Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes, or high blood sugar, that only pregnant women get.
In fact, the word gestational means pregnant. If a woman gets high blood sugar when she’s pregnant, but she never had high blood sugar before, she has gestational diabetes.
Nearly 200,000 pregnant women get the condition every year, making it one of the top health concerns related to pregnancy.
If not treated, gestational diabetes can cause problems for mothers and babies. Some of these problems can be serious.
Nearly 200,000 pregnant women get the condition every year, making it one of the top health concerns related to pregnancy.
If not treated, gestational diabetes can cause problems for mothers and babies. Some of these problems can be serious.