9The Frequent Bladder, Vaginal, and Skin Infections
Pregnant women suffering from gestational diabetes will also experience frequent bladder, vaginal, and skin infections that may cause discomfort. Such a condition is as a result of excess sugar in the blood that ends up in the kidney. Excess sugars in the kidneys destroy the organ, thus affecting its, which results in high chances of obtaining vaginal and bladder infections. Skin infections come as a result of dehydration where more water gets absorbed into the body in an attempt to neutralize the blood sugar, thus denying the skin to get adequate fluids that it requires. [9]
