Gestational diabetes is consistently raised blood glucose directly due to pregnancy, which usually develops in the middle of pregnancy and may lead to complications like larger babies, neonatal hypoglycemia, shoulder dystocia, increased perinatal mortality, and preeclampsia. You can manage gestational diabetes with glucose monitoring and diet changes, but you may need to inject insulin if sugars remain above defined pregnancy targets.
What Is Gestational Diabetes? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and PreventionMedically Reviewed by Gebreselassie (Gebre) Nida, MD | January 24, 2023
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Anna L. Goldman, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist. She teaches first year medical students at Harvard Medical School and practices general endocrinology in Boston.
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