Diabetes is often attacked pregnant women, an estimated 3-10 percent of pregnant women having gestational diabetes. Control of blood glucose levels are important during pregnancy. Although no specific cause, it is believed that hormones produced during pregnancy increase insulin resistance which resulted in disruption of glucose tolerance.
Risk to the fetus in mothers with gestational diabetes can occur because the resulting growth inhibition abnormalities in maternal blood vessels and metabolic changes during pregnancy. Conversely, it can happen macrosomia, which is a big baby at birth. By performing routine checks during pregnancy can help improve your health and your baby. For pregnant women it is important to know the symptoms of diabetes in pregnancy, the risks that could be happening and how to handle this gestational diabetes.
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