What are the risks post delivery if you have gestational diabetes- Dr. Madhushree Vijayakumar

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Channel: Doctors' Circle World's Largest Health Platform · 2015 · People & Blogs

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Most of the time, if you have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes in the late second trimester or early third trimester,  more likely your sugars will come down after delivery.. nnBut in three to four percent of the cases, you carry on the same high sugars and there is a risk that you may develop diabetes at a later date.. nnResearch suggests that after a period of ten years of having gestational diabetes, there is a thirty five to fifty percent risk of having diabetes at a later date.. nnHave a healthy lifestyle, be active, do exercises at regular intervals and taking help from your doctor will help you reduce the risk of having diabetes..

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