You can do a lot to manage your gestational diabetes. Go to all your prenatal appointments and follow your treatment plan, including:. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link.
Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Gestational Diabetes. Minus Related Pages. Below are five steps you can take to help avoid developing gestational diabetes during your pregnancy.
Maintain healthy body weight. Discuss with your doctor what a healthy weight is for you during your pregnancy. Post-delivery weight management tips:. Get regular physical activity , if your condition allows it. This can help keep your glucose levels healthy. In one study, researchers found that women who were physically active before and during their pregnancy reduced their risk by about 70 percent.
The women got about four hours of physical activity per week. You will gain about 0. If you are overweight, you can safely gain less than 0. If you do not eat enough good food, you and your baby miss out.
Healthy weight gain during pregnancy. Page last reviewed: 28 March Next review due: 28 March Read our cookies policy to find out more about our cookies and how we use them. You can reduce your risk of developing gestational diabetes by following certain simple steps. It is not uncommon for your GP to offer you an early OGTT test at around weeks, and then again at around 26 weeks. Not everyone who experiences gestational diabetes in their first pregnancy will get a diagnosis the second time around.
You might enjoy this post from Zoe Foster Blake who had gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced osteitis pubis in her first pregnancy — but not her second. If you do get diagnosed for a second time it can be very upsetting. Gestational diabetes is an extra thing to carry on top of chasing around after your first born, coping with work and whatever else life throws at you. Try to stay positive — on the plus side you have experience.
You already know how to manage the testing, and potentially what foods to avoid to keep your blood glucose levels in target. You may also get extra scans to check on your bub — which is one silver lining! Join our community of over 45, people living with diabetes.
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