Background : Pregnancy is a state of physiological adaptations to accommodate the needs of the developing fetus. Elevated blood glucose during pregnancy could lead to gestational diabetes and anemia could cause intercurrent infection. Objective: To assess the serum glucose level & hemoglobin concentration in third trimester of pregnancy in order to find out the risk of gestational diabetes and physiological anemia. Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Physiology Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, between the period of July, 2013 to June,2014. One hundred pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy aged 18-35years were enrolled in study group and age matched 100 healthy non-pregnant women were control group. Random serum glucose was estimated by GOD-PAP method and hemoglobin concentration was measured by cyanmethemoglobin (CMG) method. Data were analyzed by student's un paired t test and chi square test. Result: Mean serum glucose level (6.76±1.72 mmol/L) was significantly higher and hemoglobin concentration (8.21±1.23 g/dl) was significantly lower in pregnant women than non-pregnant women. Increased frequency of high glucose (38%) and low H b(88%) was found in pregnant women in third trimester. Conclusion: This study concludes altered glucose metabolism may lead to gestational diabetes as well as physiological anemia may be exaggerated in third trimester of pregnancy.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose significant challenges and has had a global effect on people’s lifestyle. The impact of measures taken to contain COVID-19 on lifestyle related behavior is undefined among physicians with COVID-19 positive serving in a corona dedicated health center. Objective: The current study was undertaken to assess the impact of COVID-19 on life style related behaviors among physicians with COVID-19 including all human sciences related to lifestyle, dietary habits physical activity and behavioral studies. Methods: The study is a descriptive type of cross-sectional web-based survey. The survey was conducted from March to May, 2021 among 61 COVID-19 infected physicians working at Mugda Medical College Hospital through a validated semi-structured questionnaire incorporated with GAD-7 scale using Google online survey platform. The sample was selected purposively and collected data were analyzed by SPSS-21 version. The P-value was two sided and values <0.05 were regarded as statistically significant. Results: A total of 61 responses 70% were male and mean age was 35.33±12.5 SD. An improvement in healthy meal consumption pattern and a restriction of unhealthy food items were observed. 48.6% respondents had weight gained with an increase in daily screen time especially found among men. 3.5% of smokers decided to quit smoking. Physicians group aged 31-40 years resulted highly significant adherence in the consumption of carbohydrates and minerals when compared to the elderly physicians (P<0.001). Quarantine induced stress and anxiety showed in nearly one-fourth of the participants. Physicians reported that their quality of life (QoL) had adversely affected after the pandemic struck. Conclusion: We obtained novel data for the first time on COVID-19 positive physicians’ lifestyle and related behavioral changes. As the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, our data need to be investigated in future more extensive studies to develop interventions to mitigate the negative lifestyle behaviors to deal with the pandemic situation as well as future crises. J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll 2021; 13(2): 117-125