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I had no luck with both my pregnancies. I was told that vitamin D3 would help with preventing diabetes and food allergies. It didn't work for me.

Not sure if you can truly do anything to prevent it. I didnt have it, but I was high risk for it and was tested twice. A carb heavy diet makes the body work harder to process, eating healthier now can't hurt.

I think having a healthy low sugar diet may help. Based on your post it seems you have been borderline diabetic. When any person is borderline diabetic, the first recomendation is to watch their diet. Meaning avoiding or limiting high sugar and starch. Your pregnant so you probably need some sugar and starch in your diet . I would talk to your OB and primary care about a low sugar diet during pregnancy and see what they say.

I've had it both times. I tested early for it this time and failed the 1-hour. I did not have diabetes after my first and we'll see after I deliver this one, but it's rare to have it after.

Don't try to cheat the test. It's better for you and baby if you follow the diet throughout (if you have it).

There are risk factors for getting GD, but the only one you can do anything about is your weight, and I think you have to be significantly overweight for it to contribute as a risk factor.

I'm definitely concerned about developing type II after pregnancies, and both my endocrinologist and OB share this concern. I switched practices to an endocrinologist who is stricter about things b/c I want to be really proactive and delay/prevent as much as possible.

The two things I tried were exercise- I walked a ton in general and made sure I took a walk that morning, and cinnamon, which I think I are that morning? Maybe the night before? Both are supposed to aid your body in insulin regulation. Neither were outside the realm of normal behavior for me but since they both help I tried to be extra mindful of them. I apparently passed with flying colors but I don't remember my numbers.

I had/have insulin resistant PCOS and I was on metformin before I started my IVF cycle. I was supposed to continue taking it into my pregnancy but HG prevented me from swallowing pills. Metformin is given to diabetics. I was really worried that I had and would get gestational diabetes. I am at a higher risk of developing diabetes in general because I have insulin resistant PCOS.

I never got gestational diabetes.

I have heard from doctors that eating healthy is the best way to prevent it.

I think since there are no symptoms that there isn't much you can do.

My sister had gestational diabetes during both of her pregnancies (about 5 years apart). She was able to control it well with diet modifications both times, but also needed some insulin. As far as I know nothing has been mentioned about her possibly developing diabetes now that she is no longer pregnant. It's been about 5 months since she gave birth to her second child and so far so good.

It seems that diet modifications could possibly prevent this, so I don't think it hurts to try to eat healthier to help with this. My sister didn't really keep up with her super healthy eating after having her first child, so I think she was expecting to have gestational diabetes again the second time.

Good luck!

No, there is absolutely nothing you can do. It is all to do with hormones and your placenta. Of course eating healthy doesn't hurt, but it won't decrease your chances of getting a GD diagnosis.