Gestational Diabetes

You have an increased chance of developing gestational diabetes if:

• You are 25 or older when you become pregnant.
• You have had gestational diabetes before.
• You have given birth to a baby who weighed more than 9 lb (4 kg).
• You weighed more than 9 lb (4 kg) when you were born.
• You have a parent or sibling who has Reference type 2 diabetes Opens New Window.
• You are not physically active before pregnancy.
• You are obese (your Reference body mass index Opens New Window Reference Opens New Window[BMI] is 30 or higher).
• You are a member of a racial group or ethnic group that has a high risk of diabetes, such as Latin Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, or Pacific Islanders.
• You have Reference polycystic ovary syndrome Opens New Window.
• You have a dark skin rash called Reference acanthosis nigricans Opens New Window on the back of your neck or in folds on your body.
• You take Reference corticosteroid Opens New Window medicine.
• You have a history of prediabetes.
• You have a history of problems during pregnancy.

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