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Gestational Diabetes Learning Center
Causes could include:
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No known cause
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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 miscarriage or death of a newborn;
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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...
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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....
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