Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes: What Is It?

  Learn about gestational diabetes and what you can do to have a healthy pregnancy.

• Gestational Diabetes: What Causes It?

  Learn what causes gestational diabetes and how you will be tested for it.

• Gestational Diabetes: Reducing Risk

  Learn how keeping the healthy habits you used to manage gestational diabetes can protect your child in the future.

• Gestational Diabetes: Avoiding Type 2 Diabetes

  Learn what you can do to prevent getting type 2 diabetes after you have gestational diabetes.

• Gestational Diabetes: Activity

  See how other women who had gestational diabetes found ways to be active.

• Gestational Diabetes: Testing Blood Sugar

  Learn why you need to test your blood sugar when you have gestational diabetes.

• Gestational Diabetes: Medicines

  Learn why you may need to take medicine when you have gestational diabetes.

• Eating for Gestational Diabetes

  Learn how to eat to keep your blood sugar in your target range during pregnancy.

• Diabetes: Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot

  Insulin is used for people who have type 1 diabetes. It's also used if you have type 2 diabetes and other medicines are not controlling your blood sugar. If you have gestational diabetes, you may need to take insulin if diet and exercise have not helped to keep your blood sugar levels within your target range. With...

• Gestational Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar

  Discusses how to deal with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) when you have gestational diabetes (diabetes that developed during pregnancy). Covers symptoms and complications of hypoglycemia. Offers tips on preventing and managing low blood sugar emergencies.

• Gestational Diabetes

  Discusses gestational diabetes (diabetes that develops during pregnancy). Discusses symptoms and how it's diagnosed. Covers treatment with healthy food choices, exercise, medicine and insulin to control blood sugar levels.

• Home Blood Sugar Test

  Discusses test to measure blood sugar (glucose) levels in those who have diabetes. Covers why and how it is done. Looks at what might affect the test. Covers risks.

• Gestational Diabetes: Counting Carbs

  Guides you through carbohydrate counting as a good way to help control blood sugar when you have gestational diabetes. Explains why you need to count carbohydrates and how to count them. Includes suggestions that can help you count carbohydrate grams.

• Gestational Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar

  Describes monitoring blood sugar levels when you have gestational diabetes. Covers list of supplies needed, including blood sugar meter, testing strips, and lancet. Gives step-by-step instructions. Offers slideshow on using a blood sugar meter.

• Gestational Diabetes: Giving Yourself Insulin Shots

  Describes how to give an insulin injection when you have gestational diabetes. Covers what is needed, including syringe and vial or cartridge of insulin. Offers step-by-step instructions and links to slideshows on preparing an injection.

• Breastfeeding When You Have Diabetes

  Even though you have diabetes, you can have the same success with breastfeeding as any other woman. Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical specialist organizations, because it benefits the mother and the infant. Make sure your diabetes care team and other members of the...

• Screening for Gestational Diabetes

  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and American Diabetes Association recommend that all women who are not already diagnosed with diabetes be screened for gestational diabetes after the 24th week of pregnancy., Most women...