The American Diabetes Association says breast-feeding can make it more
Make sure you have something to eat before you nurse or while you're
nursing.
Drink plenty of fluids each day. It's a good idea to drink water or
another non-caffeinated drink while nursing.
Keep something to counter low blood glucose next to you while you
nurse, so you don't have to interrupt baby's meal if your blood glucose
becomes low.
Work with your dietitian and your doctor to adjust your diet plan
while breast-feeding, which does burn calories and can affect blood
glucose.
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