Miami fashion designer Lisu Vega has always been health conscious. Up at 5 a.m. and active throughout the day, Vega, 35, was doing well through her second pregnancy when she learned at 24 weeks that she had gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes happens when blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high during pregnancy. While changing hormones and weight gain are part of a normal pregnancy, the changes can sometimes lead to insulin resistance, which brings on high glucose levels. In a typical person, obesity can lead to insulin resistance, said Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at UHealth – University of Miami Health System....
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