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Gestational Diabetes: Do I Have Pregnancy-Related Diabetes?
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Andrea Eisenberg, MD Children

Gestational Diabetes: Do I Have Pregnancy-Related Diabetes?

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that begins in late pregnancy as baby is still developing. The condition strikes approximately 7 to 9-percent of expecting women with elevated blood glucose (or sugar) levels who have never had other forms of diabetes (type 1 and type 2 diabetes). Here are eight facts to help pregnant women understand pregnancy-related diabetes.

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