Diabetes for pregnant woman

A doctor check up pregnant woman at a hospital in Katmandu

Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the blood glucose too high (hyperglycaemia). It is due to insufficient insulin being produced or the cell in the body being unable to use insulin the way they should. Because without insulin, the blood glucose can not get into the body's cells accumulates in the bloodstream.

Diabetics pregnancies had invariably resulted in miscarriages or stillbirths until about three decades ago. Many diabetics get pregnant today, although there are potential complications. A healthy baby will result, provided there is good control of the blood glucose. This can be achieved by close partnership between the patient with her obstetrician and her physician or endocrinologist.

The body's changes during pregnancy make control of blood glucose more difficult. During the first trisemester, the insulin requirement may decrease slightly and can lead to hypoglycaemia which can affect brain function. Nausea and vomiting during this time affects carbohydrate absorption in the gut, thereby impacting on insulin dosing. Pre-existing diabetics complications may worsen during pregnancy.

Insulin requirements increase gradually between 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy and then markedly. This is due to the placental hormones which are important for foetal growth but concomitantly, blocks the effect of insulin.
The insulin requirements will be less during labour as the body is working using glucose for its energy requirements. After birth, the body's insulin requirements decreases but it will take weeks or months before the body's changes are complete. 

A routine urine screen for glucose is carried out at every antenatal visit to enable the doctor to decide who needs further investigation. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is diagnosed by an oral glucose tolerance test (GTT). After an overnight fast, the patient will be given a dose of oral glucose and the blood and urine checked for glucose at regular intervals.

The diabetes management plan during pregnancy includes : knowing and keeping the blood glucose level under control, healthy died, regularly moderate physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight gain, taking medications as prescribed , keeping records as advised by the doctor, and keeping appointments with the doctor as advised. (DR. MILTON LUM / The Star Online)

 

Fires on Australia's oil rig on Timor Sea

West Atlas mobile offshore drilling platform catches fire after
ten weeks of leaking oil into the Timor Sea

A real fire has broken out on an Australian oil rig and delayed plan to plug the leak that has been spilling oil into the Timor Sea since August.

The blaze started on Sunday, when workers began pumping heavy mud into a leaking well casing. An estimated 400 barrels oil per day have flow out from the hole since 21 August, threatening marine wildlife over an area ten times the size of London.

Australia's government today promises an investigation, the latest drama in a ten week saga to plug the hole.
PTTEP Australasia, which operates the rig, said no one was injured and nonessential workers were evacuated after the fire broke out on the West Atlas rig and Montara wellhead platform.
PTTEP Australasia says efforts to stem the leak have already cost the company $ 167 million.

The Federal Government yesterday released a report revealing bird and marine species are at risk from spill, but it says the full impact can not be immediate determined. (Guardian.co.uk/ABC News)

China's Lady Singer Fall to Death

Beijing :

China's lady singer, Chen Lin has died after fall from a building Saturday, according to Sina.com.cn.

Chen, 39, fall from the ninth floor of an apartment in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Her body was found by a local resident early Saturday morning.

The exact cause of the singer's death still under investigation. One of Chen's friends said the star was plagued by "emotional problems".

She was born in Chongqing in 1970 and rose became a star from the album "I Can Never Understand Your Love" in 1993. It reached the top of the album charts and sold over 1.5 million copies.

In hits songs like " I Choose What I Want" and "Give Up Your Love", Chen candidly expressed her own outlook on love and life.

She married Shen Yongge, bos of Zhu Shu Entertainment Ltd., in 1995. Both divorced in 2007, and Chen remarried singer Zhang Chaofeng two years later. (The Korea Times)

 

Yas Marina Circuit - Abu Dhabi ready for F1 Racing

Abu Dhabi :

The Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management have shifted into top gear as they prepare to stage the first day night Formula One race on Sunday, at one of the most technologically advanced racing circuit in the world.

"We are ready" said Richard Cregan, CEO of Yas Marina Circuit as the security cover around Yas Island tightened and a massive mulyi media public service campaign was launched to mark the final  days before the season ending finale of one of the wolds's most watched sport.

One of the keys areas that the organizers have been focusing on has been the travel and transport arrangements which is the fact that Yas Island on which the Yas Marina is built is a relatively new location while the huge numbers of over 50,000 plus fans makes the task that more difficult.

"Ensuring that everyone is able to get and from the track is shared responsibility across many public and private organizations. We would like to thank all of those partners, and on behalf of the partners we urge the race going public to take the time and plan their day."

"There are numerous ways to get to Yas Marina Circuit, and we ask that you think about what way will best suit you," said Cregan , as he awaits the final test of Abu Dhabi's first Formula One race on Sunday. (Gulf Daily News)