Gestational diabetes - Learn more
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Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that occurs exclusively to pregnant women, marked by high blood sugar levels. These high sugar levels can affect the pregnancy and the unborn baby’s health. The condition commonly settles soon after delivery of the baby, but it does increase the mother’s risk of developing diabetes in the future.
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