Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in America.
Based on statistics, it affects 25.8 million people of all ages. Gestational
diabetes is a condition in which women who are not previously diagnosed with
diabetes show signs of increased in the blood glucose levels during pregnancy.
This is typical during the third trimester of pregnancy. According to the
report of examiner.com, Eunice Shriver Kennedy National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development Institute estimated that in five percent of all
pregnancies women develop diabetes that wasn't there prior to the pregnancy.
The National Diabetes Education Program also stated that between 7 percent and
18 percent of all pregnancies will develop to gestational diabetes.
Although women diagnosed with gestational diabetes is
considered high risk. There are women with gestational diabetes who have
healthy pregnancies and deliver healthy babies because they adhere to the treatment
plan given to them by their respective doctors. On the other hand, there is
increased risks of obesity and development of diabetes in children whose
mothers diagnosed with gestational diabetes. In addition, a woman who develops
diabetes during her pregnancy is seven times more likely to develop type 2
diabetes after delivering her baby. According to reproductive and fertility experts, adhering to proper
diet and exercise during pregnancy can help manage the condition.
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