The word gestational means pregnant.
Gestational Diabetes is a form of Diabetes which appears only during pregnancy and occurs in women with no previous history of Diabetes.
If not treated, gestational diabetes can cause problems for mothers and babies.
In most women, Gestational Diabetes Diabetes will disappear after the pregnancy.
Early detection and treatment is the best way to control gestational diabetes.
But they are at a greater risk of developing non-insulin dependent Diabetes later in life.
These people should be checked regularly by their Doctor to ensure early detection and control.
Who is at risk for Gestational Diabetes?
1. Are you a member of a high-risk ethnic group (Hispanic, African American, Native American, South or East Asian, Pacific Islander, or Indigenous Australian)?
2. Are you overweight or very overweight?
3. Are you related to anyone who has diabetes now or had diabetes in their lifetime?
4. Are you older than 25?
5. Did you have gestational diabetes with a past pregnancy?
6. Have you had a stillbirth or a very large baby with a past pregnancy?
If you answered yes to two or more of these questions, you are at high risk for gestational diabetes.
If you answered yes to only one of these questions, you are at medium risk for gestational diabetes.
If you answered no to all of these questions, you are at low risk for Gestational Diabetes.
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