Question 1

are pomegranates safe to eat if you have gestational diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Fruits in moderation: To help patients control gestational diabetes, experts recommend checking 1-hour post-meal sugar levels. If after eating pomegranates (or other fruits or other carb sources) your glucose is less than 130 mg/dl, then that snack or meal is acceptable. However, your body's ability to control this post-meal glucose will change during the course of pregnancy, so you need to continue testing throughout.

Question 2

gestational diabetes? 3-hour glucose test said first number was high (203), but the other two were normal (in the 70's). i need a 2nd opinion! thanks!

Accepted Answer

Sounds like it: Gestational diabetes is usually diagnosed with one abnormal value on a gtt.

Question 3

is gestational diabetes a disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Gestational diabetes is when during pregnancy, a woman is unable to produce enough Insulin to regulate her body's blood sugar. Gestational diabetes should be managed carefully to reduce health risks to the woman and her fetus. Also, there is higher risk of developing diabetes in the future.

Question 4

is gestational diabetes hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but partially: Gestational diabetes, which is often a precursor to type 2 diabetes, has a strong hereditary genetic component. The tendency for the body to be insulin-resistant and insulin-deficient (leading to high sugars) are often transmitted in the genetic make-up. However, gestational diabetes is also strongly related to other non-hereditary factors like age, weight, physical activity levels, and diet habits.

Question 5

can you die from gestational diabetes?

Accepted Answer

No!: No!  gestational diabetes goes away after your baby is delivered.  Having gestational diabetes does increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes down the road, but you can reduce that risk by maintaining a normal weight, limiting simple carbohydrates (sugar, white flour) in your diet, and exercising regularly.

Question 6

how is gestational diabetes diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

Glucose tolerance: Gestational diabetes is diagnosed with a glucose tolerance test, more precisely, 1 hour glucose tolerance test. That implies taking a 75 gram glucose load (usually a sweetened drink is served) and measurement of glucose 1 hour after that. The test doesn't need to be done on empty stomach. If abnormal, it is followed by the 3 hour glucose tolerance test that is done on empty stomach.

Question 7

gestational diabetes ? please define it.

Accepted Answer

Gestational diabetes: It's diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy. It accounts for about 7% of all pregnancies in the us. Anyone can get it and there are risk factors that can increase your risk of getting it. One thing for sure, if you have gestational dm, you are at risk for developing dm lifelong (not just during pregnancy). Thus if you have been diagnosed with gdm, get check for dm every 3 years lifelong.

Question 8

how to know you have gestational diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Gestational Diabetes: Talk to your doctor who is managing your pregnancy about this.  It is pretty routine to be tested.

Question 9

question: what is gestational diabetes really?

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy: It's diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy.  It accounts for about 7% of all pregnancies in the US. Anyone can get it and there are risk factors that can increase your risk of getting it. One thing for sure, if you have gestational DM, you are at risk for developing DM lifelong (not just during pregnancy). Thus if you have been diagnosed with GDM, get check for DM every 3 years lifelong.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of gestational diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Gest DM: symptoms of diabetes when pregnant.

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