My daughter has just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, how worried should I be?

Question

She is 6 months pregnant with twins and has a history of hypoglycemia.

Answer 1

my daughter is 7 months and also has it don't worry if she eats right and does what the doctor says she will be fine..i was scared to death when i found out my daughter had it but so far no medication is required..she sees the doctor 2 times a weak and baby is fine ...she will be OK..most pregnant women get it and it usually goes away after the baby is born...she will be fine

Answer 2

My wife had twins and had gestational diabetes too. As long as you put her on a strictly prescribed diet by your dietitian you may be able to control the blood sugar. But when you are pregnant this is not that easily done. My wife went quite hungry after the diets and opted for insulin injections before every meal to control the blood sugar. Do not worry, insulin is very safe and the injection needles these days are very fine and almost painless. The chances are that after the delivery the diabetes win vanish. For my wife, it disappeared the day after the delivery. As a precaution your daughter should go for a OGTT 6 weeks after delivery to ensure that all has returned to normal. Good luck and best wishes to a grandparent to be!!!.

Answer 3

I had gestational diabetes with my 3rd pregnancy, and was able to keep it under control with diet. However, with my last pregnancy, I was diagnosed with it during my 5th month, and it just went out of control. I followed a strict diet of proteins and veggies, but still was forced to give myself insulin injections 3 times a day. I had to take an extended leave of absence from work from my 7th month on, because nothing was getting those sugar levels down! Near my due date, my doctor said he needed to do a c-section because the baby was so large. Of course, my husband and I were worried, but then I delivered a gorgeous baby girl, weighing in at 10 lbs. 6 oz. She is now 6 years old and healthy and extremely intelligent. (My blood sugars went down to normal about a week after I gave birth) Just keep in mind, doctors today deal with gestational diabetes every day, and they keep their patients well monitored. I'm sure your daughter will be fine, as well as her babies!

Answer 4

DO NOT WORRY TOO MUCH. SHE WILL GET OVER IT AFTER GIVING BIRTH. HOWEVER, IT CAN RETURN IN THE FUTURE IF NOT EATING A HEALTHY DIET. Hypoglycemia people need to stay away from sweets and the reason why is because the pancreas creates too much insulin therefore if you eat sugar the pancreas sends the message that they need to burn that sugar and produce too much once again and then your sugar level will drop. The worst part is that with time eating sweets and having the pancreas to produce so much insulin there will be a time that it won't function and then diabetes occurs.

Answer 5

GD can be serious if not controlled with diet and/or insulin. It can result in very large babies, babies with hypoglycemia, and babies who may devolop obesity.
I also had hypoglcyemia when I was younger, but developed GD with my 1st pregnancy. My dietician suggested that all that the hyper-activity of my pancreas in my youth may have caused it to get a little sluggish now.
I tried to control it with diet, but it wasn't enough. For the last 2 months of my pregnancy, I ate a low sugar/carb diet & took 10 units of N insulin twice a day.
My baby was born 2 days after his due date at 8lbs 2oz & both of us were free of any sugar-related issues after the delivery.
Please note that GD moms are far more likely to develop type 2 diabetes in later years if they don't watch their diet & maintain a healthy weight.
Good Luck!

Answer 6

The hypoglycemia can be the factor
for this.
Gestational diabetes is not uncommon
in pregnancy. I knew of someone that
had this both pregnancies and was fine
not long after the babies were born.
It is something one should work with their obstetrician
on during this.

It can best be researched at www.mayoclinic.com
or webmd.com and these sites will give all kinds
of info. from symptoms to treatment.

I hope you find what best is able to give that input
on this at either of these sites.

Answer 7

Hopefully she will be able to control it with diet. If not, gestational diabetes is kind of common and can be treated with medication. The docs are really used to dealing with this problem and will know what specialist to refer her to to manage it. It is frightening and it is not a variant of "normal" but it is definitely possible for her to have a healthy comfortable pregnancy even with this problem. The key is good monitoring and control and since she is already probably classified as "high risk" due to carrying twins, she is probably already seeing the best docs that know how to deal with it. Good luck.

Answer 8

Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes.

Gestational diabetes starts when your daughter's body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Without enough insulin, glucose cannot leave the blood and be changed to energy. Glucose builds up in the blood to high levels. This is called hyperglycemia.

Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. But once she have had gestational diabetes, her chances are 2 in 3 that it will return in future pregnancies.

While gestational diabetes is a cause for concern, the good news is she can work to lower her high blood glucose levels. And with this help, she can turn her concern into a healthy pregnancy, and a healthy start for her baby.

SHE MUST EAT as much as she can: VEGETABLES, parsley, leeks, garilic, fennel, lentils, peas, olives, mushroom, Watercress, tofu AND PLENTY ARTICHOKES AND BEETROOTS;

AVOIDE all kinds of sugars, COCO, CHOCOLATE, and eat carbs as little as possible.

Answer 9

I think this type of diabetes only occurs during pregnancy. Its highly likely it will go after the birth, although diabetics can still live a normal life if they look after their health and their eating habits. You can ask your GP for a full breakdown of what this conition is all about Good luck to your daughter.

Answer 10

Make sure her OB/GYN has experience with high risk pregnancy. there are some that only handle the most high risk I would look into that. I would say the gest. diabetes isn't the big one to be concerned with. It realy isn't that bad I can think of many other complications that would worry me more.