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Gestational Diabetes Symptoms Gestational Diabetes occurs during pregnancy and can sometimes continue for a while after. Although the exact reasons for Gestational Diabetes are unknown, what is known is changes in body chemistry due to hormones somehow affect a woman's ability to produce insulin, or their ability to absorb Glucose – also known as Insulin Resistance. Although only a temporary form of diabetes, Gestational Diabetes can in fact increase the risk of developing permanent Type 2 Diabetes in the future. Not only this, but Gestational Diabetes left undiagnosed and untreated can harm you're baby during and after pregnancy. For instance, if the mother during birth has too much glucose in her body, or insulin resistance, the baby's body creates more insulin to try and counter this. The result is for a time after the birth the baby will suffer from Hypoglycaemia (Low Blood Sugar) due to insulin overproduction, and will need medical intervention to correct this. A baby born to an untreated Gestational Diabetic mother can also develop a temporary yellow-jaundice. More serious affects on the baby can be increased susceptibility to heart or respiratory defects, slightly increased chance of been stillborn or death shortly after. Also later on in life a child born to a Gestational Diabetic mother can themselves have an increased chance of developing Type 2 Diabetes, and also be more susceptible to obesity. Gestational Diabetes symptoms are often very hard to spot, as many of the symptoms are parallel to those of a pregnant woman who isn't diabetic. Such Gestational Diabetes symptoms likely to be confused are increased appetite, increased thirst, increased urination and fatigue. The danger is a pregnant woman may dismiss these symptoms simply as the status quo for pregnancy and not get tested. The best recourse you can possibly take is to have yourself tested for Gestational Diabetes regardless, especially if you don't feel 100% in yourself. After all, for yourself and your baby, it is better to be safe than sorry. |