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                                            Fig.(16)How to deal with gestational Diabetes



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                   Nursing Care of Gestational Diabetes






                   Preconception Counseling for Diabetic Women


                   It should begin 3 to 6 months before conception, the objectives are to:



                        - Achieve normal blood glucose concentration.


                        - Reduce the incidence of congenital malformations among infants.



                   Items of counseling:


                   •  Assessment of maternal vascularity.




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