Gestational diabetes is managed with diet, monitoring, and sometimes insulin during pregnancy. A glucose log and follow-up testing record the pregnancy and after.
Also known as: pregnancy diabetes, GDM.
Common symptoms of Gestational Diabetes
People living with gestational diabetes may notice some of the following. Recording what you observe — and when — gives your clinician a clearer picture.
- Usually none
- Detected on screening
- Increased thirst (sometimes)
What to track for Gestational Diabetes
Good records turn a stack of paper into answers. For gestational diabetes, it helps to keep:
- Glucose readings
- Diet and weight notes
- Medication, if any
- Postpartum glucose follow-up
How Hamdosh helps with Gestational Diabetes
Hamdosh is your family's medical memory. Every prescription, lab result, and visit note for gestational diabetes is captured with OCR, grouped into encounters, and made searchable — with a one-tap outcome on each treatment so you can answer "what actually worked?" Your records are encrypted at rest, and you control exactly who in the household can see them.
- One timeline for every gestational diabetes document, across clinics and years.
- Natural-language search: "what was prescribed last time?" returns the script and the outcome.
- Treatment-outcome tracking so the record shows what helped — not just what was tried.