{"id":12955,"date":"2018-05-16T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=12955"},"modified":"2018-05-16T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T17:06:03","slug":"how-diabetes-has-touched-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/how-diabetes-has-touched-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How Diabetes Has Touched My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"__izea__analytics\" data-offer-id=\"785409f6-ea63-4b8a-9687-bccc1f8ee0af\" data-brand-id=\"8ede2b96-0f38-402d-a7f2-324d963a2018\" data-brand-name=\"Sun Life Assurance\" data-campaign-id=\"5cf9975c-4535-457e-8ae9-b72a658cefe2\" data-campaign-name=\"Gestational Diabetes 2018\" data-campaign-ends-at=\"2018-05-24T23:59:59-04:00\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/static.izea.cloud\/analytics-core.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/izea.it\/aX6PLrX\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sun Life Financial<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/app.izea.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">IZEA<\/a>. All opinions are 100% mine.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been pregnant, you probably remember that &#8220;fun&#8221; medical test you took around 26 weeks. It consisted of drinking an unappetizing sweetened orange looking drink and some blood work &#8211; also known as the\u00a0gestational diabetes testing. Yes it&#8217;s a pain to do and it&#8217;s time consuming, but it&#8217;s obviously a very important test. If a mom tests positive, it means\u00a0lifestyle changes and sometimes daily medication. But the bigger impact is on the fetus. A positive test can result in a larger baby at time of birth and after delivery, the baby has a higher risk of being hypoglycemic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11095\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/babytime-show-pregnant-baby--1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/babytime-show-pregnant-baby--1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/babytime-show-pregnant-baby--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/babytime-show-pregnant-baby--768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/babytime-show-pregnant-baby--697x464.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I remember that for one of my sons I had to go back and do the gestational diabetes test for a second time.\u00a0 I was a little surprised but to be honest I wasn&#8217;t leading the most healthy lifestyle while pregnant and this can increase chances of gestational diabetes. Due to my constant nausea during pregnancy, I was barely able to walk without feeling sick, let alone partake in any form of workout.\u00a0 I also craved anything sweet (hello Nutella) and made daily visits to the local pastry shop. To say the least, I was feeling nervous leading up to my second test. Luckily, everything came back clear!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 1065px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pregnant-and-holding-on-to-2-boys.jpg\" alt=\"Two kids and pregnant\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, that&#8217;s not my only connection to diabetes. Both of my grandmothers have dealt with this chronic disease. While modern medicine has made it possible for most of us to live with this disease, it obviously requires a big lifestyle change. It&#8217;s just one of the many reasons why I have started to focus on improving my lifestyle recently. I&#8217;m trying to eat better and exercise more. I&#8217;m feeling stronger, I have more energy, and best of all, I&#8217;m able to keep up (mostly) with my boy&#8217;s active and busy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12963\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sun-Life-Diabetes-speaker-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sun-Life-Diabetes-speaker-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sun-Life-Diabetes-speaker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Sun-Life-Diabetes-speaker-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of us have probably been touched by diabetes at one point or another. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m so thankful that Sun Life Financial\u00a0made a $750,000 commitment to Sinai Health System to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/izea.it\/aLPFvTX\" rel=\"nofollow\">Team Up Against Diabetes<\/a>\u00a0and launch the Sun Life Financial Program to Prevent diabetes in Women. Through this program, the diabetes experts at Sinai Health will improve women\u2019s health by developing risk assessment tools to help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes in the future. Click here to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/izea.it\/akX8R2R\" rel=\"nofollow\">Learn more about Sun Life\u2019s support of diabetes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/izea.it\/aX6PLrX\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; width: auto !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/izea.it\/vz8wnmY\" alt=\"Visit Sponsors Site\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sun Life Financial for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. 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