Opinions differ about a safe and effective diabetes treatment for pregnant and nursing women. If diet and exercise aren’t enough to lower blood sugar, should you use insulin or an oral medication like glyburide? Gestational diabetes is the name given to the initial discovery of diabetes in a woman who is pregnant, which occurs in approximately 4% of pregnancies. Hormonal changes in the placenta cause insulin resistance, leading to potentially dangerous high blood glucose levels. Often there are no symptoms, and the condition will go away soon after delivery. However, if not properly managed, the baby may grow larger than normal, making for a difficult birth and putting the woman at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian-American, American Indian and Pacific Island women are at greater risk, as are women who are overweight, have a family history of diabetes, are over 25 years old, or have high …