It has quite a few years for me, but when I was pregnant with my second child, I had gestational diabetes also. My doctor told me the same as yours did.

It took about 14 years for me, but I too developed diabetes. Mine was Type 2.

It is good you brought this up. Many women do not believe it might happen to them and don't take the precautions doctors recommend these days.

There have been many articles written this past year concerning this subject and reminding women to listen to their doctors.

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I too, developed gestational diabetes with my second and third pregnancies and now am diabetic also. So, far I am managing with diet. Although there are those days! I pay particular attention to the carbs in the food I buy and try to cook as much as I can with fresh vegetables and meat. I avoid potatoes and bread, which is extremely difficult for me!!! I eat a lot of cheese, yogurt, low fat jello, skim milk and fruits. Although, I am very careful about what fruits I do eat and how much. I enjoy banana's and really "free food'". Raw vegetables are good also.

It's a struggle on a daily basis as I use to eat pretty much what I wanted. Yet, now the pounds have crept on and my generally over all feeling of health was poor. Other factors contributed to this, which may not be an issue for you. I developed thyroiditis which simply wreaked havoc with my overall health and feeling of
health.

Since, watching my diet, I have seen my sugar decline and my overall feeling improve. I just need to maintain the system I'm on. With three kids and a busy life it can be hard...but it can be done.

If you need anything. please feel free to ask. I am available and was there twice.
Good Luck

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Sounds familiar..I had gestational with first 2 pregnancies,but never was told to follow up and recheck for type 2 or 1..afterwards...4-5 yrs later i had gotten sick ..lost 60lbs and ended up in a ICU in coma, and to make it more serious i was in my second month of pregnancy(#3)...

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I think getting it back has, in a roundabout odd way, helped me to live better. I eat better, despite my love of Pop Tarts and brownies, lol. I too have thyroid problems, hypothyroidism.

Amazing what one disease can do to change a life, eh?

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I was gestational with my 2 sons, the first 19yrs ago last month and the other 10yrs ago last August, with our daughter (age 7 now) no gestational at all, She was born in July 01 and March 02 I was diagnosed Type 2, I'm a 5th generation and the youngest to ever have it, Laura's case is a bit different she suffered auto-immune failure which took her Thyroid in Sept 08 and it was just confirmed by a second Ped Endo on the 6th of this month she is Type 2 leading to Type 1, the doctor put her as a Type 1 1/2 in her records because she can go either way. She was NOT the child I would have thought would have gotten it but my other kids do random BG level just in case.

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This is what happened to me also. I had three pregnancies, was gestational with two of them and had to do insulin and the whole nine yards. I am now a type one also. The experience with them helped me a great deal. At least the information I received then gave me a head start. I hope the same is true for you. If you have any questions or concerns, this is the place to voice them. There are many with a significant amount of experience and knowledge and are more than willing to assist you in this new challenge.

Good Luck and I'm here if you need anything.

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I am the owner of DiabeticMommy.com and we have a fairly large forum.

Unfortunately, we've seen this a lot - moms come in while having gestational diabetes, have the baby, say good bye - and then we see "I'm back" messages when they get diagnosed. :(

Just today I got an email from a lady who is 39 and had gestational diabetes with her last one. Her doctor told her she would probably be a type 2 after this pregnancy.

She asked me if she could avoid progressing to to type 2 if she maintained really good control, didn't gain weight, and didn't eat any carbs.

I told her I wasn't a healthcare professional, but I did know that diabetes can be unpredictable - although it's one of the "nicer" diseases to have since you do have some control over it if you choose to exert it. I also told her I don't know if it progresses because of stress on the body and organs or maybe it increases our intra-abdominal visceral fat and makes control harder - and that even slender people can have a lot of this type of fat.

I apologized for not having a better answer. I really don't know the answer. Does anybody have one?

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