Prognosis of Gestational diabetes

Prognosis of Gestational diabetes: Good. Usually cures after birth. Need to control sugars during pregnancy for baby's health. ...see also Overview of Gestational diabetes

Complications:

Complications of Gestational diabetes may include:

• Complications for mother (see Pregnancy symptoms)
  • Type 2 diabetes - many women with GDM will later get Type 2 diabetes.
  • Impaired Glucose Tolerance - GDM may lead to IGT, milder than Type 2 diabetes.
  • Insulin resistance
• Complications for baby (see Birth symptoms) - the baby can suffer if the mother does not control diabetic blood sugar levels adequately.
• more complications...»

Complications of Gestational diabetes from the Diseases Database include:

• Hyperinsulinaemia
• Hyperglycaemia
• Polyhydramnios
• Birth hypoxia
• Macrosomia
• more complications...»

See also complications of Gestational diabetes.

Gestational diabetes: Research More

• Gestational diabetes: Introduction
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• Complications: Gestational diabetes
• Treatments: Gestational diabetes

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Gestational diabetes usually refers to the likely outcome of Gestational diabetes. The prognosis of Gestational diabetes may include the duration of Gestational diabetes, chances of complications of Gestational diabetes, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Gestational diabetes, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Gestational diabetes. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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