Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabeties: What Do Pregnant Women Fear
Gestational diabeties only occurs in females
during gestation (the period of giving birth). It is mostly a temporary
condition which disappears after the pregnancy. But the fetus carries
the high chances of having Type I diabeties later on in life. Though it
occurs in very few pregnant women, it's highly dangerous for both, the
mother and the child as it creates complications during child-birth.
Gestational diabeties is caused by the reason that the mother has
to produce 2-3 times the amount of insulin, that she normally produces
in an effort to overcome the barrier created by the placenta between her
and the baby to take care of both the lives. Gestational diabeties is
harmful in childbirth as the baby tends to store the extra sugar as fat
in its body and will thus be born fat.
The only way to treat
gestational diabeties is to start treatment immediately and try to bring
the insulin level up to the mark. It is always advisable to stay under
constant supervision of your doctor to avoid any sort of complications.