Armstrong C L, Brown L P, York R, Robbins D, Swank A
Diabetes Educ. 1991 Nov-Dec;17(6):455-9. doi: 10.1177/014572179101700607.
Each year 90,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The transition from diagnosis to home management is a time of high stress for these women. Anxiety may lead to difficulty with self-care in general and the diabetic diet in particular. Follow-up education by a diabetes educator can help clients plan meals that comply with the nutritional meal plan without disrupting the family's eating habits. The client should be taught to measure portions, to recognize sugar as an ingredient in foods and medicines, and to deal with special occasions such as holiday meals, travel, and illness. If extended home care is not feasible, the creative diabetes educator will devise other educational opportunities, such as home videos, telephone support networks, special childbirth classes for women with gestational diabetes, and luncheon meetings at which nutritionally correct meals are served.
在美国，每年有9万名女性被诊断出患有妊娠期糖尿病。从确诊到居家管理的过渡阶段，这些女性承受着巨大的压力。焦虑可能会导致她们在一般自我护理方面出现困难，尤其是在糖尿病饮食方面。糖尿病教育者的后续教育可以帮助患者制定符合营养膳食计划的饮食，同时又不打乱家庭的饮食习惯。应教导患者测量食物分量，识别食物和药物中的糖分成分，并应对特殊场合，如节日聚餐、旅行和生病等情况。如果无法提供长期的居家护理，富有创造力的糖尿病教育者会设计其他教育机会，如家庭录像、电话支持网络、为妊娠期糖尿病女性开设的特殊分娩课程，以及提供营养合理膳食的午餐会。
