What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes? Most women who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes don’t have any symptoms. That’s why your Doctor/Nurse should offer you a screening test for gestational diabetes when you’re between 24 and 28 weeks pregnant. If you have any risk factors for gestational diabetes, your Doctor may suggest doing the…

Gestational diabetes is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to become too high. When you eat, your digestive system breaks down most of the food into a sugar called glucose. Glucose enters your bloodstream so your cells can use it as fuel. With the…