Management of gestational diabetes

Counselling before pregnancy (for example, about preventive folic acid supplements) and multidisciplinary management are important for good pregnancy outcomes.
Most women can manage their GDM with dietary changes and exercise. Self monitoring of blood glucose levels can guide therapy.
Some women will need antidiabetic drugs, most commonly insulin therapy.
The goal of treatment is to reduce the risks of GDM for mother and child.
Scientific evidence is beginning to show that controlling glucose levels can result in less serious fetal complications (such as macrosomia) and increased maternal quality of life
Metformin has shown promising results. Treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome with metformin during pregnancy has been noted to decrease GDM levels

Test for gestational diabetes

Fasting blood glucose
Random blood glucose
Oral glucose tolerance test

Geastational diabetes

Gestational diabetes (or gestational diabetes mellitus, GDM) is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy.
Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes are at increased risk of problems typically such as being large for gestational age (which may lead to delivery complications), low blood sugar, and jaundice. Gestational diabetes is a treatable condition and women who have adequate control of glucose levels can effectively decrease these risks