Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes only occurs in pregnancy. It can occur at any stage of pregnancy, but is more common in the second half. It occurs when your body can't produce enough extra insulin to meet the demands of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes goes away after you've given birth.
It's important to know that you're twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life if you have gestational diabetes when you're pregnant.
Having diabetes when you're pregnant can put you and your baby at risk of complications (see below). You can reduce this risk, but it partly depends on what type of diabetes you have.
