Gestational Diabetes Symptoms: An Overview
Common Gestational Diabetes Symptoms
If a woman does have gestational diabetes symptoms, they can include:
- Feeling ill or very tired
- Being very thirsty
- Frequent urination, especially at night
- Weight loss when you are not trying
- Blurred vision
- Frequent infections.
The Impact of Gestational Diabetes Symptoms on the Mother
In the mother, gestational diabetes symptoms may lead to:
The extra-large baby might cause the woman to feel uncomfortable during the last months of pregnancy. Also, it could lead to problems for both the woman and the baby during delivery.
When the baby is delivered surgically by a cesarean section (C-section), it takes longer for the woman to recover from childbirth. High
blood pressure when a woman is pregnant might lead to an early delivery and could cause
seizures or a
stroke in the woman.
Sometimes, gestational diabetes does not go away after delivery. These women have converted to
type 2 diabetes. A woman whose diabetes does not go away after delivery will need to manage her diabetes for the rest of her life.