Active Patient GDM – Gestational Diabetes support site

With proper dietary changes and adequate physical activity your GDM Pregnancy should be quite manageable. You may also need to take glucose-lowering medication such as insulin.

This website was created to give you extra information, resources and motivation to achieve and maintain normal pregnancy glucose levels, weight change, and physical activity.

Welcome to your guide to a healthy GDM pregnancy!

“GDM” stands for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, or simply Gestational Diabetes. This is diabetes first diagnosed during pregnancy.

Perspectives

Doctor. Nurse. Dietitian. Kinesiologist. You can learn more about GDM from all these different viewpoints.

Healthy Eating

Nutritious, tasty and balanced safe?
It is possible!
We’ve prepared a GDM-ready buffet of recipes, snack ideas, tips and advice.

Physical Activity

Controlling blood glucose levels and gestational weight gain are just two benefits of being more physically active.

This initiative has been generously funded by
the Lawson Foundation.

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