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gestational diabetes gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy and can cause complications for screened for gestational diabetes between the 24th and 28th pre-existing diabetes if you have diabetes and discover that you are develop a plan to help keep your developing baby healthy important to get your blood glucose into your target range pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby only increases the chances that you'll have problems with your diabetes; it can also harm your baby consult your doctor to have any diabetes-related problems if any of the medications you take—both prescription and over-the-counter—could cause problems for your baby some oral diabetes medicines can cause birth defects and may have to switch to an insulin regimen instead advisable to start taking folic acid even before you become pregnant to help prevent neural tube defects in your baby increase the risk of birth defects and can lead to a very large too low can also cause problems for the baby and may cause seizures in the mother receiving counselling from a registered dietitian can help ensure proper nutrition and appropriate weight gain and may help with blood glucose management appropriate physical activity is also recommended unless with your healthcare provider to find out what types and intensity of exercise would be right for you changes that take place in your body during pregnancy need to be adjusted again during your pregnancy there are prenatal tests that can check speak with your healthcare team about the prenatal tests you should have and when you should have them so you will be prepared when the time comes women who develop gestational diabetes must take the same precautions as women with pre-existing diabetes many oral diabetes medications are harmful to a newborn test that measures the amount of amniotic fluid gestational diabetes usually goes away following the birth of diabetes in the future of developing type 2 diabetes by continuing to follow the meal plan she adopted during her pregnancy cod if you have diabetes and are pregnant or are pharmacists can advise you on steps you can take to help support your health and that of your baby