Diabetes after baby?

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  • mandamitch
  on Oct. 11, 2009 at 7:42 PM

• My sister started with GD and now has diabetes all the time.  She has always had to take insulin with GD.  We also have a lot of diabetes in our family (both parents, several granparent/aunts/uncles/etc).
  

  
  

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  • verybestmommy
  on Oct. 19, 2009 at 11:05 AM

• Well you are at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, but that is especially true if you are overweight.  I have a strong family history of Type 2 diabetes, my dad is on insulin for it, my sister on oral meds and many aunts and uncles have it as well.  Currently I am a very healthy 109 lbs and strive to stay that way.  My sugars are monitored on a yearly basis b/c of the family history and my 2 GD pregnancies, but my doctor is confident that as long as I take care of myself and stay healthy it will not be a problem for me :)
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

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  • TiggerMom
  on Nov. 2, 2009 at 8:39 PM

• Not for me but I also dont have any history of it in the family and Im not overweight, but their is a chance of it later in life.

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