| Current Poll |
Should members of the LSU Board of Supervisors disclose who receives their scholarships?
View Results
|
|
Story Archives: March of Dimes presents grant to combat gestational diabetes
- 2013 - 961 articles
- 2012 - 1954 articles
- 2011 - 2029 articles
- 2010 - 2139 articles
- 2009 - 2066 articles
- 2008 - 1757 articles
- December 2008 - 146 articles
- November 2008 - 147 articles
- October 2008 - 232 articles
- September 2008 - 189 articles
- August 2008 - 126 articles
- July 2008 - 147 articles
- June 2008 - 111 articles
- June 30th, 2008 (Monday) - 1 articles
- June 29th, 2008 (Sunday) - 1 articles
- June 27th, 2008 (Friday) - 2 articles
- June 26th, 2008 (Thursday) - 7 articles
- June 25th, 2008 (Wednesday) - 15 articles
- June 24th, 2008 (Tuesday) - 2 articles
- June 18th, 2008 (Wednesday) - 17 articles
- June 17th, 2008 (Tuesday) - 4 articles
- June 16th, 2008 (Monday) - 1 articles
- June 12th, 2008 (Thursday) - 9 articles
- June 11th, 2008 (Wednesday) - 14 articles
- June 10th, 2008 (Tuesday) - 3 articles
- June 8th, 2008 (Sunday) - 1 articles
- June 7th, 2008 (Saturday) - 2 articles
- June 6th, 2008 (Friday) - 1 articles
- June 5th, 2008 (Thursday) - 16 articles
- June 4th, 2008 (Wednesday) - 12 articles
- June 3rd, 2008 (Tuesday) - 2 articles
- June 2nd, 2008 (Monday) - 1 articles
- May 2008 - 147 articles
- April 2008 - 141 articles
- March 2008 - 125 articles
- February 2008 - 135 articles
- January 2008 - 111 articles
|
March of Dimes presents grant to combat gestational diabetes
The March of Dimes on Tuesday presented St. Francis Medical Center with $20,000 to help educate physicians and the public about the dangers of gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a high blood sugar abnormality affecting an increasing number of pregnancies.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 200,000 pregnant women get gestational diabetes every year.
It can be controlled by following a treatment that includes the mother checking her blood-sugar level, a diet recommended by a nutritionist, regular physical activity and medication if necessary.
Untreated, gestational diabetes can increase the risk for large infants requiring a C-section delivery, unstable blood sugar in the infant after delivery and respiratory difficulty in newborns.
Additionally, women with gestational diabetes are at a significantly increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
Tim Cotita, manager of the Diabetes and Nutrition Center located at the Community Health Center on Oliver Road, said the number of women experiencing gestational diabetes in the area is rising.
"We want to create awareness and let everyone know it is a problem, and there are treatment options," Cotita said. "If left untreated, the baby at birth could have trouble regulating his or her blood-sugar."
Yvonne Boudreaux, St. Francis Medical Center's vice president of Mission Integration, applied for the grant last year. She and interim CEO Sister Kathleen Cain were on hand to accept the check from Sharon Davis of the March of Dimes.
For more information about diabetes, visit the American Diabetes Association Web site at www.diabetes.org. |
|
|
E-mail Story
Print Story
