What are the effects of Gestational Diabetes? How can it be controlled? Can it harm the baby? What problems will the baby have after it is born?
2007-03-15 03:24:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
High sugar levels in your blood can be unhealthy for both you and your baby. If the diabetes isn't treated, your baby may be more likely to have problems at birth. For example, your baby may have a low blood sugar level or jaundice, or your baby may weigh much more than is normal. Gestational diabetes can also affect your health. For instance, if your baby is very large, you may have a more difficult delivery or need a cesarean section.
You will need to follow a diet suggested by your doctor, exercise regularly and have blood tests to check your blood sugar level. You may also need to take medicine to control your blood sugar level.
Shortly after delivery, your baby may also have low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) because his body will still be producing extra insulin in response to receiving extra glucose from you. Your delivery team will test his blood sugar at birth by taking a drop of blood from his heel. If it's low, you'll want to feed him as soon as possible, either by breastfeeding or giving him some formula or sugar water. (In severe cases of hypoglycemia, he might be given an IV glucose solution.)
2007-03-15 07:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by Fraulein 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gestational Diabetes is when the blood sugar level is raised as a part of pregnancy. The baby is at a slightly raised level of having diabetes in later life. The most immediate problem is the baby is larger than average at birth. If a baby is born that weighs over 11 lbs, the mother likely had gestational diabetes. A mother I know gave birth consistently to babies weighing over 11 lbs in the absence of gestational diabetes.
2007-03-15 03:51:21 · answer #2 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-17 17:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My second child was harmed from gestational diabetes...he was born with severe glaucoma and by the age of 3 had lost 95% of his vision...this is a very serious condition for both mother and child...gestational diabetes is diabetes...it only occurs during pregnancy but is just as dangerous as the regular diabetes...you must control it for your and the baby's sake.... heres some more information about the subject....
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