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I know GDM does increase your risk for type 2 diabetes, and I would like to know why and how it happens. Searched the web and couldn't find an answer. Please give me an explanation. Thanks heaps. Pregnancy itself induces a state of insulin resistance, which requires the pancreas to produce much more insulin than usual. GDM indicates pancreatic reserves are low. Even when it resolves after birth, there is a high risk of getting T2DM after age forty when the aging process causes decreased pancreatic insulin output. The best way to avoid T2DM after GDM is to place less stress on the pancreas with a low refined carbohydrate, natural food diet....
