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There are many causes of gestational diabetes, and if you eat a lot of sugar or sugar in general, you are also at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, but it doesn't necessarily mean that if you have gestational diabetes, you are eating too much sugar.

Several of the more important factors in gestational diabetes:

I. Age

Pregnant mothers over the age of 35 years old is the advanced maternal age, the advanced maternal age in pregnancy is relatively higher risk of gestational diabetes, so, for the advanced maternal age, the pregnancy should pay more attention to diet, to achieve balanced nutrition, eat more vegetables and coarse grains, moderate amount of meat and a small amount of fruits and so on.

II. Obesity

Some expectant mothers have a better appetite during pregnancy and worry that their babies are not getting enough nutrients, so they accidentally put on weight, and mothers who put on weight are at a higher risk of getting gestational diabetes than others.

III. Heredity

Pregnant mothers who have diabetics in their immediate family are also at a higher risk of getting gestational diabetes during pregnancy.

IV. Uneven dietary nutrition

Diet is mainly manifested in the eating of staple food is too fine, almost only eat refined white rice and noodles, only eat vegetarian or eat a lot of greasy food, there is also a category is especially love to eat fruits, especially the sugar content of the fruit is relatively high, almost fruit as a meal, that the risk of getting gestational diabetes will also be higher.

So, getting gestational diabetes is very often not caused by eating too much sugar. Of course, if you eat too much sugar during pregnancy, it is easy to cause excess energy and malnutrition, while the hormone level changes during pregnancy itself, the burden on the pancreatic islets increases, which will also increase the risk of developing gestational diabetes.