Treatment for gestational diabetes<\/a>\u00a0aims to keep blood glucose levels equal to those of pregnant women who don\u2019t have gestational diabetes. Treatment for gestational diabetes always includes special meal plans and scheduled physical activity. It may also include daily blood glucose testing and insulin injections. You will need help from your doctor, nurse educator, and other members of your health care team so that your treatment for gestational diabetes can be changed as needed.<\/p>\nFor you as the mother-to-be, treatment for gestational diabetes helps lower the risk of a cesarean section birth that very large babies may require. Sticking with your treatment for gestational diabetes will increase your chances for a healthy pregnancy and birth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During pregnancy \u2014 usually around the 24th week \u2014 some women develop gestational diabetes. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes doesn\u2019t mean that you had diabetes before you conceived, or that you will have diabetes after giving birth. However it\u2019s important to follow your doctor\u2019s advice regarding blood glucose (blood sugar) levels while you\u2019re planning your pregnancy, so you and your baby both remain healthy. How to Treat Gestational Diabetes Because gestational diabetes can hurt you and your baby, you need …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34,38,36,37,19],"class_list":["post-323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-diabetes","tag-exercise","tag-physicians","tag-pregnancy","tag-testing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t