A common health problem experienced by between 2-7% of all women during pregnancy. The transient diabetes state ends shortly after giving birth. Most women revert to non-diabetic status, but remain at higher risk for developing permanent diabetes than those who have never had gestational diabetes. Animals are subject to this condition as well, with the same possibilites of returning to non-diabetic status after giving birth.
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| - A common health problem experienced by between 2-7% of all women during pregnancy. The transient diabetes state ends shortly after giving birth. Most women revert to non-diabetic status, but remain at higher risk for developing permanent diabetes than those who have never had gestational diabetes. Animals are subject to this condition as well, with the same possibilites of returning to non-diabetic status after giving birth.
- Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that affects pregnant women who have never had diabetes before. According to the American Diabetes Association, gestational diabetes affects about 4% of pregnant women, with approximately 135,000 cases each year in the United States. There is no known specific cause, but it's believed that the hormones produced in the placenta reduce a woman's receptivity to insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.
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| - Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that affects pregnant women who have never had diabetes before. According to the American Diabetes Association, gestational diabetes affects about 4% of pregnant women, with approximately 135,000 cases each year in the United States. There is no known specific cause, but it's believed that the hormones produced in the placenta reduce a woman's receptivity to insulin, resulting in high blood sugar. Gestational diabetes does not cause birth defects, but uncontrolled gestational diabetes can have a negative impact on the baby. The extra glucose in the bloodstream travels through the placenta, which the child stores as fat. The child's pancreas produces extra insulin to deal with the elevated blood glucose level. Babies with elevated insulin levels may be at risk for hypoglycemia upon birth.
- A common health problem experienced by between 2-7% of all women during pregnancy. The transient diabetes state ends shortly after giving birth. Most women revert to non-diabetic status, but remain at higher risk for developing permanent diabetes than those who have never had gestational diabetes. Animals are subject to this condition as well, with the same possibilites of returning to non-diabetic status after giving birth.
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