What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes? Is it serious?
Gestational diabetes means diabetes mellitus (high blood sugar) first found during pregnancy. It occurs in three to five percent of all pregnancies (in other words, one in 20 pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes); so, you can take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. In most cases, gestational diabetes is managed by diet and exercise and goes away after the baby is born. Very few women with gestational diabetes require insulin to control this type of diabetes. If you do need insulin, it will ensure blood glucose stays in the acceptable range, thereby reducing the risks to you and your baby A friend of mine had it in her first pregnancy, it wen away and every thing went back to normal after the birth.
