Comments on: Can gestational diabetes cause numbness in legs? Will this numbness go away?

By: Prairie Girl

Prairie Girl — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:53:59 +0000

Call your doctor to ask if you should go in now or wait for your 6 wks check up. Usually gestational diabetes goes away once you give birth, but since you didn't follow the diet well the last few weeks and you are having this problem, which is a symptom of diabetes, you need to pay attention to it closely.
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By: kristieo30

kristieo30 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:36:59 +0000

I too had gestational diabetes, my partner has just been diagnosed as type 1. You should be re-tested after you have given birth.

I found that my right thigh would go numb for a few months after but my tests were fine. Always consult a doctor if you are worried and don’t leave it too long. As they have probably told you, you are now at a greater risk of being a type 2diabetic later on.

Try to keep up the diet and exercise as this should help with circulation and decrease the risks of becoming diabetic. I know how hard it is, I didn’t keep itt up.

Good luck and congrats on your bub!
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By: Gary B

Gary B — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:52:59 +0000

Gestational Diabetes is no different from other forms of diabetes, except for the cause — pregnancy.

In most cases it WILL go away after you deliver. However, if you do not work to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight and form, the diabetes might stay with you.

Peripheral Neuropathy is a sign of diabetes that has been present for a long time — several months usually. This means that you may have been diabetic BEFORE you got pregnant, and that you may also remain diabetic after you deliver.

After you’ve delivered, the doctor can best advise you for continued treatment, if necessary. If you remain diabetic for more than about 90 days after delivery, the doctor should refer you to an ENDOCRINOLOGIST for treatment as a possible Type 2 Diabetic.
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