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Gestational Diabetes : Causes

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Causes could include:
Risk factors for gestational diabetes include:African or Hispanic ancestryBeing older than 25 when pregnantFamily history of diabetesGiving birth to a previous baby that weighed more than 9 poundsObesityRecurrent infectionsUnexplained miscarriage ...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 28, 2008
Most women with GDM have no recognizable symptoms. However, leaving GDM undiagnosed and untreated is dangerous to the developing fetus.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Most women with gestational diabetes have no recognizable symptoms. However, leaving gestational diabetes undiagnosed and untreated is risky to the developing fetus.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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