Watch this video to learn how gestational diabetes affects your pregnancy, including how hormones produced during your pregnancy affect your blood glucose levels, and the testing for gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that happens only during pregnancy. Changes that occur in your body during pregnancy cause your blood sugar (glucose) to be too high. This can cause problems for the baby and for you.
This is a form of diabetes you can develop when you're pregnant. It usually goes away after birth. But we need to manage gestational diabetes for your health and for the health of your baby.
Being diagnosed with gestational diabetes can be stressful. But with proper care and management, you can stay healthy and deliver a healthy baby. In many cases, gestational diabetes goes away on its own after the mother gives birth.
Exercise can help you keep your blood sugar within a normal range. That's because your body uses more blood sugar when you exercise.
Watch this video to learn how to prepare your supplies and properly inject a single dose of insulin.
Watch this video to learn how to prepare and properly inject a mixed dose of insulin.
Watch this video to learn the correct technique for injecting insulin with a syringe, the recommended places on your body to inject, and how to properly dispose of your used syringe.
Watch this video to learn the possible complications and risks to both you and your baby after delivery, and tips to help lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
Your blood sugar will most likely return to normal after delivery. But gestational diabetes is a warning sign that you are at risk of getting diabetes later in life. You can take steps to reduce risks.
