What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes?

Question

Has anyone's doctor asked her to take a test whether or not she has gestational diabetes? My dad has type 2 diabetes which isn't even the hereditary type, but my doctor just forced me to take a test anyway. I read that it most likely occurs in obese people, although I have to admit that I do have a sweet tooth. I still haven't seen the results because I have to get it a month after my last doctor's visit. What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes? I'm currently 27 weeks pregnant.

Answer 1

they tested me for it because i had glucose in my urine and was carring a baby that was large for my dates.i didnt have it though

Answer 2

Every pregnant lady has to get this test taken. I have to take mine in a couple weeks. I don't know what the symptoms are though sorry.

Answer 3

It's pretty standard to do a glucose tolerance test to determine if a woman has gestational diabetes, regardless of family history.  I had to do that test with both my pregnancies, with no issue.  If you had the test and the doctor didn't call you about it, it was almost certainly negative.  

Answer 4

um i hate to tell ya but type 2 diabetes is hereditary. and if your parent had that it does put you at a higher risk for having gestational diebetes. also i was 130 5'8 when i got pregnant and i have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes so it can happen to people who are not obese as well.  the drs make every pregnant lady take this test, and if you fail it, they will call you b4 your next checkup. some symptoms are always being thirsty and peeing alot ( yeah that happens when your pregnant anyways right?)  dont stress to much, but you should look up some info on gestational diebetes so your not in the dark about these things

Answer 5

your doctor made you get the test b/c its routine, everyone gets it done, I have to do mine on september 11th!!! I will be 24 weeks, usually the testing is done between 24-28 weeks. It effects about 4% of pregnancies, and you do not have to be overweight to get it. here is how it can affect baby

Gestational diabetes affects the mother in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed, but while the baby is busy growing. Because of this, gestational diabetes does not cause the kinds of birth defects sometimes seen in babies whose mothers had diabetes before pregnancy.

However, untreated or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can hurt your baby. When you have gestational diabetes, your pancreas works overtime to produce insulin, but the insulin does not lower your blood glucose levels. Although insulin does not cross the placenta, glucose and other nutrients do. So extra blood glucose goes through the placenta, giving the baby high blood glucose levels. This causes the baby's pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of the blood glucose. Since the baby is getting more energy than it needs to grow and develop, the extra energy is stored as fat.

This can lead to macrosomia, or a "fat" baby. Babies with macrosomia face health problems of their own, including damage to their shoulders during birth. Because of the extra insulin made by the baby's pancreas, newborns may have very low blood glucose levels at birth and are also at higher risk for breathing problems. Babies with excess insulin become children who are at risk for obesity and adults who are at risk for type 2 diabetes.

http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diab...