What is gestational diabetes (GDM)?GDM develops during pregnancy, usually in the second or third trimester. GDM causes your blood sugar level to rise too high. A high blood sugar level can harm you and your unborn baby. The level usually goes back to normal after the baby is born....
Gestational diabetes: What it is and how it can affect your health after pregnancyBentleyLewis, Rhonda
This is called gestational diabetes.Gestational diabetes usually develops during the second trimester, sometimes as early as the 20th week, but often not until later in the pregnancy.Return to Top of What is Gestational Diabetes?Risk factors for gestational diabetes include:...
“Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, often referred to asgestational diabetesor just GDM, is a type of diabetes that occurs during a pregnancy when a woman clearly did not have type 1 or type 2 diabetes prior to becoming pregnant,” saysLaura Hieronymus, doctor of nursing practice and VP of health...
How can gestational diabetes be prevented? What should you do if you have gestational diabetes? How to recognize hypoglycemia Things to keep in mind Sources and references Women can develop diabetes during pregnancy. What are the risks for baby and mother? Can it be prevented? What is gestatio...
What Is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes is a condition in which yourblood sugar levelsbecome high during pregnancy. It affects pregnant people who have never been diagnosed with diabetes. There are two classes of gestational diabetes. Those with class A1 can manage it through diet and ex...
Below, we discuss the causes of gestational diabetes, what puts you at risk, what you can do to prevent it, and how you can manage it if you’re diagnosed. What is gestational diabetes? If your glucose levels are too high, you may have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes (GD) is...
Diabetes is a medical condition that causes high blood sugar levels. Symptoms of diabetes include unusual thirst, frequent urination, blurry vision, tiredness and weight loss. Diabetes can be classified as type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes. The condition known as diabetes insipidus is not ...
Screening is typically done in the second trimester, between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation. What Is the Population Under Consideration for Screening for Gestational Diabetes? This recommendation applies to pregnant persons who do not already have a diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes. What Are...
What causes gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes is thought to arise because the many changes, hormonal and otherwise, that occur in the body during pregnancy predispose some women to become resistant toinsulin. Insulin is a hormone made by specialized cells in the pancreas that allows the bod...