what are the symptoms of gestational diabetes?
what are the symptoms of gestational diabetes?
I go in tomorrow/today for the testing.
I’m just curious what the symptoms of gestational diabetes are.
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What is gestational diabetes?
If your blood sugar level first becomes too high when you are pregnant, you have gestational diabetes. It usually goes away after the baby is born.
High blood sugar can cause problems for you and your baby. Your baby may grow too large, which can cause problems during delivery. Your baby may also be born with low blood sugar. But with treatment, most women with gestational diabetes are able to control their blood sugar and give birth to healthy babies.
Women who have had gestational diabetes are more likely than other women to develop type 2 diabetes later on. You may be able to prevent or reduce the severity of type 2 diabetes by staying at a healthy weight, eating healthy foods, and increasing your physical activity.
What causes gestational diabetes?
The pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. Insulin helps your body properly use and store the sugar from the food you eat. This keeps your blood sugar level in a safe range. When you are pregnant, the placenta makes hormones that can make it harder for insulin to work. This is called insulin resistance.
A pregnant woman can get diabetes when her pancreas cannot make enough insulin to keep her blood sugar levels within a safe range.
What are the symptoms?
Because gestational diabetes does not cause symptoms, you need to be tested for the condition. This is usually done between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy. 1 You may be surprised if your test shows a high blood sugar. It is important for you to be tested for gestational diabetes, because high blood sugar can cause problems for both you and your baby.
Sometimes, a pregnant woman who has symptoms has been living with another type of diabetes without knowing it. If you have symptoms from another type of diabetes, they may include:
?Increased thirst.
?Increased urination.
?Increased hunger.
?Blurred vision.
Pregnancy causes most women to urinate more often and to feel more hungry, so having these symptoms does not always mean that a woman has diabetes. Talk with your doctor if you have these symptoms, so that you can be tested for diabetes at any time during pregnancy.
How is gestational diabetes diagnosed?
Almost all women are tested for gestational diabetes between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy. If your doctor thinks you are more likely to get gestational diabetes, you may be tested earlier.
Gestational diabetes is diagnosed with two blood tests. In the first test, your blood sugar level is tested 1 hour after you drink a small cup of a sweet liquid. If your blood sugar is too high, you will need to do a longer, 3-hour glucose test. If your blood sugar is still above a certain level, you have gestational diabetes.
How is it treated?
Many women with gestational diabetes can control their blood sugar level by changing the way they eat and by exercising regularly. These healthy choices can also help prevent gestational diabetes in future pregnancies and type 2 diabetes later in life.
Treatment for gestational diabetes also includes checking your blood sugar level at home and seeing your doctor regularly.
You may need to give yourself insulin shots to help control your blood sugar. This man-made insulin adds to the insulin that your body makes.
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Well, I should first ask how do you feel after eating something with a high sugar (or carbohydrate) content with not so much protein (i.e. cereal in the morning)? A diabetic’s body will feel quite sluggish and unable to use all those carbs for energy b/c there is not enough insulin production going on, due to the hormones in the placenta hindering sufficient insulin use. A non-diabetic will have sufficient insulin in the body to absorb the extra sugars your body is not using for energy.
My 1st pregnancy I was not in tune with this, and being g. diabetic came as a shock. Since then I paid attention to what I ate and how it made me feel, though I did little to change my eating habits. Now with my 2nd, I knew from the get-go I’d be g. diabetic again. If you are in fact g. diabetic, know that this is not something you have to endure during pregnancy and you’re home free. Take it as a warning to wise up your eating habits. I am almost sure I will test positive for Type 2 after my 6 week post partum checkup and it’s because I let myself go between pregnancies.
Hope this won’t be the case for you. Only 10% of all pregnant women are diagnosed with having gestational diabetes.
lol i have gestational diabeties and if it is to low you get the shakes but you fell worn out and depleted but if it is to high its kinda like your hyper and you will still have the shakes it is much like the regular diabeties just that it is only there while your prego. you have a decreased chance of getting it if it isnt in your familey you have a good exercise per day (at least 30 min) and a good diet. prego women tend to forget that yeah you have craveings but just cause your carrying to doesnt mean eat for two are that you can have whatever you want and it doesnt mean your outta the fence with exercising either. it just means your careing for more than just yourself so in all rality you should be more carefull about what you eat and make sure you get your daily work out. for exersize i recommend the workout ball you can buy for 20 dollars at walmart and it comes with a fitness dvd and chart.
There are a few standard symptoms, that you should be aware of, what did your Dr. say as to why you should be tested for it?
Here are a few links that should help:
http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/complications/early-detection-gestational-diabetes-preeclampsia/
http://www.webmd.com/baby/checking-fetus-in-high-risk-pregnancy
Good Luck!