Babies with microsomia can suffer damage to their shoulders during birth due to their size. Their size can also mean a cesarean section for their mother. Because of the extra insulin these babies can be born with low blood glucose which puts them at risk for breathing problems. This all leads to an increased risk of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in adulthood. The goal of the treatment of gestational diabetes is to try and keep blood glucose levels equal to those of pregnant women who don t have gestational diabetes.
Treatment includes diet and exercise plans.
It may also include daily blood glucose monitoring and insulin injections. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. Once you ve had gestational diabetes, your chances are 2 in 3 that it will return in future pregnancies. Occasionally pregnancy uncovers type 1 or type 2 diabetes Many women who have gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes later. There seems to be a link between the tendency to have gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes.