According to Diabetes UK 16% of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that affects pregnant women usually in the second or third trimester. Being overweight/ obese prior to pregnancy can increase your risk of suffering with gestational diabetes as can having a family history of diabetes, having previously given birth to large babies or being from south asian, african carribean or middle eastern backgrounds. Suffering with gestational diabetes can increase your risk of having a c-section delivery, needing to be induced, perinatal death and increase baby’s risk of being overweight/ obese, and having type 2 diabetes in later life.
Eating a healthy, balanced diet of fresh food, not gaining too much weight during pregnancy and keeping active throughout your pregnancy will reduce your risk of gestational diabetes. If you need help with what you should and shouldn’t be eating during pregnancy check out our Nourishing nutrition for mums to be e-book or contact Sarah for more help and advice.
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