Gestational Diabetes - Some Serious Side Effects

By Terry Brennar


Other than Gestational Diabetes itself, there can be many side effects when woman have this condition. We don't want to scare you but we found a couple of recent news stories that you should be aware of. The first is from the Nigerian Tribune.

Diabetes Causes Abortions In Pregnant Women

Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is one of the most devastating experiences that can happen to a woman. Experts say, in some instances, diabetes may be the cause of many cases of abortion and birth of children with inborn malformations in pregnant women, reports Sade Oguntola.

Mrs Sarah Haruna suffered a total of four miscarriages in a span of eight years and despite the fact that she had sought medical help from two private hospitals during her last two pregnancies, she still went through painful miscarriages since the cause had not been identified. It took the efforts of one government hospital to discover the problem and finally Haruna delivered a healthy baby after being monitored by a specialist for about seven months.

This leads us to the conclusion that women should get first, second and even third opinions when they have symptoms of Gestational Diabetes, to satisfy their own health needs as well as their baby's. Far better to err on the side of being super-cautious, and to quote an old but useful clich -- better safe than sorry!

Megha Satyanarayana of Detroit Free Press writes:

In one of the largest medical malpractice jury verdict in Michigan history, the family of a quadriplegic 15-year-old girl was awarded $130 million in damages by an Oakland County jury verdict.

According to her attorneys of Macomb Township, the mother of the girl was suffering from Gestation Diabetes and this caused the girl to be born being larger than normal. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger stated that the doctor who was in charge induced her for a vaginal delivery at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak instead of delivering her by cesarean section. This affected her and she got a brain damage and a broken clavicle and now has quadriplegia, which requires an all time care.

According to Fieger, the doctor literally crushed the life out of the little girl. The officials of the hospital said that their evidence revealed the girl's birth defects were genetic. The case lasted about three weeks and was lead by Judge Rudy Nichols, and the jury of eight people took three days to come to the decision of this case that was filed in May 2006.

Although Beaumont officials said they will appeal the award, Halperin no longer works at the hospital according to spokesman Robert Ortlieb. Fieger explained that the award given was to take care of the cost of caring for Markell around-the-clock up to 2077 and her lost wages. This money will be stored with a conservator appointed by the court.

The original complaint filed by attorney Douglas Raymond of Lafayette, accused Halperin and Beaumont of not identifying that Markell's size needed a C-section and not acting to prevent injury to the baby.

It is evident that Gestational Diabetes can cause problems not only to an expectant mother but to the child also. For this reason, in case you think you have it, don't wait! You should consult your doctor or health care professional immediately, and always remember that Gestational Diabetes poses a number of serious side effects other than the disease itself.




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