Gestational diabetes causes are high if having family history of diabetes, prior gestational or baby weight greater than 9 pounds and diagnosed as pre-diabetes.
Gestational Diabetes Risk Factors
- family history of diabetes - have a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes
- Race - African American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, or Pacific Islander
- 25 years of age or older
- Overweight and or obese
- had gestational diabetes in the previous pregnancy or given birth a baby weighing more than 9 pounds.
- have pre-diabetes, high blood-glucose levels yet high enough for the diagnosis of diabetes.
If you have any of the above risk factors, ask your health care team about testing for gestational diabetes.
- you are at high risk if you are very overweight, had gestational diabetes before, have a strong family history of diabetes, or have glucose in your urine.