Related to diabetes. diabetes symptoms, hypoglycemia, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, diabetes diet, type 1 diabetes, low blood sugar, glucose, insulin resistance, diabetic neuropathy, A1c, exercise and diabetes. © 2008 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. Women with pregnancy-induced diabetes, called gestational diabetes, were also more likely to have a child with a birth defect, but generally only if their weight before getting pregnant was in the overweight or obese range, with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher.