What is the affect of gestational diabetes on fetal development?

Gestational diabetes generally does not cause birth defects. Birth defects usually originate sometime during the first trimester (before the 13th week) of pregnancy. Women with the diagnosis generally have normal blood sugar levels during the critical first trimester when most birth defects normally occur.

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Gestational Diabetes causes a statistical increase in birth defects and miscarriages. The mother is more than twice as likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes after delivery.

By "statistical increase", I mean that over thousands of pregnant women, those with gestational diabetes have more birth defects and miscarriages than women without gestational diabetes, and twice as many women develop Type 2 Diabetes later in life.

This does NOT mean that you WILL have a miscarriage or have a baby with birth defects -- but you MIGHT. So why gamble with the baby's life? Work with your doctor to control the diabetes.

Increased urination, increased liquid intake and thirst, irreducible fatigue, rapid or gradual (but still realy noticable) despite the fact that diabetes will make you have a bigger appetite

If you don't wear glasses - blurred vision is a sign. but if you wear glasses - increasingly blurry vision or worse vision is a big sign (gradually worsening vision is a sign of type 2)

all of this is for type 1 diabetes

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