Gestational Diabetes Symptoms – How Do I Know If I Am Going To Have GDM? Gestational Diabetes Symptoms Are Hard To Spot! You may be wondering whether you can tell if you are going to get gestational diabetes, and you want to know so you can get started on trying to manage it. That is important, and I completely understand why you want to know what the general gestational diabetes symptoms are so you can prepare. Isn’t that how we are as moms, busy and yet prepared? We know it may be a problem – anywhere from 5 – 15% of women develop gestational diabetes, and it’s something we want to avoid. But even if we can’t avoid it, we are going to do what we can to get ready and understand what is coming. But, you may not realize that gestational diabetes symptoms are very similar to what you normally feel during pregnancy. The symptoms of diabetes are things like increased thirst and increased urination. What pregnant woman is not a little more thirsty, and feeling like she needs to urinate a little more often? As the baby grows larger, and sits on your bladder, increased urination becomes a fact of life, especially at night. I sometimes think that the last 3 months of pregnancy when you can barely sleep the whole night through is just a preparation for the birth. Another symptom of diabetes in general is that you may have increased hunger or weight loss. I don’t suppose that accounts for cravings, but you typically do have increased hunger while you’re pregnant. As you can see, gestational diabetes symptoms are a normal part of pregnancy.

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Gestational Diabetes Symptoms – How Do I Know If I Am Going To Have GDM?

Gestational Diabetes Symptoms Are Hard To Spot!

You may be wondering whether you can tell if you are going to get gestational diabetes, and you want to know so you can get started on trying to manage it. That is important, and I completely understand why you want to know what the general gestational diabetes symptoms are so you can prepare. Isn’t that how we are as moms, busy and yet prepared? We know it may be a problem – anywhere from 5 – 15% of women develop gestational diabetes, and it’s something we want to avoid. But even if we can’t avoid it, we are going to do what we can to get ready and understand what is coming.

But, you may not realize that gestational diabetes symptoms are very similar to what you normally feel during pregnancy. The symptoms of diabetes are things like increased thirst and increased urination. What pregnant woman is not a little more thirsty, and feeling like she needs to urinate a little more often? As the baby grows larger, and sits on your bladder, increased urination becomes a fact of life, especially at night. I sometimes think that the last 3 months of pregnancy when you can barely sleep the whole night through is just a preparation for the birth. Another symptom of diabetes in general is that you may have increased hunger or weight loss. I don’t suppose that accounts for cravings, but you typically do have increased hunger while you’re pregnant. As you can see, gestational diabetes symptoms are a normal part of pregnancy.

Because there are no specific gestational diabetes symptoms, your Doctor will test you between weeks 24 and 28………

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