Gestational Diabetes Symptoms

By Christina Jobes

Diabetes symptoms, whether or not it is gestational diabetes symptoms or symptoms of other sorts of diabetes, are different and can alter from person to person. Please keep this under consideration as you read through this article, as this is only to serve as a suggestion and can't forecast the symptoms that each individual person may experience.

Symptoms of diabetes come in numerous forms and degrees. Although you may not be experiencing any noticeable symptoms does not mean that you are not a diabetic. Occasionally it takes weeks or maybe months for symptoms to become plentiful to where you will see them. With a pregnancy, doctors will often order a glucose tolerance test at a certain stage in the pregnancy and this could help to establish whether or not you are experiencing gestational diabetes or not ; however, even though the initial test may come back negative doesn't mean that you can't develop gestational diabetes at a later stage of the pregnancy. Generally, gestational diabetes shows no symptoms and is located through the glucose tolerance test. If symptoms are noticeable, they're mild.

Symptoms - common manifestations and appearances of diabetes, whether gestational or not, are : constant thirst, exorbitant urination, fatigue, vision problems, constant infections of the bladder, vagina and skin, blurred sight, and weight loss ( even though you have an increased appetite ). These are some of the basic symptoms and appearances of diabetes as each person may experience different signs and symptoms. weight loss occurs when the body doesn't receive sugar ( energy ) through food consumption ( usually leading to hyperglycemia ) and then the body begins to burn stored sugar ( fat ) for energy. When this happens, your blood sugar levels are customarily high and in some cases, very high and needs attention as quickly as possible before the onset on ketoacidosis and possible diabetic coma.

Gestational Diabetes & Type 2 Diabetes - Gestational diabetes is caused because of the hormones developed in the pregnancy and seems like Type 2 diabetes in that the body is still manufacturing insulin even though it isn't enough to control blood glucose levels. Often you can control gestational diabetes through watching your diet alone ; however some may have to take medicine and possibly even insulin through the pregnancy.

There is some research that shows that gestational diabetes and Type 2 diabetes is related ; however just because you develop gestational diabetes while pregnant doesn't mean that you're going to develop Type 2 diabetes later in life. To help curve the possibility of this, maintain a healthy reasonable healthy diet and a healthy weight as you can help with reducing your chance of developing Type 2 diabetes later on down the road.

If in Doubt.If you think that you are experiencing indications of gestational diabetes, inform your surgeon straight away. Like discussed earlier, even though the 1st test may come back negative, doesn't mean that you've not developed gestational diabetes since it was conducted. Physicians usually wait to conduct the glucose toleration test at around 28 weeks of pregnancy. If you feel at any point during your pregnancy like you are experiencing symptoms of diabetes, your surgeon may need to either conduct an early test or a later test. Don't be afraid to let your physician know what is happening with you, as it is your body and only you know how you are feeling. - 29887

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