What Happens in Gestational Diabetes?

Gestational Diabetes is one of the most common conditions that can happen during pregnancy. But what happens when you have it, and how can diet and exercise help?

What Happens in Gestational Diabetes? is the second in a series of videos from the HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trial Network Ireland, explaining what happens in some common pregnancy and newborn health problems, and how research is trying to answer the questions we still have.

Our second Curious Parents video looks at Gestational Diabetes, a condition that affects up to 12% of pregnancies in Ireland. When you have gestational diabetes, your pancreas is not able to produce enough insulin to help convert sugar into energy. As a result, too much sugar is left in the blood, and left unchecked, this can have serious short term and long term effects for mum and baby.

At the HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trial Network, we're researching diabetes in pregnancy. You can read more about our research on our website - www.hrb-mbctni.ie

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Видео What Happens in Gestational Diabetes? канала RCSI Rotunda Research Department