Babies born to mothers with poorly controlled diabetes are also at higher risk for low blood
sugar , jaundice, polycythemia ( high
numbers of red
blood cells) , low calcium levels, and an increased risk for fetal death during the last months of pregnancy.
Lastly uncontrolled diabetes places the mother at risk for developing polyhydramnios (excessive amniotic fluid) and pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure with protein in the urine).