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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Signs Of Diabetes In Women

Gestational diabetes may up Type 2 risk

October 03, 2008
Developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy significantly increases a woman's chance of having Type 2 diabetes later on, a new study has found. Researchers looked at 633,449 women who gave birth between 1995 and 2002. Of the participants, two percent of the women who did not have gestational diabetes went on to develop Type 2 diabetes later, while 19 percent of the women who had gestational diabetes later developed Type 2. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Diabetes Risk during Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...doctor. One screening my doctor has done is for diabetes. I had this done during my first... Read more »

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Will diabetes be cured in the 21st century?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...the 21st Century? What do you think as a doc with diabetes? Will it make the extinction list of... Read more »

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More Diabetic Moms-to-Be Than Ever
By Amy Tenderich , Health Expert

Republished with approval from DiabetesMine.com.   Now here's a study near and dear to my heart:... Read more »

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Great News
By Svati , Health Expert

...heart soar. I was astounded to read that the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (which I talk... Read more »

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What you need to know about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...who have this syndrome will also be obese. Type 2 Diabetes. Many women who have PCOS have a... Read more »

Health Guide

What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes high cholesterol high blood pressure male-pattern baldness or thinning hair patches of... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Diabetes is when your blood glucose level is too high. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, between three... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes
Long-Term ComplicationsType 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
Over 19 million Americans have diabetes; up to 95% of these cases are type 2. In addition, 26% of Americans age 20 and older (and 40% of Americans age 65 and older) have impaired fasting... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »

High Blood Sugar Increases Birth Risks
May 20, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even if a pregnant woman doesn't have diabetes, higher than normal blood sugar levels put her and her babies at risk for birth... Read summary »

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Study: Bra size linked to diabetes
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According to a Canadian study, bra size may help determine a woman's risk for diabetes. In an analysis of data collected on 92,000 young women,... Read summary »