Gestattional Diabetes

let me clarify something first - nope not pregnant nor planning to get pregnant in the near future just a question (to help make a decision about pregnancies)

Those of you who had GD and then got pregnant again - did you get GD again? Is it like once you got it once you will always get it?

I think I got it with rhyley because of family history BUT I did not get it with the first 2 (and yep got tested for it) Could of been an age thing as well.

Thanks for that little bit of info Robyn. My OB is sure I got it in the last few weeks of my pregnancy with Josh and there is a strong family history of GD in my mum's family. Which means that my next pregnancy I have to be very careful.

i didnt have to do insulin first time round, just watched what i was eating which was fine cos i was stuck in hospital anyway. second time tried to control it with eating but even though i was really good, in fact i was losing weight i was being so good, i still had to go on insulin which is when they said how it gets worse as pregnancy goes progresses. I was totally freaked out about the insulin, had many a panick attack over it but they gave me one of the needles where its hidden so you dont see it going into you and it was actually easier than doing the finger testing in the end. hated doing it ofcourse, its all just such a pain in the butt, especially when you go to the mall or somewhere to eat, you have to either go off to the toilets and inject yourself or descretly do it at the table, felt like a druggie or something.

i think it depends on the person rather than the size. its not that every overweight person is going to get it but if your lifestyle is not that flash and there is a history then there is a higher chance you will get it and its gonna be harder to control. I know quite a few people who are little, healthy but still got it and also a heap of huge ladies who never got it, it was just genetic history i guess.

ok thanks.. wasnt sure.. i do know weight is a factor in getting type 2 diabetes in later life..so i wondered..

Yeah I had it with my first pregnancy & managed to control it with diet. I was told I had an 80% chance of getting it again this time, but have had 2 tests so far & they've both come back clear. I think I've got to have one more test this 3rd trimester just to check again. My midwife got me to start my diet almost as soon as I got pregnant though to try & avoid it, so I think that's probably helped a bit (although I haven't been following the diet quite as strictly as when I had GD & had to test myself!!)