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Symptoms Of Gestational Diabetes
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.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Craig Stoltz
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Health Expert
...Care illustrates why it's so important to control gestational diabetes. Uncontrolled blood sugar...
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By Dr. Frank Varon
,
Health Expert
...study evaluated maternal glycemia using the universal gestational diabetes mellitus screening...
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By Deborah Gray
,
Health Expert
...of standard prenatal care, just as screening for gestational diabetes is right now. And in the...
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By Deanne Stein
,
Health Expert
...necessary because it is common for some women to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy....
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By Gretchen Becker
,
Health Expert
The hemoglobin A1c test, usually referred to simply as the "A1c," can be accurately translated into...
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Health Guide
What is
gestational diabetes mellitus?Pregnancy has typically been viewed as a statement of health, as it should be. In the midst of morning sickness, heartburn, exhaustion, and the excitement of...
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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...
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Gestational diabetes is a carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. Alternative Names Glucose...
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... An oral glucose tolerance test between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy is the main test for
gestational diabetes.
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...risk factors and prenatal screening at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy will lead to early detection of
gestational diabetes.
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