Many women in pregnancy develop diabetes which only lasts until their baby is born. This is called gestational diabetes and can be picked up easily during routine ante-natal check-ups, and safely managed. However, many women have successful

Diabetic women who are planning a pregnancy should speak to their doctor before trying to conceive, after new research suggests diabetes can affect unborn babies.One in 13 babies born to women with type 1 or 2 diabetes were found to be affected by a

Gestational diabetes is a condition where the woman's body cannot produce enough insulin to cope with the raised blood sugar levels of pregnancy.In almost all cases, it passes quite soon after the baby is born. (However, it can mean the woman

your bones from osteoporosis. A new study from the Harvard Medical School, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has now added a reduction in the risk of developing type II diabetes to that list of maternal benefits. Two

Mums who develop diabetes during pregnancy, a condition known as gestational diabetes, are at a higher risk of becoming diabetic even if the condition initially goes away after birth, according to a new study.The study, published in the journal

The number of mums-to-be developing diabetes is twice as great as doctors previously believed, a new study has suggested.Before now, doctors thought 5% to 8% of women developed diabetes in pregnancy. However a study involving 23,000 women in nine

The National Diabetes Support Team are holding an Open Space event to share ideas and discuss how they can successfully support a woman’s journey through pregnancy from the pre-conception through to postnatal phase. The event will take place

If you are keen to start a family but are a diabetic, you may be concerned about what this means for your attempts to conceive and for the health of your pregnancy. It is true that diabetes can affect your fertility and a pregnancy with diabetes

Hi I just found out this morning that i have gestational diabetes and the internet had so much conflicting advice its already doing my head in!are there any other ladies on this site who have this too? i could really use some advice as i am a bit

hi im 32 + 4.i have diabetes and have been told that i'll be induced early.ive heard some real horror stories about induction, and have searched online and there seems to be very little info availble for women in my situation.was hoping to maybe