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Gestational Diabete

Gestational diabetes affects mothers in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed, but while the baby is busy growing. Diabetes generally develops when the body can not efficiently produce or process insulin, a hormone the pancreas makes that allows cells to turn glucose, or sugar, into usable fuel.

Untreated or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can be harmful to a baby. When a mother has gestational diabetes, her pancreas works overtime to produce insulin, but the insulin does not lower her blood glucose levels. The extra blood glucose crosses through the placenta to the baby. The baby’s resulting high glucose levels causes it’s pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of it. Since the baby is getting more energy than it needs, that extra energy is stored as fat.

The mother’s gestational diabetes can therefore result in a baby with the condition known as macrosomia. Babies with macrosomia face potential health problems such as damage to their shoulders during birth (such as shoulder dystocia), a higher risk for breathing problems, and a higher risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes as an adult.

Gestational diabetes is treatable once it is diagnosed by a doctor. Changes in the mother’s diet, exercise regiment, and possible insulin injections can help control the gestational diabetes and result in a healthy baby. Gestational diabetes generally has no obvious symptoms, which is why women are routinely tested during their pregnancy to detect unusual insulin levels. Negligence in performing such tests or failure to properly diagnose the disease may render a physician liable for damages in a case where the baby suffered harm as a result.

If you or someone you know has suffered due to gestational diabetes, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Please fill out the form below for a free evaluation of your claim by an experienced attorney. There is no cost or obligation for this service.

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