Gestational Diabetes or GDM affects almost 1 out of every 15 pregnancies around the world. Women with GDM do not have diabetes before they are pregnant. GDM starts while pregnancy and often goes away once the baby is born. GDM often occurs between the 6th and 7th month of pregnancy when pregnancy hormone levels are higher and the blood glucose (sugar) starts to rise. When the hormone levels are higher, the body has to work harder to make enough insulin to keep the glucose levels at goal. Pregnant women who do not have diabetes are checked by the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy or sooner. Once you have gestational diabetes, your risk of having gestational diabetes in future pregnancies and type 2 diabetes later in life are greater.
- Posted: 08 August 2024
