Gestational Diabetes Raises Risk of Weight Problems in Babies

During pregnancy a mother may need up to three times more insulin for glucose to leave the blood and transform to energy. When body is not able to use insulin due to insulin resistance it develops into Gestational Diabetes. Glucose builds up in the blood to high level, it is called hyperglycemia.
Gestational diabetes affects the mother in late pregnancy and the baby too. Insulin does not cross the placenta, as glucose and other nutrients do. Extra blood glucose passes through the placenta that gives the baby a high blood glucose level. It results the baby's pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of the blood glucose. Since the baby is getting more energy than it needs to develop and grow, the extra energy is stored as fat. It can lead to Macrosomia i.e. "Fat" baby. At birth this fat baby develops problem in breathing or may develop hypoglycemia due to over production of insulin.
Gestational diabetes can harm you and your baby, so you need to consider about it seriously and start caring at once. The main aim of gestational diabetes treatment is to keep blood glucose levels equal to those of normal pregnant women. It needs a planned meal and scheduled physical activity, even blood glucose testing and insulin injections if required. If gestational diabetes is taken care of properly, reduces the risk of a cesarean section birth that high weight babies may require.

Often women with gestational diabetes exhibit no symptoms. Screening glucose challenge test is a preliminary screening test performed between 26-28 weeks. However, symptoms of gestational diabetes are similar as Type II diabetes. It includes increased thirst, increased urination, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, bladder and yeast infection, and blurred vision.
Gestational diabetes is only a temporary phase, it disappears after pregnancy. But once you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, your chances are 2 in 3 that it will return in future. It is hard to tell whether the particular woman has diabetes due to gestational diabetes or type2 diabetes. There seems to be a link between the tendency to get gestational diabetes and type2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes both involve insulin resistance.
Women with gestational diabetes have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies if, they follow a treatment plan from their health care provider. It is required to keep your blood glucose levels in a target range. Each woman should have a specific plan designed just for her needs, so one can follow these general tips to stay healthy with gestational diabetes:
•    Know your blood sugar and keep it under control
•    Eat a healthy diet
•    Get regular, moderate physical activity
•    Keep a healthy weight
Women with gestational diabetes should note down their blood sugar level, physical activity and everything she eats and drinks, in a daily record book. This can help track how well the treatment is working and what is to be done further to maintain the normal blood sugar level. Some women with gestational diabetes will also need to take insulin, to help manage their diabetes if blood sugar is shooting up, in spite of all this. The extra insulin can help them lower their blood sugar level.

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