What's the big deal?

I'm really not trying to be insensitive and I apologize if I'm coming off that way but,

What's the big deal about gestational diabetes? It's just something that you deal with. Chances are, it's not going to harm the baby, or you, if it's properly managed. And the likelihood of future development of diabetes isn't that high. Also, once baby is born, your sugars typically go back to normal.

I dunno. Maybe I just have this view of it because I know so many people who have type 2 diabetes and deal with it every day of their lives...