Re: Gestational Diabetes and bed rest?

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At Tue, 6 May 2003, Rachel wrote: >
>I am 23 weeks pregnant and was just diagnosed with both gestational
>diabetes and a short cervix. My doctor advised bed rest because of the
>short cervix and the risk of pre-term labor. I've been reading
>materials on gestational diabetes and from what I understand, one can
>avoid all the complications by diet and excercise. I can follow a
>strict diet, but how can I excercise if I was put on bed rest for almost
>two months? Would a diet alone be enough to control the blood sugar
>levels? Are there any excercises that would be safe to do with my cervix
>condition?
>
>Any advice is greatly appreciated!
>Rachel

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