Diabetes and Pregnancy

• Gestational Diabetes
  About 135,000, or 4% of all pregnant women, are affected by gestational diabetes in the United State every year.



• Gestational Diabetes Diet
  Because of the risks associated with pregnancy and diabetes it is important that any woman diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy follow a gestational diabetes diet.



• The Affects of Diabetes on Pregnancy
  Health problems for the pregnant woman with diabetes have been greatly reduced due to an increased emphasis on maintaining tight control of blood glucose levels, early prenatal care, and a team approach by health professionals. The prognosis for the diabetic woman with gestational type 1, or type 2 diabetes is positive if significant vascular damage has not occurred.



• The Affects of Pregnancy on Diabetes
  A woman with diabetes can be significantly affected during a pregnancy. Insulin requirements can be drastically altered from the physiological changes brought about by a pregnancy. There is also the chance that pregnancy can quicken the progress of vascular disease that is a secondary condition brought on by diabetes.



• The Risks to Infants of Diabetic Mothers
  Newborns born to diabetic mothers are at an increased risk for a variety of complications. Most of these can be attributed to high maternal blood glucose levels.