Risks for gestational diabetes: Close family ❌ of type 2 diabetes, overweight, over ❌, if previous baby had ❌ or was large, previous stillbirth or miscarriage
Mechanism: placenta makes certain hormones that cause ❌. Mother needs to make ❌ more insulin, sometimes can't be done.
Symptoms: usually none, may be ❌ or tired, picked up during ❌ (antenatal blood tests include HbA1c) around ❌ weeks
Risks if untreated: needing C section, increased chance of HTN and ❌, fat baby, shoulder ❌ of baby during birth, ❌ baby after birth,
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insulin resistance
insulin resistance
hypoglycaemic
hypoglycaemic