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Gestational diabetes is a condition in which your blood sugar levels become high during pregnancy. There are two classes of gestational diabetes. GD usually appears during the middle of pregnancy, between 24 and 28 weeks. Women with class Type 1 can manage it through diet and exercise and who have class Type 2 need to take insulin or other medications. It affects pregnant women who haven’t ever been diagnosed with diabetes. Between 2% and 10% of pregnant women in the U.S develop gestational diabetes. It can affect your baby’s health and it raises your risk of getting type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes goes away after you give birth.

Symptoms of Gestational diabetes:

Usually don’t have symptoms. Mostly comes out that they have it during a routine screening. Listed out some symptoms here:

• You eat more than usual meal
• You are thirstier than usual
• You pee more than usual

Gestational Diabetes diet:

Take these simple steps.

• Exercise throughout your pregnancy after taking advice from your doctor: Being active is a good way to help manage your blood sugar. Exercise can lower your blood sugar.
• Eat low-sugar diet and healthy food: Take three small meals with two or three snacks about the same times every day. Have variety of foods and make sure that you get enough minerals and vitamins. Add more vegetables and whole grains to your diet. Avoid junk food, processed foods and sugary drinks.

Treatment of gestational diabetes:

If one have gestational diabetes, you need to treat this as soon as possible. Your doctor will ask you to do the following:

• Check you blood sugar two or three times a day and you need to monitor your blood sugar at home with a tool called a glucose meter.
• Check your urine time to time for ketones.
• Some women need medication to manage gestational diabetes.
• Make exercise a habit
• Eat healthy diet

Risk factor of gestational diabetes:

• Had gestational diabetes before.
• Have a family member with diabetes.
• Had a miscarriage
• Have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or other medical complications.
• Were over weight before you got pregnant.