Gestational Diabets

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Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabets is a common misspelling of gestational diabetes.

To ensure a safe pregnancy, your healthcare provider may need to perform a blood glucose test on you to check for gestational diabetes. This condition occurs in 5 percent of all pregnancies and, if left untreated, can cause problems in a pregnant woman and her fetus. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that only occurs in women who are pregnant and typically goes away after pregnancy. However, women who develop gestational diabetes are at a higher risk of type 2 diabetes later in life.

(For more information, click Gestational Diabetes. This article offers a complete overview of gestational diabetes, including possible risk factors and treatment options. You can also click any of the links in the box to the right for specific information.)