How Gestational Diabetes Treatment Is Planned: Diet, Glucose Tracking, Activity and Beyond

The phone call usually comes a day or two after the long morning in the lab: the sweet drink, the three blood draws, the waiting room chairs. The number was higher than the threshold. Most people who hear this are between 24 and 28 weeks pregnant, already tired, and suddenly asked to learn a vocabulary of carbohydrates, lancets and logbooks.

What rarely gets explained in that first call is that a gestational diabetes treatment plan is not a single instruction. It is a sequence: food first, measured by home glucose checks, supported by daily movement, with medicine held in reserve for the minority whose numbers do not settle. Each step is decided on evidence from your own readings, not on guesswork.

This explainer walks through how that plan is built, what the first weeks feel like, where the plan changes near birth, and why it quietly continues after the baby arrives.

What is actually happening in the body with gestational diabetes?

Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that first appears during pregnancy in someone who did not have diabetes before. The driver is the placenta. As it grows, it releases hormones that make the body’s cells less responsive to insulin, the hormone that moves glucose out of the bloodstream and into muscle and fat. Doctors call this reduced responsiveness insulin resistance, and every pregnancy produces some degree of it; the design keeps extra glucose available for the fetus.

Most pregnancies compensate. The pancreas simply makes more insulin, sometimes two or three times its usual output, and blood sugar stays in range. Gestational diabetes develops when the pancreas cannot keep pace with the rising resistance. Glucose lingers in the blood, crosses the placenta, and prompts the fetus to make its own extra insulin, which acts as a growth hormone in the womb.

That mechanism explains the two concerns that shape treatment. Persistently high maternal glucose is linked with a larger-than-average baby, which can complicate birth, and with low blood sugar in the newborn once the maternal supply stops. According to the CDC, gestational diabetes affects roughly 2% to 10% of pregnancies in the United States each year, which makes it one of the most common pregnancy complications clinicians manage.

Insulin resistance peaks in the third trimester and then falls sharply once the placenta is delivered, which is why blood sugar typically returns to pre-pregnancy patterns within days of birth. The whole plan, from the first diet change to the last postpartum test, is built around that curve: rising resistance, a plateau near term, and a drop afterward that still needs checking.

How is a gestational diabetes treatment plan put together?

Think of the plan as a staircase rather than a menu. Every pregnancy care team, whether following CDC, NHS or Mayo Clinic guidance, climbs the same steps in the same order, and your own glucose readings decide how far up you go.

Step	What it involves	What decides the next step
Education and diet	Meeting a dietitian, spreading carbohydrates across the day, pairing them with protein and fiber	Home glucose readings over the first one to two weeks
Glucose tracking	Finger-stick checks, typically fasting and after meals, recorded in a log or app	How many readings sit above the team’s targets
Activity	Moderate movement most days, often a walk after meals	Whether post-meal readings improve
Medicine	Insulin, or sometimes an oral medicine, prescribed and adjusted by the clinician	Persistent readings above target despite the steps above
Fetal monitoring	Growth ultrasounds and, later, checks of the baby’s wellbeing	Glucose control, baby’s measured growth, gestational age

The order matters for a practical reason: the first three steps are reversible and carry almost no risk, so they are tried before anything is prescribed. The NHS notes that medicine is usually offered when blood sugar is not under control within one to two weeks of changing diet and exercise, which gives a sense of how quickly the staircase can move.

What makes this a plan rather than a set of rules is the feedback loop. Readings flow to the team, the team adjusts, and the next set of readings tests the adjustment. Decisions about targets, testing frequency and medicine sit with the treating clinicians, who can see the whole picture of your pregnancy rather than one number on one morning.

What does a gestational diabetes diet plan really change?

The most common misunderstanding is that the diet means eating less. It does not. Pregnancy still needs energy, and the NHS and Mayo Clinic both describe a gestational diabetes eating pattern as a rebalancing of what and when, not a reduction in how much.

Carbohydrates are the focus because they are the nutrients that become blood glucose. A dietitian will usually ask you to spread them across three meals and two or three snacks rather than loading one meal, to favor slower-digesting sources such as whole grains, beans, vegetables and fruit over refined bread, juice and sweets, and to pair each portion of carbohydrate with protein or fat so glucose enters the blood more gradually.

Breakfast tends to get special attention. Insulin resistance is often highest in the early morning, so a bowl of cereal that would cause no trouble at lunch can push a post-breakfast reading above target. Many people find that a smaller, protein-forward breakfast is the single most effective change they make, and their logbook will show it within days.

A few points of evidence worth knowing:

• Fiber slows carbohydrate absorption, which is why whole fruit behaves differently from fruit juice in a glucose log.
• Skipping meals can backfire: a long gap followed by a large meal often produces a higher spike than the same food eaten in two sittings.
• Portion guidance from your dietitian is individual, based on your weight, activity and readings, which is why generic online carbohydrate counts are a poor substitute.

The diet is a hypothesis you test. If readings after a particular meal stay high, the meal changes; if they are consistently in range, nothing needs to change at all.

Gestational diabetes blood sugar monitoring: what the numbers tell your team

Home glucose monitoring is the instrument panel of the whole plan. A small meter reads a drop of blood from a finger-stick, and that number is the only direct evidence of whether diet and activity are doing their job.

Mayo Clinic describes a typical schedule of four or more checks a day: one first thing in the morning before eating (the fasting reading), and one after each main meal, usually one or two hours after the first bite. The fasting number reflects what the liver releases overnight and is the reading diet changes influence least; the post-meal numbers reflect how a specific meal was handled and respond quickly to food choices.

Your team will give you a fasting target and a post-meal target expressed in milligrams per deciliter. Specific cut-offs differ slightly between guidelines, which is why the numbers come from the clinician managing your pregnancy rather than from a general article. What matters more than any single reading is the pattern: a run of elevated fasting values points toward one adjustment, scattered high post-meal values toward another.

Some practical mechanics make the data more useful:

• Record the meal alongside the number. A reading without context cannot teach anyone anything.
• Wash and dry hands before testing; sugar residue on a fingertip produces a false high.
• Note anything unusual, such as poor sleep, illness or a missed walk, since all of these move glucose.

Some teams offer a continuous glucose monitor, a sensor worn on the skin that reads glucose every few minutes. Evidence for its use in gestational diabetes is still developing, and whether it is offered depends on local practice and the clinician’s judgment. The logbook, however kept, is reviewed at each visit, and it is the basis for every decision about stepping up or holding steady.

How much activity helps, and what kind?

Muscle takes up glucose when it works, and in the first hour or so after exercise it does so partly without needing insulin at all. That is the mechanism behind one of the simplest pieces of advice in the plan: move after you eat.

Mayo Clinic suggests about 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week for people with gestational diabetes who have no medical reason to limit exercise. Moderate means you can talk but not sing. Brisk walking, swimming, stationary cycling and prenatal yoga all qualify, and the 30 minutes can be split; three 10-minute walks after meals are a popular pattern because they target exactly the readings most people struggle with.

A walk after dinner is often the difference between a post-meal number above target and one below it. Your logbook will show the effect, which is why clinicians ask you to record activity next to readings.

Safety during pregnancy follows the usual rules:

• Stop and rest with dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath out of proportion to effort, contractions, or any vaginal bleeding or fluid.
• Avoid lying flat on your back for exercise after the first trimester, and avoid activities with a high fall or impact risk.
• Drink water, and avoid exercising in heat.

Some people are asked to limit activity because of placenta previa, a cervix that is shortening, high blood pressure or bleeding, and for them the plan leans more on diet and, if needed, medicine. Anyone unsure should ask before starting rather than guess. Activity will not replace diet or medicine when they are needed, but it reliably lowers the amount of glucose the body has to deal with, and the evidence for that effect is consistent across guidelines.

When is gestational diabetes insulin treatment or other medicine added?

Most people manage gestational diabetes with food, movement and monitoring alone. Medicine enters the plan when readings stay above target despite those changes, and the NHS gives a rough signal of timing: if blood sugar is not controlled within one to two weeks of diet and exercise changes, medicine is usually discussed. The decision also depends on how far above target the readings are and on ultrasound measurements of the baby’s growth.

Insulin is the longest-established option. It replaces what the overworked pancreas cannot supply, it is given by injection, and because it does not cross the placenta in meaningful amounts, it has a long track record in pregnancy. Clinicians choose between forms that act over a few hours, usually taken before meals, and forms that provide a steady background level, typically used for high fasting readings. The pattern in the logbook decides which is prescribed, how it is adjusted and when, and that is the prescriber’s call alone.

Oral medicines are sometimes used. Metformin works by reducing the glucose the liver releases and improving the body’s response to insulin; it does cross the placenta, and guidelines describe it as an option for some people after a discussion of the evidence. Glyburide, which prompts the pancreas to release more insulin, is used less often. Which, if any, is appropriate depends on your readings, your history and your clinician’s judgment.

Needing medicine is not a failure of effort. The placenta sets the level of insulin resistance, and it rises regardless of how carefully anyone eats. Medicine simply matches the supply to that demand, and diet, activity and monitoring continue alongside it. Doses, timing and any change to a prescription belong to the treating team.

Who follows the standard plan, and who is steered a different way?

The staircase described above is designed for someone diagnosed by routine screening, usually at 24 to 28 weeks, with readings that are above target but not dramatically so. For that group, which is the majority, a trial of diet and activity before any medicine is the evidence-based default.

Several situations change the sequence, and it helps to know why.

• Very high readings at diagnosis. When the screening result or the first logbook entries are far above target, clinicians may start medicine alongside diet changes rather than waiting, because the trial period would expose the fetus to high glucose for weeks.
• Diabetes diagnosed early in pregnancy. High glucose found in the first trimester often reflects type 2 diabetes that was present before conception. It is managed as pre-existing diabetes, with closer attention to early fetal development.
• An ultrasound showing accelerated growth. If the baby is measuring large or there is excess amniotic fluid, the team may tighten targets or add medicine sooner.
• Conditions that limit exercise. Placenta previa, preterm labor risk or significant hypertension shift the plan toward diet and medicine.
• Twin or triplet pregnancies. Monitoring is usually more frequent, and the balance of food and glucose targets is individualized.

Conversely, some people are asked to wait before stepping up. A single high reading after an unusual meal, a reading taken during illness, or a week disrupted by travel does not on its own trigger medicine. Teams look for a pattern, typically several readings above target over a week or more, before changing course.

None of these categories is fixed. A person who starts on diet alone may need medicine by 34 weeks as resistance peaks, and someone started on insulin for very high initial readings may need less as diet changes take hold. The plan is reviewed at every visit precisely because pregnancy is not static.

What do the first days and weeks on the plan usually look like?

Day one is mostly logistics. You will be shown how to use a glucose meter, given a log or an app, and booked with a dietitian, often within the same week. Many people describe the first few days as a crash course: learning what a serving of carbohydrate looks like, testing at the right times, and discovering that a bowl of fruit and a glass of juice are not the same thing to a meter.

By the end of the first week, patterns usually appear. Post-meal readings respond fast to food changes, sometimes within a day or two. Fasting readings are slower and more stubborn, because they depend on overnight liver output rather than what you ate at dinner. This is the period when most people find their two or three problem meals and adjust them.

The first review with the team typically comes within one to two weeks, which is the window the NHS describes for judging whether diet and exercise alone are enough. The clinician reads the log, looks at the proportion of readings above target, and either confirms the current plan or adds a step.

Emotionally, the first fortnight is often the hardest. The testing feels relentless, every meal becomes a calculation, and it is common to feel judged by a number. Two things tend to help: remembering that the meter is collecting evidence rather than issuing verdicts, and noticing that most readings, for most people, are in range once the food pattern settles.

From about week three onward, the routine usually becomes automatic. Appointments settle into a rhythm, often every one to two weeks depending on the practice, and growth scans are scheduled. The work does not disappear, but it stops dominating the day.

How does the plan change near birth?

Insulin resistance climbs through the third trimester, so readings that were comfortable at 28 weeks can drift upward by 34 or 36 weeks without any change in what you eat. Teams expect this and often tighten the review schedule as term approaches. Some people who managed on diet alone are offered medicine in these final weeks; some already on insulin have their prescription adjusted.

Fetal monitoring also intensifies. Ultrasounds estimate the baby’s size and the volume of amniotic fluid, and in the last weeks many practices add checks of the baby’s heart rate pattern. These measurements, together with your glucose control, shape the conversation about timing of birth.

Timing is the main practical difference from a pregnancy without diabetes. The NHS advises that birth is usually planned for before 41 weeks when gestational diabetes is present, with induction of labor or a planned caesarean offered if labor has not started by then; some teams advise earlier timing when glucose has been hard to control or the baby is measuring large. The decision weighs the small but real risks of continuing the pregnancy against the risks of an earlier birth, and it is made jointly with the obstetric team.

During labor itself, blood sugar is often checked at intervals, because very high or very low maternal glucose in the hours before birth affects the newborn’s own blood sugar. People on insulin may have it given through a drip, adjusted hour by hour; those on diet alone often need nothing beyond monitoring.

Once the placenta is delivered, the hormonal source of insulin resistance is gone. Most people on medicine stop it immediately after birth under their team’s direction, and glucose readings usually fall into the normal range within a day or two. The newborn’s blood sugar is checked soon after birth, with the NHS describing testing within the first few hours, because the baby’s pancreas may still be producing extra insulin for a while.

Gestational diabetes after birth: why the plan does not end at delivery

The glucose readings return to normal. The meter goes in a drawer. The baby is home. At this point many people assume the episode is closed, and the evidence says otherwise.

Gestational diabetes reveals a pancreas that struggled under load, and that tendency persists. The CDC reports that about 50% of people who have had gestational diabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, and NHS guidance notes a higher chance of gestational diabetes in any future pregnancy. These are not reasons for alarm, but they are reasons for a follow-up schedule.

The schedule looks like this in mainstream guidance:

• A glucose test 6 to 12 weeks after birth (the NHS window is 6 to 13 weeks), to confirm readings have normalized and to catch the minority who have type 2 diabetes that was unmasked by pregnancy.
• Repeat testing every one to three years after that if the first result is normal, per the CDC; the NHS suggests yearly checks.
• A pre-pregnancy glucose check before any future conception, and earlier screening in that pregnancy.

Between those tests, the habits built during pregnancy keep their value. The same carbohydrate-balanced eating, regular movement and attention to weight that controlled glucose during pregnancy are the measures CDC and NHS recommend for lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes afterward. Breastfeeding, where possible and chosen, is associated in observational studies with lower later diabetes risk for the parent, though the evidence shows association rather than proof of cause.

The postpartum test is the step most often missed, usually because life with a newborn crowds it out. Booking it before leaving the maternity ward, or asking the team to schedule it alongside the baby’s checks, is the single most practical thing most people can do with the end of this plan.

What is the relationship between anxiety and gestational diabetes?

The relationship runs in both directions, and the evidence is clearer for one direction than the other.

A diagnosis of gestational diabetes reliably raises anxiety. Studies of people in this situation describe worry about the baby, guilt about food, and a sense of being watched by a meter several times a day. Those feelings are common enough that many teams now ask about mood at routine visits, and they are a legitimate reason to ask for support, whether from a midwife, a counselor or a peer group.

The reverse question, whether anxiety or stress causes or worsens gestational diabetes, has a more cautious answer. Stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline raise blood glucose in the short term; that is well established and anyone with a meter can see a high reading after a sleepless night. Whether chronic anxiety raises the risk of developing gestational diabetes in the first place is less settled. Some studies find an association, but they cannot separate anxiety from the sleep disruption, eating changes and reduced activity that often travel with it. The honest summary is that stress can nudge individual readings upward, while the evidence that it causes the condition is inconsistent.

Why this matters for the plan: a week of high readings during a stressful period does not mean the diet has failed, and a clinician reviewing the log will usually ask what else was happening. It also means that sleep, rest and mental health are not separate from glucose management; they are part of it.

Persistent anxiety, low mood, panic or intrusive thoughts during pregnancy deserve the same attention as a high fasting reading. Pregnancy teams routinely refer for support, and treatment for anxiety does not interfere with the gestational diabetes plan.

What people often get wrong about gestational diabetes treatment

Myths cluster around this diagnosis, partly because the word diabetes carries so much baggage. The evidence corrects most of them.

“I caused this by eating sugar.” The placenta sets insulin resistance; diet does not create the condition, though it influences readings once the condition exists. People with no sweet tooth and healthy weights develop gestational diabetes, and the CDC lists factors such as family history, age and previous gestational diabetes alongside weight.

“Needing insulin means the diet failed.” Insulin resistance rises through the third trimester regardless of effort. Medicine is a response to the placenta’s output, not a grade on behavior.

“Cutting all carbohydrates fixes it.” Very low carbohydrate intake in pregnancy can push the body to burn fat for fuel, producing ketones, which clinicians prefer to avoid. The dietitian’s plan distributes carbohydrates; it does not eliminate them.

“One high reading means something is wrong.” Teams look at patterns over days and weeks. A single number after an unusual meal is data, not a crisis.

“A gestational diabetes treatment plan guarantees a normal-sized baby.” Good control lowers the likelihood of excess growth, but birth weight has many inputs, including genetics. No plan promises an outcome.

“It goes away after birth, so I can forget it.” Readings normalize, but roughly half of those affected develop type 2 diabetes later, according to the CDC, and the postpartum test exists for exactly that reason.

“The baby will be born with diabetes.” Newborns of parents with gestational diabetes may have temporarily low blood sugar in the first hours, which is checked and managed; they are not born with diabetes.

Each of these corrections points to the same principle: treatment is a feedback loop between readings and adjustments, and it works best when fear and blame are kept out of it.

Questions to ask your care team

A plan you understand is a plan you can follow. Appointments are short, so it helps to arrive with questions written down. These are the ones that tend to produce the most useful answers.

• What are my fasting and post-meal glucose targets, and which guideline are they based on?
• How many readings above target, over how many days, would make you consider adding medicine?
• Which of my meals or times of day are you most concerned about in the log?
• Is there any reason I should limit exercise, and if not, how much activity do you suggest?
• When is my next growth ultrasound, and what would make you change the plan based on it?
• If medicine is needed, what are the options for me, how does each work, and what does the evidence say about safety in pregnancy?
• How will my glucose be managed during labor, and will the plan differ if I have a caesarean?
• What will happen with my baby’s blood sugar after birth, and how will feeding be supported?
• When exactly should my postpartum glucose test be, and can it be booked now?
• How often should I be tested for type 2 diabetes in the years ahead?
• Who do I contact between appointments if readings are consistently high or low?
• Is there support available for the anxiety that often comes with this diagnosis?

Two habits make these conversations more productive. Bring the log, physical or digital, with meals noted next to readings, since a clinician can read a week of data in a minute and most adjustments come straight from it. And ask for the reasoning behind any change, not just the instruction: knowing that a morning walk is suggested because fasting readings are creeping up makes the walk far more likely to happen.

Every decision about targets, testing, medicine and birth timing rests with the treating team. Good questions do not take those decisions away; they make sure you understand them.

When to call your doctor

Most days on a gestational diabetes treatment plan are uneventful, and the routine of readings and visits covers ordinary fluctuations. Some situations need a same-day call or a trip to the maternity unit rather than waiting for the next appointment.

Contact your care team promptly if you notice:

• Glucose readings consistently above your targets for several days despite following the plan, or any reading your team has told you is a threshold for calling.
• Symptoms of low blood sugar, particularly if you take insulin or an oral medicine: shakiness, sweating, confusion, a racing heart, or feeling faint, especially if it does not settle after eating or drinking something sugary.
• Persistent vomiting or inability to keep food and fluids down, which makes glucose unpredictable and raises the risk of ketones.
• Very high readings accompanied by extreme thirst, frequent urination, abdominal pain, nausea or fruity-smelling breath, which can signal ketoacidosis, a rare but serious state where the body burns fat for fuel.

Seek urgent care, the same day and without waiting, for pregnancy warning signs regardless of glucose:

• Reduced or changed fetal movements compared with the baby’s usual pattern.
• Vaginal bleeding, or a gush or steady trickle of fluid.
• Regular, painful contractions before 37 weeks.
• Severe headache, visual disturbance, sudden swelling of the face or hands, or pain under the ribs on the right side, which can indicate pre-eclampsia, a blood pressure condition that is more common with gestational diabetes.
• Chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or fainting.

After birth, call if you feel unwell with symptoms of very high or very low blood sugar, or if the newborn is unusually sleepy, jittery, feeding poorly or has a bluish tinge, all of which the maternity team will have discussed with you before discharge. When in doubt, call. Maternity units expect these calls, and a reassuring answer costs nothing.

Frequently asked questions

What are the different types of diabetes, and where does gestational diabetes fit?

The main types are type 1, in which the immune system destroys insulin-producing cells; type 2, in which the body becomes resistant to insulin and the pancreas cannot compensate; and gestational diabetes, which first appears in pregnancy because placental hormones raise insulin resistance. Gestational diabetes usually resolves after birth but signals a higher lifetime risk of type 2. Prediabetes is a state of raised glucose below the diabetes threshold.

What is prediabetes and how is it treated by the NHS?

Prediabetes, which the NHS calls non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, means blood glucose is above the normal range but below the level that defines type 2 diabetes. The NHS approach is lifestyle-based: structured programs on eating patterns, physical activity and weight, with repeat blood tests to track progress. Medicine is not the usual first step. Someone who has had gestational diabetes falls into a higher-risk group and is typically offered regular testing.

How does type 2 diabetes affect pregnancy?

Pre-existing type 2 diabetes affects pregnancy from the earliest weeks, because high glucose during organ formation in the first trimester is associated with a higher chance of birth differences and miscarriage. For that reason, guidelines emphasize glucose control before conception and early in pregnancy. Later risks overlap with gestational diabetes: a larger baby, pre-eclampsia and newborn low blood sugar. Care usually involves a specialist team and more frequent monitoring throughout.

What is the relationship between anxiety and gestational diabetes?

A gestational diabetes diagnosis commonly increases anxiety, and that effect is well documented. Whether anxiety causes gestational diabetes is less clear: stress hormones raise glucose in the short term, so individual readings can climb during a stressful week, but studies linking chronic anxiety to developing the condition are inconsistent and cannot separate anxiety from poor sleep and changed eating. Persistent anxiety in pregnancy deserves support in its own right.

Do I have to cut out carbohydrates on a gestational diabetes diet plan?

No. The plan distributes carbohydrates across meals and snacks and favors slower-digesting sources, rather than removing them. Very low carbohydrate intake in pregnancy can lead the body to produce ketones, which clinicians prefer to avoid. A dietitian sets portions based on your readings, weight and activity, and the logbook shows which meals need adjusting. Most people change two or three specific meals rather than their whole diet.

Will I definitely need gestational diabetes insulin treatment?

Most people do not. Diet, activity and monitoring control readings for the majority, and medicine is considered only when readings stay above target, which the NHS frames as roughly one to two weeks after lifestyle changes. Insulin is the most established option because it does not cross the placenta in meaningful amounts; oral options are discussed case by case. The prescribing clinician makes the decision based on your pattern of readings and the baby’s growth.

How often do I need gestational diabetes blood sugar monitoring?

Mayo Clinic describes a typical pattern of four or more finger-stick checks a day: one fasting reading before breakfast and one after each main meal, usually one or two hours after eating. Your team sets the exact schedule and targets, and may adjust frequency as the pregnancy progresses or if medicine is added. Recording the meal and any activity alongside each reading makes the data far more useful at review visits.

What happens to my baby after birth if I had gestational diabetes?

The newborn’s blood sugar is checked within the first few hours, because the baby’s pancreas may still be producing extra insulin for a short time after the maternal glucose supply stops. Early and regular feeding helps, and if readings are low the team may give extra feeds or, less often, glucose. Babies are not born with diabetes. Most need only routine observation before going home with their parent.

What does gestational diabetes after birth mean for my future health?

Readings usually normalize within days of delivery, but the CDC reports that about 50% of people with gestational diabetes later develop type 2 diabetes, and the chance of gestational diabetes in a future pregnancy is higher. Guidelines recommend a glucose test 6 to 12 weeks after birth, then repeat testing every one to three years, alongside the eating and activity habits that controlled glucose during pregnancy.

Can I exercise with gestational diabetes, and does it really lower blood sugar?

Yes, for most people. Working muscle takes up glucose, partly without needing insulin, which is why a walk after meals often lowers post-meal readings measurably. Mayo Clinic suggests about 30 minutes of moderate activity most days when there is no medical reason to limit exercise. Conditions such as placenta previa, bleeding or significant high blood pressure may change that advice, so check with your team before starting anything new.

References

• CDC: About Gestational Diabetes
• NHS: Gestational diabetes
• NIH NIDDK: Gestational Diabetes
• MedlinePlus: Diabetes and Pregnancy

This article is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified doctor about your individual situation.