Gestational Diabetes Basics
What causes gestational diabetes?
What is hormones produced by the placenta that interfere with insulin production.
What is a potential risk for the baby if gestational diabetes is not well-controlled during pregnancy?
What is the baby could be born too large, possibly requiring a c-section.
Who is the person that will help create your plan for managing gestational diabetes?
What is your doctor, your doctor is an important part of your team that will help create a plan to control blood sugar levels.
How can gestational diabetes affect a newborn's blood sugars?
What is if the mother's blood sugars aren't well-controlled, the baby's blood sugars could drop when they are born.
Gestational diabetes only affects the mother, not the baby.
What is False, gestational diabetes can affect both the mother and baby.
Can gestational diabetes be controlled without medication?
What is YES, for many people, gestational diabetes can be controlled with diet and exercise.
What can happen to a baby's blood sugar levels after birth if the mother's blood sugar was high during pregnancy?
What is the baby's blood sugar could drop, potentially requiring them to be admitted to the NICU.
Does needing medication like insulin mean you have failed at managing gestational diabetes?
What is NO, needing medication does not mean failure, it's part of your doctor's plan to control blood sugars and ensure best outcome for mom and baby.
What could happen to the baby if their blood sugar is too low after delivery?
What is the baby may not be able to stay in the room with the family until their blood sugar is controlled.
Gestational diabetes can sometimes be controlled through diet and exercise.
What is True, many people can control gestational diabetes through diet and exercise, but some people may need medication like insulin.
What is a common long-term risk for someone who has had gestational diabetes?
What is an increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
What serious risk is associated with high blood sugar levels during pregnancy?
What is stillbirth, but only if blood sugar levels are not controlled.
What is one way to help control blood sugar levels besides medication?
What is eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.
What conditions are babies at risk of developing if born from mothers gestational diabetes?
What is the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Having gestational diabetes means a mother will definitely have complications during pregnancy.
What is False, not everyone with gestational diabetes experiences complications, especially with good management.
Is gestational diabetes the mother's fault?
What is NO, gestational diabetes is not caused by something the mother did or did not do.
What long-term health risk does gestational diabetes mean for the baby?
What is the baby is at a higher risk for developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
If gestational diabetes isn't well controlled, what happens to the size of the baby?
What is the baby growing too large, causing complications that could lead to an early delivery or needing a c-section.
What increases the risk of stillbirth for mothers with gestational diabetes?
What is poorly controlled blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
You can develop gestational diabetes in any pregnancy, even if you did not have it in a previous pregnancy.
What True, gestational diabetes can happen in an pregnancy, and mothers who have had gestational diabetes are at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes again in future pregnancies.
What should you do if gestational diabetes can't be controlled with diet and exercise alone?
What is take medications like insulin or others as prescribed by your doctor.
What is an increased risk for future pregnancies if the mother has gestational diabetes in her current pregnancy?
What is a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes again in future pregnancies.
How can you reduce your risk of complications from gestational diabetes during pregnancy?
What is maintaining good control of your blood sugar levels, whether through diet and exercise or medication.
What is one thing you can do to reduce the risks of gestational diabetes for the baby?
What is maintaining well-controlled blood sugar levels through diet and exercise or medication.
Good control of blood sugar during pregnancy can reduce the risks of complications for both mother and baby.
What is True, managing blood sugar levels properly helps minimize risks.