Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about their mission to get the word out on gestational diabetes mellitus, and the importance of detecting it early enough to both help mothers manage their diabetes and health, and ensure the delivery of healthy, normal-weight children. The …

Why is it so important to manage diabetes during pregnancy? Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, explain that more and more research is showing that the mother’s health can have serious consequences for a child’s later health. Also, many cases of gestational diabetes mellitus lead to the …

Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about their experience working with women to evolve a culturally sensitive yet healthy meal plan under the pressures of pregnancy. They point out that portion control can often be key to making changes — not eliminating one food entirely but …

Much of the focus ensuring health for pregnant women has to be on diet. However, it is always challenging to get anyone to change their diet. But Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, see an added opportunity for change because women want their children to be healthy …

Is there such a thing as “pre-gestational diabetes”? Steve Freed asks and Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, explain that, ideally, women should begin managing their diabetes before conception, in order to maximize the chances of having a normal weight baby. However, many of the women who they …

Lynne Raphael, MMSc, RD, LD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, MSN, BSN, RN, CDE, discuss the latest guidelines for diabetes in pregnancy and how clinicians can help their patients adhere to these rules….

Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, talk about what intensive management of diabetes in pregnancy actually means. Most attention in the past has focused on the mother’s health, and diabetes management has not always included the fetus. Now, research is showing that GDM can affect the health …

Lynne Raphael, MMSc, RD, LD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, MSN, BSN, RN, CDE, introduce themselves and explain a little about their presentation (at the 2012 AADE) on, “Innovative Strategies for the Intensive Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy.” More videos with Lynne Raphael and Cathy Wielgus: What Does Intensive Management of Diabetes …

I just finished up a two day advisory board meeting for an insulin manufacturer. We looked at some new products and studies as well as new ideas about diabetes care. Part of our discussion had to do with the increased use of EMRs (electronic medical records), EHRs (electronic health records) and …