Is there anyway to prevent Gestational Diabetes? I guess I dont really understand why it happens, and it seems random to me who has it... Anyone have good links or articles? Or personal experiences?
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So funny, I just posted something about being afraid I have it. Haha. But I'm afraid of everything and I'm sure I don't.
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I don't think it can be prevented....I exercised and ate pretty well before my diagnosis. My Dr says pregnancy hormones and placentas can affect how food is processed and make blood sugar levels off during pregnancy.
I had a blood test at 6 weeks PP and my blood sugar numbers were back to normal.
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This might give some peace of mind for some of you ladies who are afraid of it: http://chriskresser.com/the-healthy-skeptic-podcast-episode-7
It's sorta long, but the section on GD is short - just search in the page for it! Basically he's saying it's nature's way of making sure your baby gets enough glucose. Not to say you shouldn't try to treat it if you had it, or whatever, but it's an interesting take on it nonetheless.
He touches on this in that podcast, but I do wonder if it's a lot more likely for women with PCOS to get GD since they are likely already Insulin Resistant?
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You can't prevent it. It's not something where, if you're healthy enough, you just won't get it. In pregnancy, sometimes the placenta interferes with the processing of insulin, which is needed to control your blood sugar.
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@jillybean218: I have PCOS and had slightly elevated blood sugar (pre-diabetic) and technically I have now been diagnosed with GD. They told me there's no in between when it comes to GD, if you fail the test they consider you to have it. I don't think I actually have anything worse wrong with me than I did pre-pregnancy, but now I get the fun of watching carbs and testing blood sugar.
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@MrsCB: yeah, I guess I would expect that. Makes sense in my mind that a lady with PCOS/pre-diabetes would still have a problem (which could get worse) when pregnant.
I try really hard to control my pre-diabetes through diet, but I have no idea if it's working, or if it will help if I eventually get pregnant.
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