Overview
If you have gestational diabetes, and if treatments such as healthy eating, exercise, and medicines aren't enough to keep your blood sugar levels within a target range, then you may need insulin shots. Taking insulin can help prevent high blood sugar. High blood sugar can lead to problems for you and your baby.
You may be nervous giving a shot at first. But soon, giving yourself a shot will become routine. Your care team will show you how to give yourself insulin shots with a syringe or insulin pen. The needles you use to give the insulin injections are very thin. Most people who use insulin say they don't even feel the needle enter the skin. If you do feel the injection, the sting of the shot doesn't last long.
