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My main motivation

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when I found out I had gestational diabetes 

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was to stay healthy

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for my family for my son.

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My family has experienced type two
diabetes.

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My mother had gestational
diabetes and she was diagnosed

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with type two diabetes after she
had my sisters.

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She actually didn't even know that she
could do anything to prevent her

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type two diabetes.

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I watched my mother

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and what she went through. She lost her
eyesight.

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She had kidney problems.

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And that was the only motivation I needed

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to take charge of my life.

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Having gestational diabetes

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does put me at a higher risk

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of being diagnosed with type two diabetes

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and it also puts my son at risk

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for type two diabetes.

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Some of the things that I do now

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to prevent type two diabetes is I
exercise and I eat healthier meals

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I watch portion size, we don't eat
out too much.

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I am very fortunate my husband is my chef

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and we eat in a lot, we cook a lot.

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Because I had gestational diabetes

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my son is at risk for getting type two diabetes. 

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So it is critical that I communicate with the
pediatrician

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so that we can all play an active role
in preventing diabetes.

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It's not easy for a child to adapt to healthy styles.

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So we introduced healthy foods and
we tried to invent new ways of sneaking in

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like squash and it works out okay, he
tries that he likes it and he eats it.

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Some of the things that we do as a family

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to stay active is we take walks in the neighborhood

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go to the park

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play basketball

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anything that'll keep us together

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and active; that's what's important for us.

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One of the things that keeps me
motivated is my husband if I get

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frustrated or I stop he's right
there for me

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to remind me of how important I am in his life.

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And then I also

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I have to stay healthy for my son.

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He is my biggest motivator I have to be
around for him

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throughout his life as well.

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My advice to women

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who have had a history of gestational diabetes is to get tested and to work

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closely with their medical team.

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To learn more about gestational diabetes and preventing type two diabetes

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visit YourDiabetesInfo.org

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I'm Sandra Aguilar Scott and my family
is preventing type two diabetes.