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Gestational Diabetes : Causes

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Gestational diabetes
Risk factors for gestational diabetes include: African or Hispanic ancestry; Being older than 25 when pregnant; Family history of diabetes; Giving birth to a previous baby that weighed more than 9 pounds; Obesity; Recurrent infections; Unexplained...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 28, 2008
Gestational Diabetes
Most women with GDM have no recognizable symptoms. However, leaving GDM undiagnosed and untreated is dangerous to the developing fetus. Left untreated, a woman with diabetes will have consistently high blood sugar. This sugar will cross the placen...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Gestational Diabetes
Most women with gestational diabetes have no recognizable symptoms. However, leaving gestational diabetes undiagnosed and untreated is risky to the developing fetus. Left untreated, a diabetic mother's blood sugar levels will be consistently high....
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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