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Lifestyle Changes For Women With Gestational Diabetes
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) wants women to know that small steps can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes:
  • Ask your doctor if you had GDM. If so, let future health care providers know you had GDM.

  • Get tested for diabetes six to 12 weeks after the baby is born, then every one to two years.

  • Talk to your doctor if you plan to become pregnant again.

  • Breastfeed to help lower your child's risk for diabetes.

  • Aim for your prepregnancy weight six to 12 months after the baby is born. If you are still overweight, lose weight slowly and keep it off.

  • Eat a variety of healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats, dry beans, whole grains, and low-fat or skim milk and cheese.

  • Eat smaller portions.

  • Be physically active at least 30 minutes, five days per week. Children should be physically active 60 minutes a day.

  • Follow a healthy lifestyle as a family. Help family members stay at a healthy weight by eating healthy foods and moving more.

  • Help children learn to make healthy food choices.

  • Limit TV, video, and computer game time to one to two hours a day.

For women who have had GDM, NDEP has a tip sheet in English, It's Never Too Early to Prevent Diabetes. A Lifetime of Small Steps for a Healthy Family, and in Spanish, Nunca Es Muy Temprano Para Prevenir la Diabetes. Pequeños Pasos de por Vida Para Una Familia Sana.
 
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