t is not exactly known why pregnant mothers get gestational diabetes, but some specialist points to hormones in the placenta. These same hormones that helps to support the placenta as the baby grows, also seem to block the action of insulin.

This problem of course is called insulin resistance.  Some doctors suggest that the pregnant mother may need as much as three times more insulin to normalize her blood sugar levels, because the body is not producing enough insulin and the the cells are not getting letting the insulin in, to bring energy, to make you feel strong.

As pregnant mothers get closer to their delivery date, they tend to put on extra weight and become less active. So the metabolism slows down and the blood sugar levels rises, says Dr. Davis at Harvard medical school.

Gestational diabetes is generally a temporary situation and you should not worry about it too much. After the delivery of your baby, you will start to loose the weight and you will become more active again and your blood sugar levels will soon return back to normal.

Treatment of gestational diabets

In most cases of gestational diabetes, your doctor will probably put you on injectable insulin to help you control your blood sugar levels. Again this is a temporary situation in most cases of gestational diabetes. So don't worry too much about it. But do follow the advice of your doctor and take action to maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Apart from insulin injections, your doctor may also suggest that you keep up an active life style, as much as you can, to boost your metabolism and help control your blood glucose levels.

If you continue to run very high blood glucose levels, your run the risk of affecting your baby with diabetes. You may also run the risk of a cesarean birth of your baby.

So try to stay active as possible, eat healthy foods that are low fat, low in carbohydrates, low to no sugar and high in good proteins, such as sea foods, soy, chicken etc...