Article: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development provides overall and weekly weight gain guidelines for pregnant women that are based on height, pre-pregnancy weight, and the number of children you are carrying .  In general, if you are underweight, you can safely gain between 35-40 pounds If you are of normal weight, you can safely gain between 30-35 pounds If you are overweight, you can safely gain between 22-27 pounds If you are obese, you can safely gain between 15-20 pounds Women who are carrying more than 1 baby can safely gain 35-45 pounds The American Diabetes Association recommends the following guidelines for blood glucose levels in women with GDM. Keep in mind that every woman is different, and you should work with your healthcare provider to set goals appropriate for you.  Before a meal, blood glucose should be 95 milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL) or less One hour after a meal, blood glucose should be 140 mg/dL or less Two hours after a meal, blood glucose should be 120 mg/dL or less Women who are planning to get pregnant should have a wellness exam that includes discussion of risk of gestational diabetes. Preventive measures to reduce the risk of getting GDM include eating healthy, staying active, and maintaining a healthy weight prior to pregnancy. Your healthcare provider can help you devise a plan to be as healthy as possible when you become pregnant. Though GDM does not cause symptoms in most women, high blood sugar can cause symptoms. If your blood glucose is 130 mg/dL or higher, you may experience the following:   Increased thirst Headaches Blurred vision Fatigue Frequent urination If you experience these symptoms or your blood glucose tests high, contact your healthcare provider. If you are a gestational diabetic on insulin and you experience these symptoms, check your blood sugar. If your blood sugar is low, eat a piece of hard candy or have some fruit juice. Check your blood sugar again after 15 minutes.  Sweating Feeling weak Dizziness Shakiness Confusion Pale color to skin
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Know how much weight you should gain. Know what your blood glucose goals are. Talk to your doctor when you are planning to get pregnant. Know the symptoms of high blood sugar. Know the symptoms of low blood sugar.
Article: For in-text citations, always include the last name of the author or authors and the year of publication. Use the author’s name at the beginning of the sentence to introduce the author (“Roberts (1982) wrote that…”) or at the end of the sentence as an in-text citation (“The sky is blue (Roberts 1982).”).  Include a page number when you are directly quoting from somewhere else and when you are paraphrasing. Whether at the end or beginning, the page number follows the date with just a colon in between and no spaces: “Roberts (1982:171) wrote that ‘The sky is blue.’” or “’They sky is blue’ (Roberts 1982:171).” For the end of the paper, begin a reference with the last name of the author, followed by the first names or initials and a period, like “Roberts, Grace D.”  Next, add the date: “Roberts, Grace D. 1982.” Follow it with the title of the book. Use title-case capitalization and italics: “Roberts, Grace D. 1982. All the Colors of the Rainbow.” Finally, use the place of publication and the publisher, separated by a colon and a space: “Roberts, Grace D. 1982. All the Colors of the Rainbow. Grandbury, Oklahoma: Books for Nerds Press.” For a journal article, follow a similar format to the book example. Begin with the author’s name, last name first: “Grace, Roger.” Follow it with a period.  Next, add the year: “Grace, Roger. 1999.” Also use a period here. Now, add the journal article’s name in quotations with a period. Use title-case capitalization (capitalize important words): “Grace, Roger, 1999. ‘Green Is the Best Color.’” Follow that with the journal’s name in italics, also in title-case: “Grace, Roger, 1999. ‘Green Is the Best Color.’ RoyGBiv Journal” After the journal title, place the volume number (without any punctuation) and the issue number (in parenthesis), followed by a colon: “Grace, Roger, 1999. ‘Green Is the Best Color.’ RoyGBiv Journal 57 (2):” Most of this information can be found on a database’s biographical page for the journal article or at the front of the journal (if not actually on the journal article). Finally, include the page numbers for the article: “Grace, Roger, 1999. ‘Green Is the Best Color.’ RoyGBiv Journal 57 (2):267-298.” Don’t make a space between the colon and page numbers, and end it with a period. Also, double space the page just like the rest of your paper.
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Understand how to do in-text citations. Learn how to do citations on the “Works Cited” page. Cite a journal article. Alphabetize your works cited page by the authors’ last names.