| Gestational diabetes is one of the diabetes which is | | | | visit after your conformation as pregnant. If it is |
| found during the pregnancy. It is during the | | | | normal then it will be checked sometimes during the |
| pregnancy that the insulin becomes higher and causes | | | | 24th or 28th week of pregnancy. |
| difficulty for deliveries. During the pregnancy it is | | | | Some of the symptoms that are founded for this |
| done as it will be helpful to both the mother and the | | | | gestational diabetes are: |
| child. | | | | Increased thirst |
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| Gestational diabetes is the diabetes that is found for | | | | Weight loss in spite of weight gain |
| the first time during pregnancy. It can be defined as | | | | Fatigue |
| carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with | | | | Nausea and vomit |
| onset during pregnancy. Diabetes means the blood | | | | Frequent infection including those of bladder, vaginal |
| sugar is too high. Among 1000 pregnant women | | | | or skin. |
| three to eight are affected with this disease. The | | | | Blurred vision |
| body produces the glucose which is good for your | | | | So it is an urge need to control the glucose level |
| body but too much of glucose production is not good | | | | during the pregnancy is to keep the fetus healthy |
| or it is harmful to body. When it occurs during the | | | | and have a healthy safe delivery. There should be |
| pregnancy then it harms the baby which is growing in | | | | frequent check ups during pregnancy as it would be |
| the uterus. | | | | helpful for the close monitoring of the fetus and the |
| This gestational diabetes occurs mainly during the | | | | mother. The self check or self monitoring helps the |
| pregnancy and disappears after delivery. The test of | | | | women to keep her fit and away from this |
| this gestational diabetes is done during the 24th or | | | | gestational diabetes. There should be frequent tests |
| 28th week of pregnancy. This disease does not | | | | of the fetus its growth and well being so that there |
| occur to all the pregnant women and it also does not | | | | is no problem in the delivery. The health care provider |
| cause any life threatening as the symptoms are mild. | | | | checks the heart beat of your baby and the moment |
| The increase in the maternal glucose makes the risk | | | | so that whether the baby is well doing or not. |
| for the baby that includes size at birth, birth trauma, | | | | During pregnancy it's an urge need to maintain dietary |
| low blood sugar, jaundice and sometimes the fetus | | | | management provided by the health care provider to |
| also dies with in the womb. This can be control and | | | | have adequate nutrients, proteins, and calories in the |
| completely cured with the treatment of herbal and | | | | diet you daily intake. So to have a control of this |
| natural supplements | | | | gestational diabetes it is an urge need that there |
| The causes for this diabetes are the changes that | | | | should be planned meal, physical activities and insulin's |
| take place in the women body during pregnancy. | | | | or medications if needed. |
| There is a change in the hormones and weight gain | | | | The planned meal consists of limited sweets, three |
| which are the part of healthy pregnancy. But when | | | | small meals and three snacks per day, have a care |
| this change takes place then it makes difficult for the | | | | about the intake of the carbohydrates that is when it |
| body to take up the hormones called insulin. | | | | is needed, should include fiber in the meals that is |
| It can be controlled if the woman maintains the blood | | | | fresh vegetables or fruits, grains, cereals and other |
| sugar levels during her pregnancy and it reduces the | | | | healthy food. Physical activity consists of swimming, |
| risk to the baby during the delivery. The risk factors | | | | walking, some easy asanas which are good at |
| are if you are:older enough for pregnantunexplained | | | | pregnancy and the exercises suggested by your |
| death of your fetus in the pastprevious baby | | | | health care provider. Some women need insulin |
| weighing less than 9 poundsbirth defect in previous | | | | though there meal is planned or have a physical |
| child and recurred infectionsif a family background of | | | | activity. So this will be provided by the health care |
| diabetesif an African American, America Indian, Asian | | | | provider. |
| Americanif you are overweightif your previous baby | | | | For most of the women this gestational diabetes |
| weighed only 9 poundsif you are referred to be as | | | | goes away after delivery. This can be checked after |
| predicaments before you got pregnant. | | | | 6 to 12 weeks of the delivery. But you should be |
| The gestational check up is done by the physician | | | | careful enough when your gestational diabetes |
| according to the need. The physician or the health | | | | disappears after your delivery. But it has a chance to |
| care taker will recommend for the gestational | | | | occur when your get second pregnancy or this can |
| diabetes test to check the glucose level in the blood. | | | | also turn to diabetes type 2 in the future. |
| The blood glucose level may be checked at your first | | | | |