Gestational diabetes diagnosis usually begins or during pregnancy. It is characterized by high blood sugar level, which first recognized during pregnancy. During pregnancy happens glucose intolerance, and a synonym for gestational diabetes.

the most common causes of gestational diabetes can be hereditary diabetes, born 9 pounds baby earlier from the same mother, overweight or loss polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), African or Latin American origin, obesity, recurrent infections, death of a newborn or a mysterious miscarriage. Families originating in certain areas may be at increased risk. Women from South Asia, including India, Pakistan is in danger. Therefore, women from the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon and Egypt also be risk factors for gestational diabetes. It is shown that women have some degree of impaired glucose intolerance due to hormonal changes during pregnancy Read the rest of this entry »