About 7 percent of pregnant women develop abnormalities in their insulin production and blood glucose levels and are considered to have "gestational diabetes." The condition can usually be managed through meal planning and physical activity, and when it is well controlled, the baby will be healthy. Although these women's glucose and insulin levels often return to normal after pregnancy, as many as 50 percent may develop type 2 diabetes within 20 years of the pregnancy.

The following pages answer key questions about gestational diabetes:

1. What causes gestational diabetes?

2. Who gets gestational diabetes?

3. How is gestational diabetes diagnosed?

4. How is gestational diabetes treated?

5. Will I need to take drugs?

6. What will happen to me and my baby after I give birth?

7. Where can I find out more about gestational diabetes?