What is gestational diabetes mellitus?

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is first seen in a pregnant woman who did not have diabetes before she was pregnant. For most women with gestational diabetes, the diabetes goes away soon after delivery. When it does not go away, the diabetes is called type 2 diabetes.

How do members experience gestational diabetes mellitus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with gestational diabetes mellitus*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for gestational diabetes mellitus*

Who has gestational diabetes mellitus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 15
40s 27
50s 14
60s 6
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 66

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What is gestational diabetes mellitus?

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is first seen in a pregnant woman who did not have diabetes before she was pregnant. For most women with gestational diabetes, the diabetes goes away soon after delivery. When it does not go away, the diabetes is called type 2 diabetes.



Common symptoms reported by people with gestational diabetes mellitus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for gestational diabetes mellitus

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Compare treatments taken by people with gestational diabetes mellitus

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Got a question about living with gestational diabetes mellitus? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has gestational diabetes mellitus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 30 say gestational diabetes mellitus is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 15
40s 27
50s 14
60s 6
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 8
30-39 years 8
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 66

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 37
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from gestational diabetes mellitus patients who have completed their condition history
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