Management of gestational diabetes
Is gestational diabetes management to glucocentric?
The presentation will cover:
- Glycaemic targets in GDM
- Goals of Medical Nutrition Therapy for GDM
- Evidence-based MNT recommendations for GDM
- Carbohydrate recommendations in GDM
- Should GDM management also include weight management? If so what and how?
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About the Presenter
Dr Robyn Barnes is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator. She has worked as a dietitian for the past 25 years, specialising in diabetes for the past 18 years. Robyn has extensive experience in providing dietary advice to patients with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes mellitus. Her area of research interest is dietary management of gestational diabetes mellitus, particularly weight management during pregnancy. In collaboration with colleagues, and her academic supervisors she has published multiple papers in this area. She is the NSW convenor of the Diabetes Special Interest Group, and the Diabetes Coordinator for South Western Sydney Local Health District, and is a Senior Diabetes Dietitian at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Diabetes Centre.
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- Access to a recording of the presentation
- Presentation notes
- Assessment quiz and certificate
- Suggested further reading
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