Gestational Diabetes Treatment WisdomCard™

  1. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: How is Gestational Diabetes Treated? diabetes.niddk.nih.gov - How is Gestational Diabetes Treated?
  2. Mayo Clinic: Gestational Diabetes Treatment and Drugs mayoclinic.com - Gestational Diabetes Treatment and Drugs
  3. BabyCenter: How is Gestational Diabetes Managed? babycenter.com - How is Gestational Diabetes Managed?
  4. Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): How Is Gestational Diabetes Managed? diabetes.webmd.com - How Is Gestational Diabetes Managed?
  5. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Gestational Diabetes Treatment nlm.nih.gov - Gestational Diabetes Treatment
  6. American Pregnancy: If I Have Gestational Diabetes How Will I be Treated? americanpregnancy.org - If I Have Gestational Diabetes How Will I be Treated?
  7. Wikipedia: Gestational Diabetes Treatment en.wikipedia.org - Gestational Diabetes Treatment
  8. eMedTV: Controlling Gestational Diabetes pregnancy.emedtv.com - Controlling Gestational Diabetes
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Research Notes on Gestational Diabetes Treatment


Gestational diabetes treatment may include changing your diet, adding exercise, and medication. For diet modification you may be asked to limit sweets, eat smaller meals, and include more fiber in your diet. Some women require insulin to regulate their blood sugar.1

Fast Facts:

  • 30 minutes of exercise has been shown to keep blood sugar in check.2
  • All women are screened for gestational diabetes during pregnancy between 24 and 28 weeks.3
  • The high blood sugar levels will go back to normal after the baby is born.4
  • Many women who have gestational diabetes will develop diabetes within the next five to ten years.4


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: How is Gestational Diabetes Treated?
  2. ↑ BabyCenter: How is Gestational Diabetes Managed?
  3. ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): How Is Gestational Diabetes Managed?
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Gestational Diabetes Treatment

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