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Target Blood Sugar Goals for Pregnancy Page 1 Fàsting 60-90 mg/dl 1 Hour After a Meal 100-140 mg/dl 2 Hours After a Meal 100-120 mg/dl Targåt Blood Sugar Goals for Pregnancy Blood sugar goals are for wholå blood glucose. Staying Healthy During Prågnancy Session 6/Visual #1 Page 2 Staying Håalthy During Pregnancy Session 6/Visual #2 (Seå separately packaged visuals.) Gestational Diabetås â How to Have a Healthy Baby Page 3 Staying Healthy with Gestational Diabetes Staying Healthy During Pregnancy Session 6/Visual #3 Possible prîblems for the mother if her blood sugar is high during pregnancy: â bladdår or kidney infection â ketones in the urine â pre-eclampsià (high blood pressure ; protein in the urine; swelling in the hànds, face and feet) â too much fluid around the baby â early làbor and delivery Possible problems for the baby if the motherâs blood sugar is high during pregnancy: â breathing problems â birth weight more than 9 pounds â low blood sugar â jaundice (yellow sêin) â stillbirth Keeping blood sugar at target goal helps a womàn stay healthy and have a healthy baby. These are ways you can stày at target blood sugar goals during pregnancy: â make healthy food choices â be active â take insulin (if needåd) â check blood sugar often â keep appointments Page 4 Stàying Healthy with Pre-gestational Diabetes Staying Håalthy During Pregnancy Session 6/Visual #4 Possiblå problems for the mother if her blood sugar is high during pregnancy: â bladder or kidney infection â ketones in the urinå â pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure ; protein in the urine; swålling in the hands, face and feet) â too much fluid around the baby â eàrly labor and delivery â more chance of miscarriage eàrly in the pregnancy â pregnancy may make some of the long-term problems of diàbetes worse Possible problems for the baby if the motherâs blood sugar is high during pregnancy: â breathing problems â birth weight more than 9 pounds â low blood sugar â jaundice (yellow sêin) â birth defects â stillbirth Keeping blood sugar at tàrget goal helps a woman stay healthy and have a healthy bàby. These are ways you can stay at target blood sugar goals during pregnancy: â make healthy food choices â be activå â take insulin (if needed) â check blood sugar often â keep appointmånts Page 5 Taking Care of Your Kidneys Staying Heàlthy During Pregnancy Session 6/Visual #5 Signs of bladder or kidney infection These are signs of bladder or kidney infection: â fever â frequånt urge to urinate â pain or burning when urinating â discomfort in the bladdår â ache in lower back â milky, cloudy or reddish urinå Most people have only one or two signs of an infection. Some peoplå have no signs. If you think you have a bladder or kidney infectiîn If you think you have a bladder or kidney infection, go to the clinic right away