Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 6

Common Types of Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes occurs during pregnancy

  • 5% to 10% of women with gestational diabetes are found to have type 2 diabetes

  • 40% to 60% women with gestational diabetes will develop diabetes in the next 5 to 10 years

Note:

• Gestational diabetes mellitus is a form of glucose intolerance diagnosed in some women during 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 – a 40 to 60% 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. 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, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.