Does anyone know the signs of this? Im
just worried after what happened last
night cause nothing like that has ever
happened to me.
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babyrae
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 2957 Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posted: 02-27-04 16:03pm
I'd love to help u out but I dont even
know what gestational diabetes is????
Sorry lol! I'll try and look up some info
for ya!
Shauna
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babyrae
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 2957 Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posted: 02-27-04 16:05pm
Facts about diabetes in pregnancy
eight million women have diabetes, a
condition that affects the way your body
uses food. Some develop diabetes as
children. Others, especially if they are
overweight, become diabetic when they are
adults. In addition, one in 20 pregnant
women gets a type of diabetes called
gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes develops in about 4
percent of all pregnant women - about
135,000 pregnant women in the united
states each year.
Unlike other types of diabetes that last a
lifetime, gestational diabetes usually
disappears when a woman gives birth.
Up to 50% of women with gestational
diabetes will, however, develop permanent
type 2 diabetes within 10 to 15 years.
If you have had gestational diabetes once,
you're likely to develop it again in
subsequent pregnancies.
If you are overweight after pregnancy, you
have a 60% chance of developing type 2
diabetes in the next 10 to 20 years. If
you maintain a reasonable weight and
exercise regularly, your chances of
developing diabetes are less than 25%.
And the symptons are:
urinating more than usual, as the body
tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the
blood
feeling unusually thirsty, because the
body needs to replace the lost fluid
nausea
blurred vision
feeling hungry while losing weight
frequent infections
skin sores that won't heal
i hope that helps!
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JillMarie
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Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 3022 Location: Iowa
Posted: 02-27-04 16:41pm
Thank you that does help!
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sparklypixie12
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Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 3099
Posted: 02-27-04 18:46pm
My cousin had it through both her
pregnancies & I think it went when the
children were born! U have to take extra
special care of yourself & you may
feel sleepy & go to the toilet a lot!
(which im sure u do anyways since ur
preggers!)
liz x
