Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that only develops during pregnancy. Due to possible hormonal changes, the mother's body can become insulin resistant.
The Florida Diabetes Report
Visit your OB/GYN or Gynecologist to get tested for Gestational Diabetes.
According to the Mayo Clinic:
Stated by the Mayo Clinic Guidelines:
If you take the GTT within an hour:
If you take the GTT within 2 hours:
Within 1 hour:
Within 2 hours:
Actively monitor blood sugar levels
American Diabetes Association recommends:
Setting goals for blood sugar levels
Mayo Clinic states that Complications can occur with Gestational Diabetes. The following are possible outcomes for the babies:
Complications affecting Mom:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2022, April 9). Gestational diabetes. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gestational-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20355339
Gestational diabetes. Gestational Diabetes - Symptoms, Treatments | ADA. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/gestational-diabetes
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2022, April 9). Gestational diabetes. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/glucose-tolerance-test/about/pac-20394296
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