Diabetes risky for women during pregnancy: Study
Thirty-three-year-old Marufa Khatun is working as a journalist at a private television channel. Mother of a five-year-old boy, she has been suffering from a diabetes for the last two years. After consulting her family doctor, Marufa had conceived again six months ago. But four and a half months after her pregnancy, she experienced miscarriage as her diabetes was not under control. According to a recent survey, a total 20 pregnant women among every 100 are affected by diabetes during their pregnancy. Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) President Professor AK Azad Chowdhury said around 80 lakh people in Bangladesh are suffering from diabetes. Besides, 20 pregnant women among every 100 are affected by diabetes during their pregnancy which later turns into Type-2 diabetes. He said there is a probability, in many cases, that the child of a diabetic woman will also be affected by diabetes.
Chowdhury said Awareness and planned pregnancy can protect women and their children from the disease.
BADAS Director General Dr Nazmun Nahar said it is estimated that diabetes will be at the seventh place on the list of causes of death by 2030. Physical exercise, balanced food, weight control, mental refreshment, quitting smoking and regular body check-up can control and prevent diabetes, she added. Quoting from a study by the US researchers, Diabetic Samity Laboratory Development Project Director Dr Shuvagata Chowdhury said eating potatoes or chips on most days of the week may increase a womans risk of diabetes during their pregnancy.
