The baby can also grow larger than normal and make delivery complicated. The baby might be born with a low blood sugar level. Both conditions can be easily treated, however. She should work with her doctor to control her insulin level by making necessary changes in diet, more frequent glucose monitoring and changes in insulin level. She may also have to have her eyes and kidneys checked.
Pregnancy can make eyes and the kidney worse.
She should not smoke, drink or use drugs. She should also follow the diet give by her doctor or diabetes educator. Take the records to any medical appointments. Another two to five percent develop gestational diabetes. Risks to a fetus from a mother affected by diabetes include heart defects or neural tube defects or birth defects of the brain or spinal cord.