Diabetes after pregnancy?

[NorthCarolinachicky]

Hi! I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at my 28 week apt. I was unable to control it through diet alone so I was put on insulin and everything's been good since. (I'm now at 38 weeks) How many women have had type 2 diabetes following their pregnancy? I was at a higher risk before getting pregnant because I had insulin resistant PCOS but was able to keep under control through diet and exercise. I was just wondering if this will completely go away after I deliver or if I have a chance of it turning from GD to type 2. Thanks in advance!

[micksmixxx]

In most cases of gestational diabetes the diabetes does 'go away' after the pregnancy (gestation), but you are more likely to develop diabetes at a later stage of your life.

Having said that, unfortunately, diabetes is sometimes 'kick started' by the pregnancy and doesn't go away. I'm afraid that you're going to have to wait to see what's going to happen in your own situation. I don't believe there's a way of telling, for certain, what will happen in individuals. Ask your gynaecologist [gynecologist, if you're American] if they can offer any advice.