Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 5

Common Types of Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

  • 7% of all U.S. pregnancies, or about 200,000 cases annually

  • Increased lifelong risk for mother and child for developing type 2 diabetes

Note:

• Gestational diabetes mellitus is a form of glucose intolerance diagnosed in some women during pregnancy.

• Gestational diabetes affects 7%, or about 200,000 U.S. pregnancies each year.

• After pregnancy, 5% to 10% of women with gestational diabetes are found to have type 2 diabetes. Women who have had gestational diabetes have an increased lifelong risk—up to a 50% chance—of developing diabetes in the next 5 to 10 years after pregnancy. Their offspring are also at higher risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes compared to other children.

• Gestational diabetes is more common among African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and American Indians and Alaska Natives. It is also more common among obese women and women with a family history of diabetes.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2005.