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When are you dead?
In the case of a brain injury, death may occur hours before the heart stops beating.
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Gestational diabetes
Some mothers develop signs of diabetes only while they are pregnant, the symptoms disappearing once they have given birth.
Gestational diabetes and your baby
Diabetes mellitus may have very serious consequences for the unborn baby. The chances that a mother with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus loses her baby, is greatly increased.
Gestational diabetes mellitus and diet
A woman with gestational diabetes should follow a diet devised specifically for her. It is therefore important to seek advice from a registered dietician.
Gestational diabetes mellitus and exercise
Aerobic exercise has immediate and long-term beneficial effects on insulin production and glucose utilisation.
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