Gestational Diabetes

[chilchix]

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 28 weeks, went onto diabetes diet and exercised like mad; covering 2-3 miles of walking a day total...but by 35 week, didn't matter what I did or ate, I had to go on oral medication. Thankfully the medication wasn't insulin, rather medication that opens up insulin receptors, and that made ALL the difference. My doctor explained that as the placenta grows, at the end stage of the pregnancy, it becomes very difficult to manage blood sugar.