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- Relationship to Diabetes
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Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that occurs for the first time when a woman is pregnant. This type of diabetes is caused by a change in the way a woman's body responds to the hormone insulin during her pregnancy. This change results in elevated levels of blood sugar, also known as blood glucose.
Gestational diabetes affects an estimated 18 percent of women during pregnancy. It is important to diagnose and treat gestational diabetes to avoid health complications for you and your baby.
http://health.usnews.com/health-new...05/04/why-women-get-diabetes-during-pregnancy
Didn't realise it was as high as 18%
Gestational diabetes affects an estimated 18 percent of women during pregnancy. It is important to diagnose and treat gestational diabetes to avoid health complications for you and your baby.
http://health.usnews.com/health-new...05/04/why-women-get-diabetes-during-pregnancy
Didn't realise it was as high as 18%