Not every pregnant person goes through gestational diabetes, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s estimated to occur in 2-14 percent of pregnancies in the US.  But there’s an increased risk factor in people with: - High blood pressure - Family history of diabetes - Overweight before pregnancy - Great weight gain during pregnancy - Expecting multiple babies - Previously given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds - Gestational diabetes in the past - Unexplained miscarriage or stillbirth - PCOS, acanthosis nigricans, or other conditions associated with insulin resistance - African American, Hispanic/Latin American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander ancestry