Home Treatment for Gestational Diabetes

1. Getting regular exercise.
2. Checking your blood sugar.
3. Other aspects of your care:

• If changing the way you eat and exercising do not control your blood sugar level, you may need to take daily insulin shots.
  
• If you were overweight before you became pregnant, do not try to lose weight while you are pregnant. Ask your doctor how much weight you should gain during your pregnancy.
  
• Your doctor may have you check kick counts and let him or her know if you think your baby has been moving less than usual. Most pregnant women can feel their baby move after the 18th week of pregnancy. Normally, a baby moves several times during the day. If you don't feel movement for what seems like a long time, lie on your left side for 30 minutes or longer. If you don't feel movement within 2 hours, call your doctor.
  
• If you take insulin, it can cause your blood sugar to drop below the safe range. Even though very low blood sugar is rare in women who have gestational diabetes, it is important to know the symptoms of low blood sugar and have quick-sugar foods with you at all times.