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This app provides information to women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as women that develop diabetes during her pregnancy. Diabetes is defined, possible complications for mother and baby, medications, diet and exercise are discussed. Recommendations for reducing risk are given.

The content is created based on the recommendations of the Centre for Pregnant Women with Diabetes at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. All content in this app has been written by Chief Physician, Consultant at the Department of Endocrinology, Professor Elisabeth R. Mathiesen and Chief Physician, Consultant in Obstetrics Clinic, Professor Peter Damm. Both have many years of experience in research and treatment of pregnancy and diabetes. 

The app covers following subjects, all with a special focus on being pregnant with diabetes:

What is diabetes?
- Basic information about what diabetes is

Planning
- Why is it important to plan your pregnancy when you are diabetic?
- How to plan your pregnancy?

Possible complications
- Which complications do you need to be aware of when you are pregnant with diabetes?
- How can this reflect on the mother?
- How can this reflect on the fetus?

Blood sugar
- What are the recommendations of blood sugar level when being pregnant? 
- How does the blood sugar influence the fetus?
- What about hypos and hypers?

Weight gain
- What is the recommended weight gain during a pregnancy?

Diet and carbohydrates
- Why is it important to count carbohydrates when you have type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes?
- What is special for pregnant women with for type 1 diabetics, and why is it important that they count carbohydrates?

Physical activity
- How does physical activity influence the blood sugar?
- What is important to remember when you are active and diabetic?

The fetus
- How does the mother’s diabetes influence the fetus?
- What are the statistics that the child will get diabetes?

Insulin dose
- When you are a type 1 diabetic, how will your pregnancy influence your insulin dose doing the 40 weeks?
- What is special for woman using pump? 
- Should women with type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes have insulin?

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